Another Email/Virus Scam!
RECENT FBI E-MAIL SCHEME
1. 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.
2. THE E-MAIL APPEARS TO BE SENT FROM THE E-MAIL ADDRESSES OF
MAIL@FBI.GOV AND ADMIN@FBI.GOV. THERE MAY BE OTHER SIMILARLYSTYLED
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.
3. 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
4. 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 http://www.ic3.gov/ .
5. THIS INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE FBI WEB SITE; WWW.FBI.GOV 6. POC: JTF-GNO/SCWO/CDO, CMCL 703-601-6601/6400, DSN 312-329-6601/6400.
Dennis H. Morales, AD6EZ<><
Goleta, CA 93117