FBI: Surveillance E-mail Is Really a Scam (you should actually read this one)

The Federal Bureau of Investigation released information on Monday alerting email users to be aware of spam, or unsolicited emails that appear to be from the FBI. The email claims any computer user who receives this email is being monitored by the agency and tells them to open a link or open an attachment for more details.

The email is ostensible. The FBI did not send out this email nor do they send out unsolicited emails to the public. The agency also strongly advices not to open any links in emails from unknown authors, they most likely contain trojans or viruses.

The FBI is currently investigating the scam.

Any recipient of these fabricated emails are asked to report them by visiting the Internet Crime Complaint Center at http://www.ic3.gov.

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