Ukraine’s Ministry of Justice warns of fraudulent emails with fake court summonses

The Ministry of Justice of Ukraine has warned citizens about a new online fraud scheme in which attackers send emails disguised as official notifications from judicial authorities.

The ministry announced this on its Telegram channel.

The fake emails claim that the recipient has been summoned to a court hearing in a criminal case. Users are prompted to follow a link or download an attached file. The fraudsters’ goal is to gain access to the victim’s personal data and bank accounts, or to install malicious software on their device.

“Have you unexpectedly been summoned to court? This could be a fraudsters’ trap,” the Ministry of Justice warns.

The ministry urges people not to follow links in such emails, not to open attachments, not to install any software, and not to reply to such messages.

“The best course of action is to delete the email immediately and verify the information through official sources,” the ministry’s statement reads.

The Ministry of Justice also explained what a genuine court summons looks like. An official court notification arrives by registered mail, through the electronic account of the “Electronic Court” subsystem — for registered users — or as an SMS message from the sender SUDPOVISTKA.

Those who have already fallen victim to fraudsters are advised by the ministry to contact the Cyberpolice via the form on its official website.

It was previously reported that emails purportedly from NPC “Ukrenergo” containing phishing links had begun arriving in the inboxes of many Ukrainians. In addition, the team behind the “Diia” portal discovered a phishing website with a domain resembling “Diia” and had it blocked.