The Magistrates Court Service has been advised that
numerous courthouses around the state have been contacted by members of the
public who have received an emailed “Notice of Appearance” that requests their
appearance at a nominated date and time at the courthouse, and further requests
they bring with them the documents attached to the email.
The emails have been sent from random
email addresses unconnected to the Queensland Courts or Department of Justice
and Attorney-General, and appear to be spam, however it is unknown whether the
email and its attachments are malicious.
They have advised that if you appear
to have received such spam, do not open the attached documents. Instead,
contact the nominated courthouse to ascertain if there are any upcoming court
appearances in your name.
If you have already opened the
attachments you should run a security scan of your computer and may wish to
modify your email filers and notify your ISP/ email service provider.
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