Fraudulent Email
Beginning April 23, 2008, certain ADP clients and other parties began receiving fraudulent e-mails that appear to be sent from ADP. They were not.
If you receive one of these e-mails DELETE IT IMMEDIATELY AND DO NOT RESPOND TO, OPEN OR FORWARD IT. The e-mails and their attachments are malicious and could harm your computer. We believe they are attempting to compromise your data.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:
Here is what you should be on the lookout for:
- There are two known versions of the email so far and the emails may contain an infected file attachment named batch.doc. Your anti-virus software may block the attachment or may render it harmless, replacing it with a warning attachment.
One version looks like this:
From: Steve Irwin [mailto:steve.irwin@adp.com]
Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2008 5:42 AM
To:
Subject: re:payroll – [COMPANY NAME]
________________________________________
To : [NAME]
Your payroll has been rejected because the data at the bottom of the batch is invalid.
The debit account for [COMPANY NAME] is also invalid.
Please check it and re-send me the correct batch.
Please correct the errors and reply me ASAP.
With respect,
Steve Irwin
Automatic Data Processing,Inc
________________________________________
- The email appears to come from Steve Irwin at ADP. There is no such person at ADP.
- The email contains the ADP logo. This is not a legitimate email sent by ADP.
- Do not reply to the email.
- These attacks can be sophisticated and you may receive other fraudulent e-mails. Please be careful not to open any suspicious attachments or to download any files.
ADP will continually update the information on its website to help you identify and avoid problems from these fraudulent e-mails. You will be able to visit http://www.adp.com/about_fraudulentemail.asp for the latest information.
WHAT YOU NEED TO DO:
If you receive such an email do not respond to or forward it and do not open the attachment. Do not provide any information of any kind. Delete the e-mail and any attachment immediately.
WHAT IS ADP DOING ABOUT THIS:
ADP’s security team is working with outside experts to learn more about these emails and to render ineffective any malware that gets through anti-virus filters. If we identify any further steps needed to protect your computer, ADP will immediately post this information on our website at
http://www.adp.com/about_fraudulentemail.asp.
Useful resources about fraudulent and malicious emails:
Please check back for further information.
