CRIME New Phishing attempt

From: Alan (alan@private)
Date: Wed Jan 28 2004 - 12:17:22 PST

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    Here is an interesting scam that arrived in today's mail.  I wonder how
    many people will fall for this one.
    
    -----Forwarded Message-----
    From: support <ds@private>
    To: alan@private
    Subject: You are suspected of plunder 2100 $ from account Webmoney!
    Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2004 19:09:36 +0300
    
    You are suspected of plunder 2100 $ from account Webmoney! It is necessary for you to contact employee FBI USA who has affairs with representation Webmoney in USA. We have the decision of a problem and further the decision of a problem in regional court. The complaint has acted from ID 828245830532. The full information on http://www.fbi-policy.com/webmoney.htm.
    
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    Whois on "fbi-policy.com" returns nothing.  It is hosted at 38.113.1.97.
    
    97.1.113.38.in-addr.arpa domain name pointer ip38-113-1-97.yourhostingaccount.com.
    
    The web page is gone, so expect it was not all that successful.
    
    -- 
    "I say to you that the VCR is to the American film producer and the
    American public as the Boston strangler is to the woman home alone."  
      - Jack Valenti in 1982 in testimony to the House of Representatives on
    why the VCR should be illegal.
    



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