Ignore that FBI. We're the real FBI !

AppDefects — Mon, 09 Oct 2023 09:17:16 GMT

Don't open that malware mail from the Feds that's not from the Feds, Feds warn.The Feds' Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) issued an alert on Wednesday warning that it has received numerous complaints from citizens who have received emails purporting to be from IC3. Each message states that the recipient is due money as compensation from a cyber-attack, and asks them to fill out the attached document with their personal details – and, yup, you guessed it – that file is laden with malware.

The email claims a Nigerian had been arrested by the FBI in Atlanta, USA, and that the recipient's email address had been found on the imaginary scammer's computer. All the mark has to do to pocket their windfall is return the document with their contact details and wait for the cash to arrive.

Re: Ignore that FBI. We're the real FBI !

CraginS — Thu, 01 Aug 2019 13:54:05 GMT

@AppDefects wrote:
... All the mark has to do to pocket their windfall is return the document with their contact details and wait for the cash to arrive.

We really need to reinforce the idea that Rule #1 for unsolicited e-mail (no matter who the apparent sender may be) is

Is this TGTBT*?

*Too Good To Be True

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