The FBI drew attention to the fact that deceptive spam that took advantage of the news of the Chinese earthquake began to spread in large quantities.
When a global event, a catastrophe, happens, it is almost certain that spammers will start working harder. This is because at such times, especially as a result of tragic news, it is easier for people to be deceived by the messages they send in their spam. A good example of this is the Storm Trojan, which was able to spread significantly last year, during major European storms, and infect a large number of computers.
FBI experts have warned that fraudulent messages related to the May 12 earthquake in China have already started to spread on the Internet, so everyone should be wary of emails that may be related to the natural disaster that claimed the lives of tens of thousands of people. According to the FBI, some of these spams promise free vacations to users who make the largest donations to help hapless Chinese residents. The letters also contain a forged logo of an online payment service. Unsolicited messages usually include the following phrases: “Help me,” “Help me please. Read through the letter", "Last hope. Help me please".
Security company MX Logic is also constantly monitoring the spread of earthquake-related spam in China. According to the company, the purpose of spammers is clearly to deceive people and make money. Up to tens of thousands of such letters can set off each hour. Some of them also include an infected Word document in their attachment.
