DU Lawyers: I got this email claiming to be from CIA

[Seansky]

See below...It has attachements, but I don't dare to open them.

Also, claimed to be registered at/by ***** Go to: http://www.usis.com
***** Email: [e-mail]

AND


***** Go to: http://www.goffengineering.com
***** Email: [e-mail]

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.

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: [phone]

Yours faithfully,
Steven Allison



++++ Central Intelligence Agency -CIA-
++++ Office of Public Affairs
++++ Washington, D.C. 20505

++++ phone: [phone]
++++ 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., US Eastern time

[ourbluenation]

1. VIRUS - someone else at DU got the identical one from the FBI...

do you think some freeps are targeting us?

[Mutley]

2. It's a sham.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x5424343

This is a press release from the FBI, but the text of the email in question is exactly the same.

[MissWaverly]

3. this sound like the FBI scam which is a lie & contains virus

[babylonsister]

4. Don't open any attachments. There's supposedly a virus

in it. There's a thread around here somewhere about it.

[Bluebear]

FBI Warns of E-Mail About Surveillance>>>>>>>>>>

The Federal Bureau of Investigation issued an alert Monday about a scam involving unsolicited e-mails, purportedly sent by the FBI, that tell computer users that their Internet surfing is being monitored by the agency.

The users are told they have visited illegal Web sites and are instructed to open an attachment to answer questions.

The FBI did not send these e-mails and does not send any other unsolicited e-mails to the public, an agency statement said. As many harmful computer viruses are located in e-mail attachments, the FBI said it strongly encourages computer users not to open attachments from unknown recipients.

The FBI is investigating the scam. Recipients of these e-mails are asked to report them by visiting the Internet Crime Complaint Center at http://www.ic3.gov.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051122/ap_on_go_ot/e_mail_scam_2&printer=1

[Seansky]

16. THANKS

[mr_hat]

5. Oh yeah. Anyone who's REALLY in trouble with the CIA

gets an email. FBI, too.

[abbeyco]

6. It's a virus - leave it the hell alone!

Delete it - and do not open the attachments. It's been going around all day and has caught a few people by surprise.

[prescole]

7. I'm a communications prof, not a lawyer, but

I can't imagine the FBI or CIA writing such a short and cryptic note and putting questions in an attachment.
And the exclamation point after "Please answer our questions!" looks mighty suspicious.
Could be a phisher, more likely just some jackass.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

10. no shit. They will drive up, knock your door down, and plead that

the patriot act allows them to peer up your asshole, into your hard drive and throughout your garbage because they don't like the fact that you lawyered up.
None of this e-mail crap.

They are the new gestapo. We just don't realize it yet.

[still_one]

8. don't believe it. If the FBI wanted to find you they would

and it would NOT be through email

Also remember never speak to the FBI without your attorney present

[Ian David]

9. You under-achiever! I visit at least 30 illegal websites every day!

I have to go.

The former ruler of Nigeria needs my help again.

[Thickasabrick]

15. That was hysterical!

[havocmom]

11. They don't send emails

They just show up if they don't like what they've heard about you.

Delete is your friend for things like this.

One does wonder if some site users might be targeted by Kool Aid Heads with a virus.

[stillcool]

12. Hey...I got the same one....

:hi: but mine was from the FBI...

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: [phone]

[mithnanthy]

13. I got the same one!

....supposedly from the CIA. I didn't open the link because it looked suspicious and sent it to the msn abuse center to have it investigated. Thanks for informing me that others have received this weird e-mail.

[Seansky]

14. Txs. everyone...

[Jon8503]

17. FBI Warns of E-Mail About Surveillance Mon Nov 21, 4:37 PM ET

WASHINGTON - The Federal Bureau of Investigation issued an alert Monday about a scam involving unsolicited e-mails, purportedly sent by the FBI, that tell computer users that their Internet surfing is being monitored by the agency.

The users are told they have visited illegal Web sites and are instructed to open an attachment to answer questions.

The FBI did not send these e-mails and does not send any other unsolicited e-mails to the public, an agency statement said. As many harmful computer viruses are located in e-mail attachments, the FBI said it strongly encourages computer users not to open attachments from unknown recipients.

The FBI is investigating the scam. Recipients of these e-mails are asked to report them by visiting the Internet Crime Complaint Center at http://www.ic3.gov.

___

On the Net:

FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center: http://www.ic3.gov

[walldude]

18. LMAO.. we have logged your IP-address

on more than 30 illegal Websites.
Important: Please answer our questions!
The list of questions are attached.


This is almost as good as "Bill Gates will send you $400 if you answer this e-mail"

Like the CIA or FBI is going to e-mail you a questionnaire because you visit "illegal" websites. Psst, there are no illegal websites. Websites may have illegal content, such as porn or pirated stuff but only the content is illegal not the site.

[Skinner]

19. It's spam.

I'm locking this thread.