One of the many ways that criminals spread malware is to send bogus emails claiming that the recipient has received a fax.
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According to this email, you have received a 9-page fax which you can view by opening an attached Microsoft Word document.
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Email purporting to be from Internet fax service RingCentral claims that the recipient has a new fax message that can be viewed by opening an attached file.
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“Incoming Fax Report” email that purports to be from the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) claims that you should open an attached Microsoft Word file to read a secure document.
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Malware
‘You Have Received a 5 Page fax’ Email Contains Malware
by Brett M. Christensen January 22, 2016Email claims that you have received a 5 page fax from online fax service eFax and can view the document by opening an attached file.
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This email, which claims to have been sent by cloud-based fax service eFax Corporate, advises you that you have received a 4-page fax.
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According to this email, you have received a new fax. The email implies that printing company Epson sent the fax.
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Email purporting to be a notification about an incoming payroll related fax claims that users can click a link to read the file online.
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Email purporting to be from fax to email service RapidFax claims that a received fax can be viewed by opening an attached file.