The “Sober” virus writers must be desperate to attract my attention. For the last few weeks I’ve been deleting countless distracting versions of the latest zip attachment, just as I’ll delete this one, but it’s too cute not to share.
Dear Sir/Madam,
we have logged your IP-address on more than 30 illegal Websites.
Important:
Please answer our questions!
The list of questions are attached.
Yours faithfully,
Steven Allison
*** Federal Bureau of Investigation -FBI-
*** 935 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Room 3220
*** Washington, DC 20535
*** phone: (202) 324-3000
Download Attachment: list.zip
I’m not going to share the “list” however, as it is a zip file containing the virus.
Hope readers will understand this act of censorship.
MORE: The obviously beleaguered FBI has written this web page denying any role in sending out this notice. And they’re investigating:
These e-mails did not come from the FBI. Recipients of this or similar solicitations should know that the FBI does not engage in the practice of sending unsolicited e-mails to the public in this manner.
Opening e-mail attachments from an unknown sender is a risky and dangerous endeavor as such attachments frequently contain viruses that can infect the recipient’s computer. The FBI strongly encourages computer users not to open such attachments. For detailed information on the effects of running this virus please log onto http://www.cert.org.
The FBI takes this matter seriously and is investigating. Users are instructed to delete the e-mail without opening it.
When I was a kid, impersonating the FBI was a serious offense.
Comments
4 responses to “Heaven knows Mr. Allison . . .”
I would never think of opening an attachment unless I knew exactly who it came from, i.e, a friend, and what it was about. Even then, it’s best to talk to my friend on the phone before opening such an attachment, as a virus may be impersonating his e-mail address.
I always delete anything I suspect is a virus, and I always delete spam.
On a more positive note, and speaking of friends: THANK YOU!!!! for the letter and the T-shirt you sent me. That made my day. You are wonderful. Thank you.
We thought that you would enjoy this souvenir of Pennsylvania’s Amish Lands.
Steven you’re entirely welcome, but thank YOU! (You’ve made my day more than once. . .)