Another fraudulent US Department of Justice (USDOJ) complaint email message may be sowing worry among unsuspecting Internet users that they are in legal trouble. The spammed message is quite like the earlier complaining Trojan that comes with a malicious attachment, informing the recipient that the USDOJ has received a complaint letter against the recipient’s company.

This new issue of the complaint spam also features a legitimate-looking letterhead of the government office and even a case number. Details of the email message can be seen below:

Dear Mr. {NAME} ,

A complaint has been filled against the company you are affiliated to ( {COMPANY NAME} ) in regards to the domain of business activity.
The complaint was filled by Mr. {NAME} on 12/01/2007 and has been forwarded to us and the IRS .
Complaint Case Number: #E9AB30 Date: 12/01/2007 A copy of the original complaint and the contact information of Mr.
{NAME} has been attached to this e-mail.Please print and keep this copy for your personal records.
Disputes involving consumer products and/or services may be arbitrated.
Unless they directly relate to the contract that is the basis of this dispute, the following claims will be considered for arbitration only if all parties agree in writing that the arbitrator may consider them:
Claims based on product liability;
Claims for personal injuries;
Claims that have been resolved by a previous court action, arbitration, or written agreement between the parties.

The decision as to whether your dispute or any part of it can be arbitrated rests solely with the US Department of Justice.
The Department of Justice offers a binding arbitration service for disputes involving marketplace transactions. Arbitration is a convenient, civilized way to settle disputes quickly and fairly, without the costs associated with other legal options.

(c) 2007 US Department of Justice All Rights Reserved.

Recipients of this email should not be alarmed by the legalese. It may be official-looking by all accounts, but as always, do not be easily tricked by messages that borrow names of official agencies. This particular spam does not serve a complaint but rather a malware that is detected by Trend Micro as TROJ_DELF.NWZ. This Trojan downloads another Trojan detected as TROJ_BHO.LD.

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