By Joe Jeffrey
Club advises members to delete bogus Trojan virus ‘phishing’ email with potential to steal data
The Caravan Club has warned of a bogus email currently being distributed which may contain a virus.
The email, appearing to be from The Caravan Club with the subject title ‘Travel Order Confirmation 0300202959’ whilst suggesting it emanates from the address overseastravel@caravanclub.co.uk, is NOT from The Club and its attachment may contain a potential harmful Trojan virus which may attempt to ‘phish’ for members’ details.
In order to avoid risk of downloading a virus which could potentially cause harm to members’ computers or handheld devices, The Caravan Club has recommended those in receipt of the email delete it and any other emails that are not expected.
A temporary measure of disabling the email inbox overseastravel@caravanclub.co.uk has been implemented whilst further investigation is ongoing and The Club has advised all members who have opened the email to download and run a free virus checker from the website www.malwarebytes.org or use their own anti-virus software to check for potential problems.
The Club has subsequently apologised for the confusion the scam email may have caused, whilst assuring those who have booked overseas travel that plans have not been affected.
