At the moment, a lot of users are receiving emails from different lawyers. You would have to settle an outstanding claim with FACEBOOK - or with AMAZON or with EBAY. Apparently the current bank account is not covered and now the user should transfer an amount to a bank account.
The subject is: Automatic account debit could not be made (date)
So that the user can now receive further information or a contact telephone number, they should now open the invoice that was attached as a file attachment.
Danger! There is NO invoice in this file attachment, but there is a TROJAN!
Example of a “Facebook GmbH” or “Facebook AG” email
This email in full:
Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2014 at 2:03 a.m.
From: “Deputy Clerk”
To: “NAME”
Subject: Automatic account debit could not be made August 26, 2014Dear First Name Last Name,
you have an unfunded claim from Facebook AG.
Your checking account does not have sufficient funds to make the direct debit. We expect the transfer including the additional fees to our checking account by September 2nd, 2014.
If you have any questions or are unclear, we expect you to contact us within the same period. Due to the existing delay in payment, you are also obliged to pay the fees of 47.01 euros incurred through our commissioning. As a power of attorney for our clients, we request that you pay the outstanding total claim immediately. You can find the phone number and further information in the attachment to your confirmation.
Please note that no further reminders will be sent. After the specified deadline, the file is handed over to the court and Schufa. The detailed statement of receivables, from which you can see all individual items, is attached. Kind regards,
Deputy Clerk Khlesl Sebastian
The alleged invoice was included as an attachment.
Example of an “AMAZON” email
This email in full:
From: Inkasso Amazon GmbH
Sent: Saturday, August 23, 2014 1:38 PM
To: Name
Subject: Automatic account direct debit could not be made August 23, 2014Dear First Name Last Name,
You have an unfunded invoice from Amazon GmbH.
The bank account you provided does not have sufficient funds to carry out the account debit. We expect the transfer to our bank account by August 28, 2014.
If you have any questions or suggestions, we expect to be contacted within the same period. Due to the existing delay in payment, you are obliged to pay the fees of 24.64 euros incurred through our commissioning. On behalf of and with authority from our clients, we request that you pay the outstanding claim immediately. You can find the phone number and other information in the attachment in your confirmation.
There will be no further reminder. After the specified deadline, the file is handed over to the court and Schufa. The detailed cost breakdown, from which you can see all bookings, is attached. Kind regards,
Amazon GmbH
debt collection Fabian Jamnitzer
A file attachment can also be seen in this variant:
NOTE: We assume that both variants came from the same internet fraudsters, because the content is almost identical except for a few features such as company, amount, etc.
Update 09/02/2104
These letters are now also available with “Ebay GmbH”
This email in full:
Dear First Name Last Name,
You have an open claim with Ebay GmbH. At the time of the debit, your account did not have sufficient funds to carry out the direct debit.
We expect full payment to our checking account by September 5th, 2014 at the latest. If you have any questions or suggestions, we expect to be contacted within the same period. Due to the existing delay in payment, you are also obliged to pay the costs of 49.56 euros incurred as a result of our work. As a power of attorney for our clients, we request that you pay the outstanding debt immediately.
The contact telephone number and further information can be found in the appendix of your confirmation. Please note that no further reminders will be sent. After the deadline, the file will be handed over to the court and Schufa. The detailed cost breakdown, which you can see for all bookings, is attached.
Best regards
Lehmann Marco invoice office
DANGER!
These emails did not come from the lawyers mentioned. These letters came from Internet fraudsters who want to use this nasty scam to foist a TROJAN on users.
Brief analysis of the file attachments!
What is a TROJAN?
Trojans are standalone programs (.exe) that pretend to be something other than what they really are. In this case it should appear as if it is an invoice! In most cases these are added as file attachments.
When you run the file, it seems like nothing is happening. But that's not true. A program is installed in the background. The programs or internet fraudsters behind such programs now have access to your data or can also have complete control over your computer.
Once you have executed the file, you will change all passwords to social networks, online shops, etc.
IMPORTANT! Also inform your bank (OnlineBanking) and/or your credit card company.
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