I have received this sort of email once before, it comes with a .zip file that I have not, and will not open.
"Notice to Appear,
This is to inform you to appear in the Court on the April 29 for your case hearing.
Please, prepare all the documents relating to the case and bring them to Court on the specified date.
Note: The case will be heard by the judge in your absence if you do not come.
The Court Notice is attached to this email.
Regards,
Jack Potts,
Clerk of Court."
It surprises me that this scam ever works for anyone. The return email address is obviously not a court system, the email doesn't even mention what court, state, country, LOL
I am curious as to what the zip file would do! Does anyone want me to forward it for tier amusement and inspection?
So it goes...
Dtp
OH man that is a serious one. I got one just like it and went to court and paid my fine. Since I already know the process you can send me the fine amount of $10,000 and I'll take care of it for you. 😉 😉 😉
I don't open anything unless I know who it is from. I don't know what's in it. Could be anything but nothing good. Now if there was a way to open it safely then curiosity would get the better of me I suppose.
Have been told that the developers of antivirus software transfer the zip file to a stand alone "test" computer. Opening the file can then only act on the one computer. After testing and analyzing the results the computer hard drive is wiped and reformatted using a custom program run from CD or thumb drive. Setting up a "test" computer takes the experts hours. Duplicating the setup on other computers takes minutes. Best attempted by experts that do this daily.
> Have been told that the developers of antivirus software transfer the zip file to a stand alone "test" computer. Opening the file can then only act on the one computer. After testing and analyzing the results the computer hard drive is wiped and reformatted using a custom program run from CD or thumb drive. Setting up a "test" computer takes the experts hours. Duplicating the setup on other computers takes minutes. Best attempted by experts that do this daily.
Or, you could buy a Mac.:-D
I believe one of the buzzwords for the test computer setup is "air gap". Before WiFi and Bluetooth, it implied there were no cables running from the test computer to any other computer (power didn't count). Nowadays you might need a Faraday cage.
I'd say the person who wants to play with viruses or put backup systems to the test needs a test computer as badly as a surveyor needs a plumb bob.
I paid my fine with some of the money that was in the package from Nigeria sitting in the U.S. Customs office at LAX. I'm waiting for them to send me the remaining balance...;-)
