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Brett's Honey

12-05-2005 01:35 AM

The FBI sent us mail!

Since my brother-in-law set up and maintains our racetrack website, he sometimes checks the mail that goes there before we do. He contacted us about an e-mail sent to our track website from "the FBI" stating that our IP address was tracked to 11 illegal websites. The e-mail had an attachment we were supposed to open, with supposedly some questions we were told to to answer.
He said the e-mail included an actual working phone number to some FBI office, but he was convinced it was a virus. That was the middle of last week, haven't talked to him since then...anyone know anything about this? Thanks!

Perry Winkle

12-05-2005 03:24 AM

+1, virus

FBI doesn't email you about your possibly illegal activities. Especially since I'm guessing you're not doing anything illegal.

Radar

12-05-2005 09:30 AM

It's a spoof and they're phishing. They want to get information from you. The real FBI would call you or just show up.

dar512

12-05-2005 09:35 AM

I'd bet that the FBI don't like anyone impersonating them. If you want to have a little fun with the phishers, you might pass the email along to your local FBI office.

glatt

12-05-2005 09:46 AM

Its a worm.

Sober X

see the FBI's web page

Brett's Honey

12-05-2005 02:12 PM

Thanks for the info...I've been curious.

russotto

12-05-2005 09:51 PM

The FBI prefers the personal touch of hired goons.

Elspode

12-06-2005 12:07 AM

I've gotten a batch of these lately both from the FBI and the CIA. I keep insisting that they should blow me, but so far, no knocks on the door featuring ample lips.

I'll keep you posted on future developments, but until then, I'm thinking BS.

slang

12-06-2005 07:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Radar

It's a spoof and they're phishing. They want to get information from you. The real FBI would call you or just show up.

It's true. If they are truly interested in something you are doing/saying they will pay you a personal visit.

tw	12-07-2005 11:44 PM

From ABC News on 7 Dec 2005

Quote:

FBI: Internet-Based Attacks Unlikely
On another matter, the FBI still has no suspect in the spread of the latest version of a computer worm that began appearing last month as e-mails purporting to come from the FBI, CIA and German security services, Reigel said.

The third version of the Sober worm spread so quickly and widely that at one point the FBI was bombarded with 200,000 e-mails a minute over four days, he said. "It almost killed our system," Reigel said, before technicians developed a means to divert the messages.

wolf	12-08-2005 12:15 AM

I feel so left out. I haven't gotten any of these. I have noticed my antivirus software updating as often as twice a day, though.

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