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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><span
style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>Treasury has received reports that
some local government staff are receiving fraudulent emails that have the
appearance of being sent from the Federal Reserve. Specifically, the email
claims to be from the Federal Reserve Board and appears to be sent from
“alert@federalreserve.gov.” See a sample below.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>
</span><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>This is a fraudulent
email. It was not sent by the Federal Reserve. Do <b>NOT</b> click on any of
the links. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:3.55pt;background:white'><span
style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>Be aware that phishing emails
frequently have attachments and/or links to Web pages that host malicious code
and software. Do not open attachments or follow Web links in unsolicited emails
from unknown parties or from parties with whom you do not normally communicate,
or that appear to be known but are suspicious or otherwise unusual.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>SAMPLE MESSAGE<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>From: alert@federalreserve.gov<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2011 5:36AM<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Subject: Wire transfer was rejected<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The
Outgoing Wire transfer , recently sent from your bank account , was not processed
by an intermediary or beneficiary bank.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Please </span></i><strong><i><span
style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>[malicious link] </span></i></strong><i><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>to view details<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><i><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>This service is
provided to you by the Federal Reserve Board. Visit us on the web at </span></i><strong><i><span
style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>[malicious link]</span></i></strong><i><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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