Eutrusca
25-11-2005, 15:41
COMMENTARY: I really would hate to be these guys, using the FBI as a scam! Man, talk about stoopid! Heh!
FBI warns of email scams (http://www.military.com/earlybrief/0,,,00.html)
By Karen Jowers
Times staff writer
The FBI is warning of unsolicited “poison pill” e-mails purporting to be from the Bureau itself — with attachments laden with viruses.
The e-mails look like they’re from the FBI, coming from such addresses as mail@fbi.gov, post@fbi.gov and admin@fbi.gov. The e-mails typically claim that the FBI has been monitoring the recipient’s Internet use and found that he or she has accessed illegal Web sites. The messages then urge recipients to open an attachment to answer questions.
The FBI says such e-mails are scams and is investigating the situation. Burea officials strongly warn against opening the e-mail attachments and ask anyone who receives such e-mails to report it to the Internet Crime Complaint Center (http://www.ic3.gov/).
“Opening e-mail attachments from an unknown sender is a risky and dangerous endeavor as such attachments frequently contain viruses that can infect the recipient’s computer,” the FBI says in its warning, adding that the real Bureau would never send such e-mails.
More information on the effects of the virus in these e-mails is available online. More information on this specific attack is on the FBI’s real Web site (http://www.fbi.gov/#soundz/eastwest/4.ra.).
The Fort Belvoir, Va., legal assistance chief sent out an e-mail Nov. 23 warning of the fraud alert from the FBI, noting this is the latest in the “neverending attempts to defraud innocent people,” which includes fake bank, credit company, PayPal, and even false jury-duty violation notices requesting personal information that can be used to steal identities for fradulent purposes.
FBI warns of email scams (http://www.military.com/earlybrief/0,,,00.html)
By Karen Jowers
Times staff writer
The FBI is warning of unsolicited “poison pill” e-mails purporting to be from the Bureau itself — with attachments laden with viruses.
The e-mails look like they’re from the FBI, coming from such addresses as mail@fbi.gov, post@fbi.gov and admin@fbi.gov. The e-mails typically claim that the FBI has been monitoring the recipient’s Internet use and found that he or she has accessed illegal Web sites. The messages then urge recipients to open an attachment to answer questions.
The FBI says such e-mails are scams and is investigating the situation. Burea officials strongly warn against opening the e-mail attachments and ask anyone who receives such e-mails to report it to the Internet Crime Complaint Center (http://www.ic3.gov/).
“Opening e-mail attachments from an unknown sender is a risky and dangerous endeavor as such attachments frequently contain viruses that can infect the recipient’s computer,” the FBI says in its warning, adding that the real Bureau would never send such e-mails.
More information on the effects of the virus in these e-mails is available online. More information on this specific attack is on the FBI’s real Web site (http://www.fbi.gov/#soundz/eastwest/4.ra.).
The Fort Belvoir, Va., legal assistance chief sent out an e-mail Nov. 23 warning of the fraud alert from the FBI, noting this is the latest in the “neverending attempts to defraud innocent people,” which includes fake bank, credit company, PayPal, and even false jury-duty violation notices requesting personal information that can be used to steal identities for fradulent purposes.