{"id":1451,"date":"2019-04-06T19:33:38","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T19:33:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=1451"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T17:00:00","slug":"Fake-\"Notice-of-Intended-Prosecution\";-Email-Links-to-Malware","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=1451","title":{"rendered":"Fake &#8220;Notice of Intended Prosecution&#8221;; Email Links to Malware"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Outline:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n&#8220;Notice of Intended Prosecution&#8221; email purporting to be from Greater Manchester Police contains details of a supposed speeding violation. The email includes a link that supposedly allows you to check photographic evidence of the violation.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- HS Net Top Content Responsive --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\" data-ad-slot=\"4870821038\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Brief Analysis:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nThe email is not from Greater Manchester Police and the link does not open device data about a speeding violation as claimed. Instead, the link opens a fraudulent \u00a0website that tries to trick you into downloading a .zip file that harbours malware.  \u00a0If you receive one of these emails, do not click any links or open any attachments \u00a0that it contains.<\/p>\n<div class=\"example\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Example:<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/notice-of-intended-prosecution-malware-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3806\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/fake-notice-of-intended-prosecution-email-links-to-malware\/notice-of-intended-prosecution-malware-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/notice-of-intended-prosecution-malware-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,988\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"notice-of-intended-prosecution-malware-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/notice-of-intended-prosecution-malware-1-243x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/notice-of-intended-prosecution-malware-1.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3806\" src=\"https:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/notice-of-intended-prosecution-malware-1.jpg\" alt=\"Notice of Intended Prosecution Malware Email\" width=\"800\" height=\"988\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/notice-of-intended-prosecution-malware-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/notice-of-intended-prosecution-malware-1-243x300.jpg 243w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/notice-of-intended-prosecution-malware-1-768x948.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/notice-of-intended-prosecution-malware-1-162x200.jpg 162w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- HSNet Article Center --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\" data-ad-slot=\"5727909035\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Detailed Analysis:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nAccording to this email, which \u00a0purports \u00a0to be a Notice of Intended Prosecution (NIP) sent by Greater Manchester Police, you were caught exceeding the speed limit at a specified location. The message, which features the \u00a0Greater Manchester Police name and logo, contains details of the alleged violation and includes a &#8220;Check Fixed Speed Device Data&#8221; button that supposedly gives you access to photographic evidence depicting the incident.<\/p>\n<p>The email is professionally presented and at least at first glance, may appear to be a genuine police notification. However, it is not from \u00a0Greater Manchester Police and the speeding violation described is <a title=\"spoofed Notice of Intended Prosecution (NIP) from Greater Manchester Police (GMP) delivers malware\" href=\"https:\/\/myonlinesecurity.co.uk\/spoofed-notice-of-intended-prosecution-nip-from-greater-manchester-police-gmp-delivers-malware\/\">just a ruse<\/a> designed to trick you into clicking the link.<\/p>\n<p>If you do click the link, you will be taken to a fake website that has been designed to look like the genuine \u00a0Greater Manchester Casualty Reduction Partnership website. To further the illusion of legitimacy, the fake site asks you to fill in a \u00a0captcha box, ostensibly to allow access to the &#8220;photographic evidence&#8221; of your driving offence. After you hit the &#8220;submit&#8221; button on the \u00a0captcha, a .zip file will download to your computer.<\/p>\n<p>The .zip file contains a JavaScript (.js) file. If you then open this .js file , the JavaScript will download and install malware on your computer. The malware may be ransomware that can encrypt the files on your computer and then demand that you pay a fee to online criminals to get the decryption fee. Or the malware may be designed to steal information such as your banking login credentials.<\/p>\n<p>The time and location \u00a0of the supposed \u00a0offence and other details may vary in different incarnations of these emails.  \u00a0If you receive one of these messages, do not click \u00a0any links or open any attachments that it contains.<\/p>\n<p>The ActionFraud website <a title=\"Alert: Fake emails claim you were caught speeding\" href=\"http:\/\/www.actionfraud.police.uk\/news\/alert-fake-emails-claim-you-were-caught-speeding-dec16\">notes that<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>NIP&#8217;s are never sent by email, they are always sent through the post using a Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) registered address.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- HS Net Bottom AdLinks --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\" data-ad-slot=\"1358951439\" data-ad-format=\"link\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"date\">Last updated: December 8, 2016<br \/>\nFirst published: December 8, 2016<br \/>\nBy Brett M. Christensen<br \/>\n<a class=\"foot\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.com\/about.shtml\">About Hoax-Slayer<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ref\">References<br \/>\n<a title=\"spoofed Notice of Intended Prosecution (NIP) from Greater Manchester Police (GMP) delivers malware\" href=\"https:\/\/myonlinesecurity.co.uk\/spoofed-notice-of-intended-prosecution-nip-from-greater-manchester-police-gmp-delivers-malware\/\">spoofed Notice of Intended Prosecution (NIP) from Greater Manchester Police (GMP) delivers malware<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"Alert: Fake emails claim you were caught speeding\" href=\"http:\/\/www.actionfraud.police.uk\/news\/alert-fake-emails-claim-you-were-caught-speeding-dec16\">Alert: Fake emails claim you were caught speeding<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Negligent Driving\" Infringement Notice Malware Email\" href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/negligent-driving-infringement-notice-malware-email\/\">\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Negligent Driving&#8221; Infringement Notice Malware Email<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"AFP 'Traffic Infringement Notice' Ransomware Email\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.com\/afp-traffic-infringement-notice-malware.shtml\">AFP &#8216;Traffic Infringement Notice&#8217; Ransomware Email<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- HS Net Primary Matched Content --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\" data-ad-slot=\"2703041438\" data-ad-format=\"autorelaxed\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><\/br><\/br> Original Source : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/fake-notice-of-intended-prosecution-email-links-to-malware\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/fake-notice-of-intended-prosecution-email-links-to-malware\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Outline: &#8220;Notice of Intended Prosecution&#8221; email purporting to be from Greater Manchester Police contains details of a supposed speeding violation. The email includes a link that supposedly allows you to check photographic evidence of the violation. Brief Analysis: The email is not from Greater Manchester Police and the link does not open device data about [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6890,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1451","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hoax-inggris"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1451"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1451"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1451\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6890"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1451"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1451"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1451"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}