FBI Alerts Public to Recent Email Scheme
The FBI warned the public to avoid falling victim to an on-going mass
e-mail scheme wherein computer users receive unsolicited e-mails
purportedly sent by the FBI. The e-mails then direct recipients to
open an attachment and answer questions. The attachments contain a
computer virus.
To read the full text, please go to:
http://www.contactomagazine.com/emailscam0226.htm
Massive ID Theft Impacts 145,000 Consumers
ChoicePoint, a data-brokering company, is actively engaged with local
and federal law enforcement agencies in the continuing investigation of
a fraud committed against the company, through which a small number of
very well organized criminals posed as legitimate companies to gain
access to personal information about consumers. To date, the company
has sent warning letters to 145,000 consumers in various states.
To read the full text, please go to:
http://www.contactomagazine.com/massiveidtheft0220.htm
"Adam Smith" <·············@sbcglobal.net> wrote
> The FBI warned the public to avoid falling victim to an on-going mass
> e-mail scheme wherein computer users receive unsolicited e-mails
Geez, those Scheme guys must be getting really desperate. Making
Scheme implementations freely available on the web is one thing, but
mass e-mailing them?
From: Joe Marshall
Subject: Re: Email Scheme and Massive ID Theft
Date:
Message-ID: <oee1j1lw.fsf@ccs.neu.edu>
·············@swipnet.se (Peter Lewerin) writes:
> "Adam Smith" <·············@sbcglobal.net> wrote
>
>> The FBI warned the public to avoid falling victim to an on-going mass
>> e-mail scheme wherein computer users receive unsolicited e-mails
>
> Geez, those Scheme guys must be getting really desperate. Making
> Scheme implementations freely available on the web is one thing, but
> mass e-mailing them?
HELLO SIR,
MY NAME IS GUY STEELE AND I WISH TO DISCUSS WITH YOU A DISCREET
BUSINESS PROPOSITION...
On Wed, 02 Mar 2005 14:20:59 -0500, Joe Marshall wrote:
> ·············@swipnet.se (Peter Lewerin) writes:
>
>> "Adam Smith" <·············@sbcglobal.net> wrote
>>
>>> The FBI warned the public to avoid falling victim to an on-going mass
>>> e-mail scheme wherein computer users receive unsolicited e-mails
>>
>> Geez, those Scheme guys must be getting really desperate. Making
>> Scheme implementations freely available on the web is one thing, but
>> mass e-mailing them?
>
> HELLO SIR,
>
> MY NAME IS GUY STEELE AND I WISH TO DISCUSS WITH YOU A DISCREET
> BUSINESS PROPOSITION...
The FBI warned the public to avoid falling victim to an on-going mass
e-mail scheme wherein computer users receive unsolicited e-mails these
unsolicited e-mails generally begin with text like the following:
> The FBI warned the public to avoid falling victim to an on-going mass
> e-mail scheme wherein computer users receive unsolicited e-mails these
> unsolicited e-mails generally begin with text like the following:
>> The FBI warned the public to avoid falling victim to an on-going mass
>> e-mail scheme wherein computer users receive unsolicited e-mails these
>> unsolicited e-mails generally begin with text like the following:
>>> The FBI warned the public to avoid falling victim to an on-going mass
>>> e-mail scheme wherein computer users receive unsolicited e-mails these
>>> unsolicited e-mails generally begin with text like the following: