There has been nationwide reporting of fake Notices of Electronic Filing (NEFs) being sent to attorneys and law firms across the country. These fake NEFs are phishing attempts to convince recipients to respond back to the emails. Once a recipient replies to the email, they are sent a follow-on email containing a link to access a document that leads the user to a malicious website. Please take caution if you receive these fake NEFs, validate cases and case documentation through CM/ECF only, and do not download any attachments or click any links from unofficial or questionable sources.

Please find an example of one of these phishing attempts attached.

Sent: Wednesday, November 6, 2024 8:24 AM
To: 
Subject: NOTICE OF ELECTRONIC FILING [NEF] -

***** IMPORTANT NOTICE - READ THIS INFORMATION *****
NOTICE OF ELECTRONIC FILING [NEF]
________________________________

To: 
Receiver: 
Official File Stamp:11-6-2024
Notification Date:11-6-2024
Court: US District

The attached filing has been submitted to the court.

The Case and filing information are in the filing document.

You're required to provide a response to the filing by Wednesday November 6th, 2024.

You may review this filing by following the information in the attached file.

Please let me know if you have any questions.