[ My PSINet email is history. ] Tim May wrote: # # I really cannot imagine why I am getting these SirCam messages # from some government agency named "NIPC," unless for some reason # my e-mail address is in their address book. How could that happen? I don't know, but I just got my first two mailings from some poor sap, and it has the same intro. "I send you this file in order to have your advice" I emailed the person to let them know, asked if they've visited my URL or anything. Gave them the CERT URL. Again: http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2001-22.html ---- Tim May wrote: # It must be bogus.This does not seem plausible, that they would # send me something, so I expect a hoax. No, it's real, and screamingly funny!!! I received an executable ".xls.pif" version of a spreadsheet called "2000 taxes". From viewing *hundreds* of these using "strings" as part of previous email monitoring duties, I can tell just by looking at it that it's the real thing. (If that showed anything interesting, I transferred it to a PeeCee for further inspection.) If anyone actually wants to run the "win32 executable", email me for it. Check it out: # Salary # David-AMD # Lori-Dell # Federal # Withholding # PAYROLL # GMAC-Home Loan # Bank One - Home Improvement # HOUSE INTEREST # Silver Lake-Time Share-2nd Home # HOUSE - REAL ESTATE TAX # GMAC # Amount # Taxes Paid @ Time of Withdrawal! # Hartford was rolled to Dell-1099R: # 1099R Shows Distribution Code "H" in Box 7 as rolled over. # 401k WITHDRAWAL DELL # INTEREST INCOME # Bank One # Bank of America # CHARITY GIFTS # Goodwill # CAPITAL GAINS/LOSSES # See Etrade Info My experience says it is real. ---- Tim May wrote: # # PC has been tasked to assist in the take-down of a high-profile # hacker terrorist at the DefCon conference next week in Las Vegas. # # The take-down is being planned for maximal public impact, as # per AG Ashcroft's memo of 24JUN01. Full assistance will be # provided by NIPC. Plain clothes agents will be at the conference # to render assistance. Holy Shit, Batman!!! Too bad it didn't get out earlier! Let me know if you want the whole thing put up on WWW.