Nationwide warning issued for fake notices of electronic court filings

A potential scam alert out of the District Court of Guam. 

The issue impacting the federal court's online services across the nation.

Officials alerted the public today that there has been nationwide reporting of fake notices of electronic filing.

These filings are being sent to attorneys and law firms across the country.

The federal courts warn these fake electronic filings are phishing attempts to convince recipients to respond back to the emails.

Once a recipient replies to the email, scammers send a follow-on email containing a link to access a document that leads the user to a malicious website.

All court customers are being urged to take caution if they receive these fake notices of electronic filings. 

You are asked to only validate cases and case documentation through case management and electronic court filing, and do not download any attachments or click any links from unofficial or questionable sources.