[Linux-aus] Another social engineering attempt, no virus this time

[Daniel McNamara]

This is a delibrate attempt to plant a netbank keylogger trojan. I have 
an interet in follwing these types of scam and wrote this up yesterday:

http://spamwatch.codefish.net.au/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=55

Cheers

Daniel

Leon Brooks wrote:
> Style seems similar though. Maybe the virus was an accident first time 
> around?
> 
> ----------  Forward; originally to Leon  ----------
> 
> Subject: Police investigation
> Date: Sun, 15 Feb 2004 18:19
> From: pegli at own.deceiver.org
> To: Leon <$MYADDRESS>
> 
> Hello...
> 
> It has come to my attention that you are being under the police
> investigation. Is that true? Have you really commited such crimes?
> 
> Please read the following article located at:
> 
> http://federalpolice.com:article872@1075686747
> 
> or at:
> 
> http://0100.035.0255.0133
> 
> Sincerely,
> Your old friend
> 
> -------------------------------------------------------
> 
> Octal quads now? My goodness... what comes next, escaped EBCDIC?
> 
> Cheers; Leon
>