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The FBI: Do Not Open Unsolicited E-mails
Submited by alexandru.pavel,
on 2008-11-05,
in Reports
Most of us have been spammed, or royally emailed should I say, by the rich prince of African country X, offering millions of $$$ in exchange for a small financial aid (5-10k) to get their otherwise enormous amount of money out of the country. But here is a little something that appeals to fear rather than greed...
(Softpedia.com) The FBI has decided to take more measures to fend off the wave of spam attacks in which the sender pretends to be a hitman hired to kill the recipient of the email, or a loved one. The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), a branch of the federal authority, has released an official note, advising people not to listen to the demands of a supposedly paid criminal who claims thousands or even tens of thousands of dollars (depending on their eagerness to become rich) from the victim. Although these attempts to extort money from people were first reported back in 2006, July 2008 was the month when the attacks began to proliferate. Security organizations have made it clear that all that targeted people need to do is to delete the malicious emails and go on with their lives (which had not been threatened for a second, in fact). Don't miss out on the full article and remember : "No decent hitman will ever contact you via email!".Either that or the Bureau wants to "turn your frown upside down" as you await the unfortunate outcome... Leave a comment
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