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Computer Virus Spreading Through Fake FBI E-mail

If you get an unexpected e-mail from the FBI that tells you to open an attachment and answer questions, don't do it. That advice comes from the real FBI.

WASHINGTON (AP) - If you get an unexpected e-mail from the FBI that tells you to open an attachment and answer questions, don't do it. That advice comes from the real FBI.The agency says a computer virus is being spread through such unsolicited e-mails, which have an "fbi.gov" address.The opening gambit tells recipients they've accessed illegal Web sites and that their Internet use has been monitored by the FBI's"Internet Fraud Complaint Center."The virus is in the attachment.The FBI, as you might guess, is investigating the phony e-mails. And it emphasizes that it doesn't doesn't send such unsolicited messages to the public.

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