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SPAM email targets Council
SPAM email targets Council
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Jackie
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Susan Owens Susan.Owens@kapiticoast.govt.nz via
nz.smxemail.com
10:08 AM (11 minutes ago)
to Susan
SPAM email targets Council
Hundreds of people may
have received an erroneous email from the Kāpiti Coast
District Council overnight as a result of a SPAM mail that
entered the Council’s system.
The email that was sent from a council email address asked recipients to “contact John for detailed information on funds transfer to you based on your surname. John's Email: johnchan.private001@gmail.com.”
Mayor K Gurunathan says the SPAM mail that triggered this activity got through the Council’s SPAM filter and it is unfortunate that this incident has occurred.
“While our IT protection picks up most of the SPAM mail we receive there will always be the odd thing that slips through and we do encourage anyone that receives an obscure looking email from us to delete it and to contact us straight away.
“I can assure recipients that the Council has not won the lotto and transferred funds to individuals overnight,” said the Mayor.
ends
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