FBI ALERTS PUBLIC TO RECENT E-MAIL SCHEME

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Some also appear to come from the CIA

 

For Immediate Release

November 21 , 2005Washington D.C.

FBI National Press Office

(202) 324-3691

 

FBI ALERTS PUBLIC TO RECENT E-MAIL SCHEME

 

E-mails purporting to come from FBI are phony

 

Washington , D.C. – The FBI today warned the public to avoid falling victim to

an on-going mass e-mail scheme wherein computer users received unsolicited

e-mails purportedly sent by the FBI. These scam e-mails tell the recipients that

their Internet use has been monitored by the FBI and that they have accessed

illegal web sites. The e-mails then direct recipients to open an attachment and

answer questions.

 

The e-mail appears to be sent from the e-mail addresses of mail and

admin. There may be other similarly styled addresses. The recipient is

enticed to open the zip attachment which contains a w32/sober.jen@mm worm. The

attachment does not open and its goal is to utilize the recipient’s computer to

garner information. Secondly, the virus allows the e-mail to be forwarded to all

those listed in the recipient’s address book.

 

The text of the email is as follows:

 

Dear Sir/Madam,

 

We have logged your IP-address on more than 30 illegal Websites.

 

Important: Please answer our questions! The list of questions are attached.

 

Yours faithfully,

Steven Allison

Federal Bureau of Investigation-FBI-

935 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW , Room 3220

Washington , DC 20535

Phone: (202) 324-30000

 

These e-mails did not come from the FBI. Recipients of this or similar

solicitations should know that the FBI does not engage in the practice of

sending unsolicited e-mails to the public in this manner.

 

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 strongly encourages computer users not to open

such attachments.

 

The FBI takes this matter seriously and is investigating. While the address and

phone number for the FBI is correct in the email, users receiving e-mails of

this nature are encouraged to report it to the Internet Crime Complaint Center

via http://www.ic3.gov/.

 

 

 

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