Fbi Alerts Public To Recent E-mail Scheme

[AGDLynn]

U.S. Department of Justice
Federal Bureau of Investigation
shington, D.C. 20535-0001

FBI NATIONAL PRESS OFFICE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
(202) 324-3691 Monday, November 21, 2005



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.

These e-mails did not come from the FBI. Recpients 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. Users receiving e-mails of this nature are encouraged to report it to the Internet Crime Complaint Center via http://www.ic3.gov.

[hoosier]

Also arriving this week: emails from cia.gov -

"You have visited 23 illegal websites"

do not open

[DeltAlum]

I don't think I'd open anything from those organizations anyway. Let them call on the phone.

[honeychile]

I got them both at home & at work. Needless to say, I didn't open them, and have run virus updates & scans since.

[KSigkid]

I got one at work - unless ESPN, Google and my workplace website are criminal, I didn't think I had much to worry about.

[AlphaFrog]

I also got one (addressed to the girl who has this computer before me...) It wouldn't have suprised me if she was looking at "illegal" websites, but I still didn't open it.

[adpiucf]

I have lost count of how many of these I have received this week from the "CIA" and "FBI"!!!!!

[ZTAngel]

Originally posted by adpiucf
I have lost count of how many of these I have received this week from the "CIA" and "FBI"!!!!!

Same here. My co-workers and I have been bombarded by these emails.

[mu_agd]

Originally posted by ZTAngel
Same here. My co-workers and I have been bombarded by these emails.

Same with me. Along with the ones about Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie.

[honeychile]

Originally posted by adpiucf
I have lost count of how many of these I have received this week from the "CIA" and "FBI"!!!!!

The sad part is that I have some good friends in both the CIA and the FBI - I camethatclose to opening them!

[ms_gwyn]

I am so jaded now when it comes to spam email...I had no doubt that it was spam and probably contained a virus.

I just deleted them and didn't give it another thought.....my suspensions were confirmed when I KEPT getting the same message.

[Tom Earp]

Yepper, Just Deleted!

Had a Ditch Who I hate to say I know come in the store today telling Me how He can set SPAM and Be Legal! Barf on His Shoes!

I wouldnt trust either of ThOSE Outfits anyway!