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sammiz · 02-11-2007, 11:16 PM

FRAUDULENT FBI E-MAIL ALERT
07/24/06 We have received reports concerning a fraudulent e-mail claiming to be from the FBI.

The new e-mail hoax is similar to one described in a November 22, 2005, posting on the Internet Crime Complaint Center website. The e-mail includes a virus-laden attachment.

This hoax e-mail contains the following text:

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) 283-5817

This e-mail is a hoax. Do not download its attachment. If you receive this e-mail or one similar to it, delete the message and do not open the attachment.

02-11-2007, 11:16 PM	#1
sammiz No Longer a Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: PORTERVILLE, CA Posts: 1,574	new e-mail hoax FRAUDULENT FBI E-MAIL ALERT 07/24/06 We have received reports concerning a fraudulent e-mail claiming to be from the FBI. The new e-mail hoax is similar to one described in a November 22, 2005, posting on the Internet Crime Complaint Center website. The e-mail includes a virus-laden attachment. This hoax e-mail contains the following text: 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) 283-5817 This e-mail is a hoax. Do not download its attachment. If you receive this e-mail or one similar to it, delete the message and do not open the attachment.