The FBI has become aware of spam e-mail fraudulently claiming to be from fbi.gov accounts. The e-mail appears to be sent from the e-mail addresses of police@fbi.gov, fbi@fbi.gov, officer@fbi.gov, and web@fbi.gov. The recipient is enticed to open the attachment which contains a W32.Sober.K@mm worm. The actual text of the e-mail is listed below:
You have visited illegal Websites.
Dear Sir/Madam,
We have logged your IP address on more than 40 illegal Websites. Important: Please answer our questions! The list of questions are attached.
Yours faithfully,
M. John Stellford
Federal Bureau of Investigation - FBI -
935 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Room 2130
Washington, DC 20535
(202)324-3000
This E-mail is a hoax. Do not download the attachment associated with this E-mail.
If you have received this, or a similar hoax, please file a complaint at http://www.ic3.gov.