FIFA Alerts of Phishing Attack

In early December 2020, several members of the football family received a series of phishing emails allegedly sent by FIFA. In order to protect the safety and confidential data of all involved stakeholders, the world football’s governing body addressed a letter to many relevant football stakeholders and legal practitioners, the content of which we reproduce below.

"Phishing attack through fake FIFA email address


Dear Sir or Madam,

FIFA takes your privacy very seriously.

It has come to our attention that emails claiming to originate from “Player Status...

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