Warning About A new Computer Virus

[Mister Darcy]

What is the name of your state?

Just a warning for everyone about a new computer virus that arrives as an
attachment to the following bogus e-mail from either the FBI or CIA. Do not open the attachment.

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

 

[Furry Mary]

What is the name of your state?

Just a warning for everyone about a new computer virus that arrives as an
attachment to the following bogus e-mail from either the FBI or CIA. Do not open the attachment.

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

Looks like a bunch of words and numbers, and not a virus! By the way, why were you on more than 30 illegal websites?

M

 

[panzertanker]

What is the name of your state?

Just a warning for everyone about a new computer virus that arrives as an
attachment to the following bogus e-mail from either the FBI or CIA. Do not open the attachment.

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

But what if I really DID go to those web sites???
If I ignore the email, can they take me to jail? Beat me with rubber hoses during questioning? Use the Chinese Water Torture Method on me???

I am really worried Mr. Darcy, Help me please!!!

 

[seniorjudge]

Looks like a bunch of words and numbers, and not a virus! By the way, why were you on more than 30 illegal websites?

M

http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/fbi.asp

It's real.

 

[Furry Mary]

http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/fbi.asp

It's real.

"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."

I guess the FBI will only send unsolicited e-mails to the public in other manners!

M

 

[EvilWizard]

Wow thanks for reporting 1 of 10,000+ email-borne viruses that use social engineering and exploit human stupidity to propagate.

Hey on that note I thought I might give you a heads up that MS IE has a vulnerability in it that allows an attacker to remotely execute arbitrary code on your system..... Ohhhhh ahhhhhh.

 

[HomeGuru]

it is a scam as the FBI does not send unsolicited email.

 

[Veronica1228]

What is the name of your state?

Just a warning for everyone about a new computer virus that arrives as an
attachment to the following bogus e-mail from either the FBI or CIA. Do not open the attachment.

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

Thanks for the warning, Mister Darcy. I had actually received a heads up from my boyfriend and my cousin on this, but thanks for letting everyone know.

 

[quantic]

interesting. what does the virus do?

q

 

[seniorjudge]

Thanks for the warning, Mister Darcy. I had actually received a heads up from my boyfriend and my cousin on this, but thanks for letting everyone know.

Your boyfriend is your cousin?

Aren't you my neighbor?

 

[Veronica1228]

Your boyfriend is your cousin?

Aren't you my neighbor?

LOL! No, my boyfriend is NOT my cousin. They are two different people (my cousin is a woman, by the way). This is Wisconsin, not Appalachia.

 

[seniorjudge]

LOL! No, my boyfriend is NOT my cousin. They are two different people (my cousin is a woman, by the way). This is Wisconsin, not Appalachia.

Oh.

Okay.

Well, it's pretty cold up there...any port in a storm and all that....