'You have received an encrypted message' Email Scam
Online con artists experiment with various schemes to get users to fall for their scams. Typically, victims are approached through email messages, which pretend to come from a trustworthy entity – such as the user's bank. This is the exact type of strategy that the 'You have received an encrypted message' Email Scam follows. Recipients of this email are told that they have a new encrypted message from 'Accounts Paypale.' This might leave them under the impression that they have a pending payment or invoice that has to be taken care of.
Trying to view the message or file that the scam mentions may, however, result in a malware infection or a phishing attack. It appears that the con artists behind the 'You have received an encrypted message' Email Scam use the fraudulent messages to promote shady downloads, or to lead users to 3rd-party URLs. You should never attempt to view links or attachments in random emails whose contents seem out of place. If you ever get an email claiming to be from your bank, we suggest that you call your local office to verify that the message is legit. If you see the 'You have received an encrypted message' Email Scam in your inbox, you should delete it immediately.
