[Oremem/Idamem] National security fraudulent email from fdic

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To all Mars members et al:
I recently received an email masquerading as coming from the FDIC, the FBI
and the FDIC and claiming to be from the office of Homeland Security.
This is a fraudulent e-mail.
If you receive it do not click on the response line.Since this involves
references to Homeland security, the FBI, the FDIC,
I felt it is important to send the warning to Mars members,
as it may be originated from risks to the security of the USA.
Under no circumstances should you click on the link.....
Here is what the email looks like:

"To whom it may concern;
In cooperation with the Department Of Homeland Security, Federal, State and
Local Governments your account has been denied insurance from the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation due to suspected violations of the Patriot
Act. While we have only a limited amount of evidence gathered on your
account at
this time it is enough to suspect that currency violations may have occurred
in your account and due to this activity we have withdrawn Federal Deposit
Insurance on your account until we verify that your account has not been
used in a violation of the Patriot Act.

As a result Department Of Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge has advised
the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to suspend all deposit insurance
on
your account until such time as we can verify your identity and your account
information.

Please verify through our IDVerify below. This information will be checked
against a federal government database for identity verification. This only
takes
up to a minute and when we have verified your identity you will be notified
of said verification and all suspensions of insurance on your account will
be
lifted.

http://www.fdic.gov/idverify/cgi-bin/index.htm

Failure to use IDVerify below will cause all insurance for your account to
be terminated and all records of your account history will be sent to the
Federal Bureau of Investigation in Washington D.C. for analysis and
verification. Failure to provide proper identity may also result in a visit
from Local,
State or Federal Government or Homeland Security Officials.

Thank you for your time and consideration in this matter.

Donald E. Powell

Chairman Emeritus FDIC

John D. Hawke, Jr.

Comptroller of the Currency

Michael E. Bartell

Chief Information Officer"


Here is the response from the FDIC:

      FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
      FDIC-PR-6-2004  January 23, 2004

FDIC And FBI Investigating Fraudulent Emails


At approximately 12:00 p.m. (EST) on January 23, 2004, 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 and the FBI are 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 alert@fdic.gov.



Howard Philipson AAM0OR OR ASMD