<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Common malware-delivery email. And not a particularly clever one.<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Your instincts were correct — terminate the message (and its attachment) with extreme prejudice.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Curt</div><div class=""><br class=""><div class="">
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<div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Oct 21, 2019, at 15:03, Dennisf63 via Ipg-smz <<a href="mailto:ipg-smz@netpress.org" class="">ipg-smz@netpress.org</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class="">
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<div bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000" class=""><p class="">Okay, this is a new one. The attachment, which I downloaded and
saved and I carefully do NOT include here, is labeled Notice.iso
with that cute cd as an icon. <br class="">
</p><p class="">Why am I suspicious?. I've never heard of these people, and I
don't think I've used any propane in 20 years (all electric
house), and I just have the feeling that the attachment, should I
attempt to open it (I won't), might be toxic. <br class="">
</p><p class="">Any thoughts, experience with this type of bait?<br class="">
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<pre class="">Good Day Sir/Ma ,
Our records indicate that you have an outstanding balance with a due date of 10/25/2019. We have yet to receive this payment. Please find a copy of the invoice enclosed.
If this amount has already been paid and sent, please disregard this notice and we apologize for any inconvenience. Otherwise, please forward us the amount stated above that is past due by [10/28/2019. As our written agreement states, we will start charging a 5% interest charge for any outstanding balance greater than 30 days.
Thank you for your cooperation regarding this matter. We sincerely hope we can continue doing business together in the future.
Sincerely,
MESSE MЬNCHEN GMBH
Messegelдnde
81823 Mьnchen
Tel.: +49 89 949-20720
Fax: +49 89 949-20729
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