WASHINGTON — The FDIC sent out a letter to bank CEOs last week to alert them to fraudulent e-mails that appear to be from the agency.
The e-mails, according to the FDIC, are asking recipients to install unknown software on personal computers. The subject line read: Urgent Notification–Security Reminder. They did not originate from the FDIC.
The fraudulent e-mail describes "a small client utility"–referred to as ProBank–that recipients are asked to install on home and business computers. It claims, "…this utility only starts whenever an online session is opened with a Financial Institution insured by the FDIC, thus it will never interfere with any programs installed on your computer. Please help us combat fraud by installing, ProBank on any computer that is used to open an Online Banking session."
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