KATHERINE KELLY SEZ: Public Notice Alert. I get these emails all the time that say I have a notice to appear in court, one time it was an eviction notice. I knew instantly that it was a scam and didn't open the attachment, but someone might freak out and open it to see if it's real. It's real alright…a real scam that downloads malware and farms for your personal info like passwords and credit card or banking info. Here's the Snopes skinny on it: http://www.snopes.com/crime/fraud/courtnotice.asp