[nospam] Cripes it never ends!
- From: "Jim Kenzig http://thethin.net" <jimkenz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2004 16:27:22 -0500
Feds Shut Down Web Site in Scam Probe
By Associated Press
January 23, 2004
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,4149,1458997,00.asp
WASHINGTON (AP)?Federal investigators are seeking the source of a phony
e-mail purportedly from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. that asks
recipients to click on a Web site and provide personal bank account
information.
FDIC spokesman David Barr said Friday the bogus Web site was shut down when
the agency was alerted by consumers who received the e-mail. FBI and FDIC
officials are investigating who set up the scam.
"It's just another creative way to separate people from their money," Barr
said. "Some people are smart and realize that it doesn't sound right, but a
lot of people may respond to it. It does seem like it's official, but the
FDIC does not and would not ask consumers unsolicited for personal account
information."
The e-mail says a person's bank account may have been used in violation of
the Patriot Act, the anti-terrorism legislation passed by Congress shortly
after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, and that the investigation was
being conducted with the Homeland Security Department.
The e-mail says that unless that person clicks on the Internet link, the
account's federal deposit insurance will be canceled, records will be sent
to the FBI for analysis and the owner may receive a visit from Homeland
Security.
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