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FTC Warns Small Businesses: Don't Open Email Falsely Claiming to be From FTC
Mar 04, 2013 (FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION DOCUMENTS AND PUBLICATIONS/ContentWorks via COMTEX) --
FTC Warns Small Businesses: Don't Open Email Falsely Claiming to be From FTC
The Federal Trade Commission is warning small businesses: An email that pretends to be from the FTC with "NOTIFICATION OF CONSUMER COMPLAINT" in the subject line is not from the FTC.
The email falsely states that a complaint has been filed against their company. It contains a link to consumer complaints, a link to contact the FTC, and an FTC telephone number - but the email is fake.
The FTC's advice:
-Do not open the email
-If you have opened it, do not click any links or attachments because they may install a virus or other spyware on your computer.
-Delete the email.
To learn more about malicious software (malware), visit OnGuardOnline.gov (http://www.onguardonline.gov/articles/0011-malware).
The Federal Trade Commission works for consumers to prevent fraudulent, deceptive, and unfair business practices and to provide information to help spot, stop, and avoid them. To file a complaint in English or Spanish, visit the FTC's online Complaint Assistant (https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/) or call 1-877-FTC-HELP (1-877-382-4357). The FTC enters complaints into Consumer Sentinel, a secure, online database available to more than 2,000 civil and criminal law enforcement agencies in the U.S. and abroad. The FTC's website provides free information on a variety of consumer topics (http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/). Like the FTC on Facebook (http://www.ftc.gov/leaving/facebook/index.shtml), follow us on Twitter (http://www.ftc.gov/leaving/twitter/index.shtml), and subscribe to press releases (https://www.ftc.gov/opa/subscribe.shtm#pr) for the latest FTC news and resources.
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