WOW... New email scam or virus.

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I have an email address that all the scammers and spammers send their shit to and I am pretty used to it. In fact, when bored I sometimes read the dialog used by them just to see how they might convince someone to actually fall for their scam.

The latest scam email is from Mr. Ben S. Bernanke himself.... (imagine that!) Its just the usual beneficiary bullshit about a 10 million dollar inheritance you see in all these emails.

But tonight while sifting through all the crap I saw a new one (at least new to me)

From: NYC Subject: Uniform Traffic Ticket

Code: 
New York State ?  Department of Motor Vehicles
UNIFORM TRAFFIC TICKET
POLICE  AGENCY 





 NEW YORK STATE POLICE      


THE PERSON DESCRIBED  ABOVE IS CHARGED AS FOLLOWS





Time
7:25 AM
Date of Offense
07/05/2011
IN VIOLATION OF
 NYS V AND T LAW


Description  of Violation
 SPEED OVER 55 ZONE
TO PLEAD, PRINT OUT THE  ENCLOSED TICKET AND SEND IT TO TOWN COURT, CHATAM
HALL., PO BOX 117
It also has an attached file called ticket.zip that of course I am supposed to open.

As an internet savvy guy I realize that running my tag number will not give you my email address to forward my ticket to. Not to mention the fact that I have never been to New York, or that I have not had a drivers license or driven a car in 5 years.

All of that aside... Out of curiosity I am just dying to see what is in that attached file. So I turn to you my Black Hat friends.

Of course I am not going to download the file to my computer, but is there some way that I can safely open the file just to see what the catch is?

I am just curious to see if they are wanting my bank info or if they are trying to infect me with a virus.

Any thoughts would be appreciated. BTW the file size is 13kb if that means anything.
 
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I have had the same email and when you consider that I live in the UK and have not been to New York since 1999 it raised all the red flags. Still it make a change from all the usual scam mail.
 
Yup, had the same thing with USPS packages in .zip

anyone has a Mac so we can see what's in the zip? :D
 
13kb zipped can be a nice egg, it can easily be a virus but more likly they will want a money transfer.
 
jdog37 said:
I have an email address that all the scammers and spammers send their shit to and I am pretty used to it. In fact, when bored I sometimes read the dialog used by them just to see how they might convince someone to actually fall for their scam.

The latest scam email is from Mr. Ben S. Bernanke himself.... (imagine that!) Its just the usual beneficiary bullshit about a 10 million dollar inheritance you see in all these emails.

But tonight while sifting through all the crap I saw a new one (at least new to me)

From: NYC Subject: Uniform Traffic Ticket

Code: 
New York State ?  Department of Motor Vehicles
UNIFORM TRAFFIC TICKET
POLICE  AGENCY 
 
 
 
 
 
 NEW YORK STATE POLICE      
 
 
THE PERSON DESCRIBED  ABOVE IS CHARGED AS FOLLOWS
 
 
 
 
 
Time
7:25 AM
Date of Offense
07/05/2011
IN VIOLATION OF
 NYS V AND T LAW
 
 
Description  of Violation
 SPEED OVER 55 ZONE
TO PLEAD, PRINT OUT THE  ENCLOSED TICKET AND SEND IT TO TOWN COURT, CHATAM
HALL., PO BOX 117
It also has an attached file called ticket.zip that of course I am supposed to open.

As an internet savvy guy I realize that running my tag number will not give you my email address to forward my ticket to. Not to mention the fact that I have never been to New York, or that I have not had a drivers license or driven a car in 5 years.

All of that aside... Out of curiosity I am just dying to see what is in that attached file. So I turn to you my Black Hat friends.

Of course I am not going to download the file to my computer, but is there some way that I can safely open the file just to see what the catch is?

I am just curious to see if they are wanting my bank info or if they are trying to infect me with a virus.

Any thoughts would be appreciated. BTW the file size is 13kb if that means anything.
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Mate, simple solution: Why you shouldn't upload the zip file first in Virustotal dot com before you open it? Virustotal can detect any kinds of virus inside the file..

Do it immediately once you read my suggesstion
 
purewealthinc said:
Mate, simple solution: Why you shouldn't upload the zip file first in Virustotal dot com before you open it? Virustotal can detect any kinds of virus inside the file..

Do it immediately once you read my suggesstion
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Why risk it? The virus could be too new to detect, so I'm just gonna do it for them, not to mention they've gotten me intrigued now!
 
SyZyGy almost got it to me, but his e-mail provider blocked the e-mail due to the nature of the file.

Go figure.
 
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Don't open it, you might get herpes. :D At least put a protective cover on your usb drive before you stick it in.
 
I can have the file analysed and tell you what it is
but 'll bet you $10 it's an irc bot.
It'll install PPI software on your pc, use you as a proxy and a DDOS robot.

Don't ask me how I know.
 
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oxonbeef said:
I can have the file analysed and tell you what it is
but 'll bet you $10 it's an irc bot.
It'll install PPI software on your pc, use you as a proxy and a DDOS robot.

Don't ask me how I know.
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Lol, can I be a part of your botnet too bro? Then all the shit I do that I could get into trouble for I can just be like, "wasn't me, I'm a IRC bot!" woop woop :D
 
lol I got 57 - fifty fuckin seven - of these this morning, all in a row. Avast picked them up as infected - someone is doing some big time spamming with this right now
 
ive got about 40 over the past week to my various accounts. blocked every time, but i was wondering the same thing....what is it? anyone open it up to take a look yet?
 
Most likley its some kind of trojan which will make your computer become a part of a botnet
 
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