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Here is the info.
from Snopes -
http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/soberx.asp
Here
is the message (just a warning, it's all in caps, sorry!):
JTF-GNO
INFOSPOT 210-05 *RECENT FBI E-MAIL SCHEME
*
1. THE FBI TODAY
WARNED THE PUBLIC TO AVOID FALLING VICTIM TO
AN ON-GOING MASS E-MAIL
SCHEME WHEREIN COMPUTER USERS RECEIVED
UNSOLICITED E-MAILS PURPORTEDLY
SENT BY THE FBI. THESE SCAM E-MAILS
TELL
THE RECIPIENTS THAT THEIR
INTERNET USE HAS BEEN MONITORED BY THE FBI
AND
THAT THEY HAVE
ACCESSED ILLEGAL WEB SITES. THE E-MAILS THEN DIRECT
RECIPIENTS TO OPEN
AN ATTACHMENT AND ANSWER
QUESTIONS.
2.
THE E-MAIL APPEARS TO BE SENT FROM THE E-MAIL ADDRESSES OF
[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> AND [EMAIL PROTECTED]
<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. THERE MAY BE OTHER
SIMILARLYSTYLED ADDRESSES.
THE RECIPIENT IS ENTICED TO OPEN THE ZIP
ATTACHMENT WHICH CONTAINS A
W32/[EMAIL PROTECTED] WORM. THE ATTACHMENT DOES
NOT OPEN AND ITS GOAL IS TO
UTILIZE THE RECIPIENT'S COMPUTER TO GARNER
INFORMATION. SECONDLY, THE
VIRUS ALLOWS THE E-MAIL TO BE FORWARDED TO
ALL THOSE LISTED IN THE
RECIPIENT'S ADDRESS
BOOK.
3. THE TEXT OF THE EMAIL IS AS
FOLLOWS:
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
4. THESE
E-MAILS DID NOT COME FROM THE FBI. 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. OPENING E-MAIL ATTACHMENTS FROM AN
UNKNOWN SENDER IS A RISKY
AND
DANGEROUS ENDEAVOR AS SUCH
ATTACHMENTS FREQUENTLY CONTAIN VIRUSES THAT
CAN INFECT THE RECIPIENT'S
COMPUTER. THE FBI STRONGLY ENCOURAGES
COMPUTER USERS NOT TO OPEN SUCH
ATTACHMENTS. THE FBI TAKES THIS MATTER
SERIOUSLY AND IS INVESTIGATING.
WHILE THE ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER FOR
THE FBI IS CORRECT IN THE
EMAIL, USERS RECEIVING E-MAILS OF THIS NATURE
ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT
IT TO THE INTERNET CRIME COMPLAINT CENTER VIA
HTTP://WWW.IC3.GOV <http://www.ic3.gov/>.
5. THIS
INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE FBI WEB SITE; WWW.FBI.GOV
<http://www.fbi.gov/>
6. POC:
JTF-GNO/SCWO/CDO, CMCL 703-601-6601/6400, DSN
312-329-6601/6400.
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