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Government email alert system GovDelivery used to send scam messages


The state of Indiana attributed the scam emails to a compromised contractor's account.

TechCrunch has seen one email message sent from an Indiana government department that claimed the recipient had an outstanding toll balance, and contained a disguised link that redirected to a malicious site. The scam email contained a link, which appears as an official govdelivery.com web address, but when clicked redirects to a malicious site impersonating the website of state of Texas’ Department of Transport’s road toll collection service, TxTag. The scam website attempted to trick users into turning over their personal information, such as their name, phone number, home address, and their credit card details.

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