Alert
Prepared by the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3)
November 22, 2005
FRAUDULENT FBI EMAIL ALERT!!!
The FBI continues to see reports of email hoaxes claiming to be from the FBI.
The new email hoax is similar to the warning posted on the IC3 website on 2/23/05. The current email appears to be sent from the email addresses admin@fbi.gov and mail@fbi.gov. The email message contains a malicious computer program (malware) in the form of a file attachment. The malware is packed within a ZIP file to prevent detection by anti-virus software. In order to become infected the user must first open the ZIP file and execute the program inside. The attachment has been identified as a variant of the W32/sober virus.
This hoax email 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) 324-3000
THIS email IS A HOAX. DO NOT DOWNLOAD THE ATTACHMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS email. IF YOU RECEIVE THIS EMAIL OR AN email SIMILAR TO THIS, DELETE THE MESSAGE AND DO NOT OPEN THE ATTACHMENT.
If you have received this, or a similar hoax, please file a complaint at www.ic3.gov