2005-11-22

From: Office@cia.gov

I received a nice email from the CIA today.

From: Office@cia.gov
Subject: You visit illegal websites

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

++++ Central Intelligence Agency -CIA-
++++ Office of Public Affairs
++++ Washington, D.C.20505
++++ phone: (703) 482-0623
++++ 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., US Eastern time


Wow the government agent signed it "Yours faithfully". Now there is a tipoff this email is fake. Not to mention the fact my antivirus blocked the email attachment with the message: "Virus identified I-Worm/Sober.CF".

These emails started going out a couple days ago. Although all the reports I've read so far say the email is from the FBI.

All right class repeat after me:
  • "I keep my antivirus updated"
  • "the FBI, CIA, ATF, Ebay, Microsoft, Interpol, and my bank do not send Dear Sir/Madam emails"
  • "I keep my antivirus updated"
  • "I will not open attachments from unknown sources"
  • "I keep my antivirus updated"

Yours faithfully,
Quinqube