Opinions please on this email ??

tanakadesigns · 02-05-2004, 08:34 AM

Ladies and Gentlemen,
Downloading of Movies, MP3s and Software is illegal and punishable by
law.

We hereby inform you that your computer was scanned under the IP
61.211.243.133 . The
contents of your computer were confiscated as an evidence, and you will
be indicated.
In the next days you will receive the charge in writing.
In the Reference code: #23650, are all files, that we found on your
computer.

The sender address of this mail was masked, to protect us against mail
bombs.

- You get more detailed information by the Federal Bureau of
Investigation -FBI-
- Department for "Illegal Internet Downloads", Room 7350
- 935 Pennsylvania Avenue
- Washington, DC 20535, USA
- (202) 324-3000

Evil Chris · 02-05-2004, 11:12 AM

What a crock! I wouldn't believe it for a minute!

tanakadesigns · 02-05-2004, 11:33 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Evil Chris
What a crock! I wouldn't believe it for a minute!

Actually I did some research and its a Hoax, boy am I ever relieved

I was freaking out when I first read it.

baddog · 02-05-2004, 01:51 PM

hoax, hoax, hoax. . . nothing to fret aboot, eh

cool1 · 02-05-2004, 02:11 PM

I got 3 or 4 of those.

Such a crock, I just ignored it.
Like I am from Canada, so it would be from the RCMP not the FBI, if it was real.

tanakadesigns · 02-05-2004, 03:18 PM

Thanks all , after I did some research I did find out it was a hoax. I tell ya, don't people have anything better to do then send out stuff like that ?