Jonathan Nichols wrote: > A friend of mine got this spam and wanted to share: > > http://www.spiffariffic.com/homelandsec.txt >
I got this from my brother in the FDIC yesterday: -----Original Message----- From: Chairman Powell's Office Sent: Friday, January 23, 2004 3:06 PM To: FDIC EMPLOYEES CORPORATE Subject: Message from the Chairman Regarding Fraudulent Emails At approximately 12:00 p.m. (EST) today, FDIC Consumer Call Centers in Kansas City, Missouri, and Washington, D.C., began receiving a large number of complaints by consumers who received an email that has the appearance of being sent from the FDIC. The email informs the recipient that Department of Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge has advised the FDIC to suspend all deposit insurance on the recipient's bank account due to suspected violations of the USA PATRIOT Act. The email further indicates that deposit insurance will be suspended until personal identity, including bank account information, can be verified. This email was not sent by the FDIC and is a fraudulent attempt to obtain personal information from consumers. Financial institutions and consumers should NOT access the link provided within the body of the email and should NOT under any circumstances provide any personal information through this media. The FDIC is attempting to identify the source of the emails and disrupt the transmission. Until this is achieved, consumers are asked to report any similar attempts to obtain this information to the FDIC by sending information to [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> . ------------------------------------------------------- The SF.Net email is sponsored by EclipseCon 2004 Premiere Conference on Open Tools Development and Integration See the breadth of Eclipse activity. February 3-5 in Anaheim, CA. http://www.eclipsecon.org/osdn _______________________________________________ Spamassassin-talk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/spamassassin-talk
