Weird message from someone named "NIPC"

[Triffid Master]

[ 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 

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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. 

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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.