FBI Alert - Computer Virus

[washington2452]

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

 

[Brian McCauley]

FBI Alerts Public to Recent Email Scheme

This has nothing to do with Perl.

If you took the time to individually debunk all the 100s current e-mail
scams in every newsgroup then this would overwhelm any legitimate use of
Usenet. Please, do not help the pranksers and scam artists destroy our
cyber-communities.

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.

That's a waste of time. The public need to understand that they should
not fall for unsolicited mail scams _regardless_ of from whom they are
purportedly sent.