Fake FBI Scam Wants Your Money
Posted by: Timothy Weaver on 02/24/2017 12:39 PM
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The FBI says send us $112 or we will lock your iCloud account.
Yes, it's a scam. The email supposedly from Service@FBI.gov and is titled, “Virus Warning: E-Mail from ‘FBI Alert”.
However, it is full of typos:
Virus Warning: E-mail from ‘FBI Alert’
Apple has detected an unauthorized sign-in to your iClodu [sic] account.
Please verify your account by sending 112$ to this Bitcoin address:
If no response is received your account will be locked for security.
The server will lock yor [sic] account within 2 hours if we don’t receive the payment!
We are working to create a world where privacy is the norm, end-to-end encryption is the standard, and security and usability are synonymous.
FBI and iCloud is selling a tool for iCloud protection against hackers and scammers this tool costs only 112$
the license for our tool is 360 days
if you are not familiar with bitcoin you can buy it from here:
coinbase(dot)com
bitstamp(dot)net
localbitcoin(dot)com
After we confirm the payment, we send the private key so you can unlock your email and download our tool
FBI SECURIRY [sic] iCloud and Apple Protection
The scammers are just throwing out this missive and seeing if it sticks to anything. Trash it if you receive such an email.
Source: MalwareBytes
Yes, it's a scam. The email supposedly from Service@FBI.gov and is titled, “Virus Warning: E-Mail from ‘FBI Alert”. However, it is full of typos:
Virus Warning: E-mail from ‘FBI Alert’
Apple has detected an unauthorized sign-in to your iClodu [sic] account.
Please verify your account by sending 112$ to this Bitcoin address:
If no response is received your account will be locked for security.
The server will lock yor [sic] account within 2 hours if we don’t receive the payment!
We are working to create a world where privacy is the norm, end-to-end encryption is the standard, and security and usability are synonymous.
FBI and iCloud is selling a tool for iCloud protection against hackers and scammers this tool costs only 112$
the license for our tool is 360 days
if you are not familiar with bitcoin you can buy it from here:
coinbase(dot)com
bitstamp(dot)net
localbitcoin(dot)com
After we confirm the payment, we send the private key so you can unlock your email and download our tool
FBI SECURIRY [sic] iCloud and Apple Protection
The scammers are just throwing out this missive and seeing if it sticks to anything. Trash it if you receive such an email.
Source: MalwareBytes
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