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16 Jan 2008
The FBI has issued a warning to the public following a deluge of spam emails purporting to be from the agency.
The bogus messages often include pictures of FBI director Robert Mueller, along with the organisation's official seal, letterhead and banner.
"The FBI does not send out emails soliciting personal information from citizens," said the agency.
"The social engineering technique of using the FBI's name is designed to intimidate and convince the recipient that the email is legitimate.
"Please be cautious of any unsolicited email referencing the FBI, Robert Mueller or any other FBI official endorsing any type of internet activity."
The emails are typically a notification of a 'lottery win' or long-lost relative leaving an 'inheritance'.
Other emails offer website monitoring containing malicious attachments, and online auction scams.
The warning comes just six months after the FBI issued a similar alert about spammers using trusted institutions to improve returns.
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FBI email Scam
I was sent a fraudulent email by some claiming to be Christopher Lawlor asking me to contact agent Ronald Twersky. I paid the sum of 5,000 dollars to them through money gram to a certain Andrea Davis only to later find out it was all a scam. They contacted me when they found out i was expecting a transfer from somewhere, i do not know how they knew about my business. Please ignore email messages from the FBI asking you to pay money because the FBI does not ask for informations of citizens through email neither do they request for payment through emails .
Posted by: Anita Greg 16 Sep 2009
Very bad Microsoft email, fakes stated from hotmail staff, not true!
we have had reports of a widespread problem email as follows...This Email is from Hotmail Customer Care and we are sending it to every Hotmail Email User Accounts Owner for safety. we are having congestions due to the anonymous registration of Hotmail accounts so we are shutting down some Hotmail accounts and your account was among those to be deleted. We are sending this email to you so that you can verify and let us know if you still want to use this account. If you are still interested please confirm your account by filling the space below.Your User name, password, date of birth and your country information would be needed to verify your account. Due to the congestion in all Hotmail users and removal of all unused Hotmail Accounts, Hotmail would be shutting down all unused Accounts, You will have to confirm your E-mail by filling out your Login Information below after clicking the reply button, or your account will be suspended within 24 hours for security reasons. * Username: .............................. * Password: ................................ * Date of Birth: ............................ * Country Or Territory: ................ After following the instructions in the sheet, your account will not be interrupted and will continue as normal. Thanks for your attention to this request. We apologize for any inconveniences. Warning!!! Account owner that refuses to update his/her account after two weeks of receiving this warning will lose his or her account permanently. Sincerely, The Windows Live Hotmail Team Microsoft Corporation One Microsoft Way Redmond, WA 98052
Posted by: DrPaulMagic 24 May 2009