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More from the spam box

Now I know 9/11 changed a lot of things, but when did the CIA start spying domestically?

I've been getting mailed the W32.Sober.X@mm!zip worm for the last few days. There are a number of things that stand out here.

  • Department@cia.gov?? CIA Agents apparently don't get their own mail boxes. It's a security thing. They can mail you, but you can't mail them back.
  • Subject: does the CIA remove the spacebar for security reasons
  • All those billions in tax dollars they recieve and they still don't know my name or even my gender
  • I'm not a grammar freak, but: list ... are attached
  • Isn't the body of the email awfully terse?
  • Doesn't Steven Allison have a position or is that on a need to know basis
  • Sure is strange to send questions in a zip file (it's actually a windows .exe)... why not include the questions inline?? Hmmm. This is why you never click on unexpected attachments from unknown senders.
From:     Department@cia.gov 
Date:     Fri, 25 Nov 2005 20:24:02 UTC
Subject:  You_visit_illegal_websites

Dear Sir/Madam,

we have logged your IP-address on more than 30 illegal Websites.

Important:
Please answer our questions!
The list of questions are attached.


Yours faithfully,
Steven Allison



++++ Central Intelligence Agency -CIA-
++++ Office of Public Affairs
++++ Washington, D.C. 20505

++++ phone: (703) 482-0623
++++ 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., US Eastern time

question_list.zip (54k)

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