A new virus is doing the rounds that is being spread by fake emails pretending to come from Europcar. Anyone who has recently booked a car or van with Europcar could easily be taken in — but these emails do not come from Europcar and should not be opened.
The virus is a ‘Trojan horse’ that will affect Windows computers and comes with a zip file attached.
We’ve received several today (16/01/2013) – they look something like this:
Subject: Europcar invoice 215223418558
The body of the email often includes text like this:
Please find your Invoice attached.
This is an automated message, please do not reply to this email.
Should you require further information, please contact Europcar UK Customer Services by emailing to CustomerServicesUK@europcar.com
<mailto:CustomerServicesUK@europcar.com>.
Best Regards,
Europcar UK LtdAttached file: EuropCar Invoice.zip
*These emails do not come from Europcar and are malicious. They are being sent by criminal hackers to infect your computer.*
Don’t save or open the zip file attached to the email — just delete the email.