E-MAILS CONTAINING THREATS AND EXTORTION
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We have recently received information concerning spam e-mails from 1wayout@myway.com threatening to assassinate the recipient unless the individual pays several thousand dollars to the sender of the e-mail.

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FRAUDULENT SPAM E-MAIL CLAIMING TO BE FROM FBI DIRECTOR MUELLER
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10/18/06—We have become aware of a bogus spam e-mail claiming to be from FBI Director Robert Mueller III. This scam appears to be a typical Nigerian scam; however, the attempt to defraud victims comes in two separate e-mails. The same e-mail address is used to deliver both phases of the spam.

FRAUDULENT FBI E-MAIL ALERT
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07/24/06—We have received reports concerning a fraudulent e-mail claiming to be from the FBI.

The new e-mail hoax is similar to one described in a November 22, 2005, posting on the Internet Crime Complaint Center website. The e-mail includes a virus-laden attachment.

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FBI Email Hoax Alert - From Internet Crime Complaint Center
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The FBI has become aware of e-mails being generated with the subject line “FBI Investigation” and implying the e-mail originated from the FBI. The e-mail requests the recipient’s assistance by purchasing merchandise via the Internet. This e-mail is fictitious, and its origin is being investigated. The FBI would never direct someone to expend personal funds in furtherance of an investigation.

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Fraudulent FBI Email Alert
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The FBI <http://www.fbi.gov/cyberinvest/escams.htm> continues to see reports of email hoaxes similar to the 7/7/04 warning posted on the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) website. The individual closing the internet transaction changes on the email; otherwise, the text of the email is identical to the email circulated in July 2004. The following is the message brought to our attention:

NEW VIRUS IDENTIFIED: WAREZOV/STRATION WORM
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We have become aware of a worm identified as Warezov/Stration Worm circulating as a spam e-mail quickly and effectively across the Internet. The spam e-mail claims the recipient's computer/IP address has been identified for malicious activity online. An attachment to the e-mail is purportedly a software used to clean the recipient's machine. This attached executable is the Trojan downloader portion of the worm itself.
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Malicious Code: New fraudulent FBI email with Trojan Backdoor
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Websense Security Labs has had several reports of a new fraudulent email posing as the FBI. On the heals of the recent sober mass-mailer, the email claims there is a new virus out and has a warning from the 'USS-ISS, USA Internet Security System' that more than 170,000 workstations and 300,000 accounts have the new virus. The virus has been dubbed W32/zeRX.Virus-x001.

Spammers using the passing of the Pope to defraud people
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A new spam campaign is exploiting people's interest in the death of Pope John Paul II. "In the greedy world of spam e-mail and electronic fraud, nothing is sacred-not even the death of the Pope John Paul II."[1] "The use of the Pope's death as a hook to defraud unsuspecting consumers is part of a trend linking spam to news of national or international interest, prompting people to open e-mail they ordinarily might delete."[2]

NIGERIAN 419 SCAM - NEW SOPHISTICATED TECHNIQUE

The FBI has become aware of a new sophisticated technique used to obtain funds through the 419 scam. The scam contains the usual e-mail requesting assistance in transferring millions of dollars out of Nigeria. The sophistication begins when the recipient is directed to open a bank account at a Suffolk England Bank and is provided a link to the bank's Web site.
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