National Police Headquarters has issued a message in which it warns against opening fraudulent e-mails in which cybercriminals impersonate the police.

The police has learned about the whole matter from concerned citizens that started to receive messages from skarbowa@polica.pl on their mailboxes. The file with the “notice” is attached to the message. In the body of the message, the victim is asked to read the content of the notice, which contains the date of the interrogation in the nearest police station in connection with fraudulent e-mails.

Opening the attachment may cause the device to become infected with malware. Police emphasizes in the issued statement that they never send any links to sites or, in this case, attachments. It appeals to take caution when dealing with similar messages.