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. Read more.
03/04/13
