Re: Fwd: US Department of Justice Victim Notification System

["Jacobson, Dick" <dick.jacobson () NDUS EDU>]

I get these every now and then - usually in groups of multiple because I see the mail for abuse and network person and 
server person and ......

I checked a few years back and determined they were legitimate but pretty meaningless since we had no records to prove 
real damages tied to this individual's action from several years back.

-----Original Message-----
From: The EDUCAUSE Security Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU] On Behalf Of James R. 
Pardonek
Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2012 3:07 PM
To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU
Subject: Re: [SECURITY] Fwd: US Department of Justice Victim Notification System

I received one as well.  My PIN is different.

Please let me know if there is anything additional I can assist you with to
ensure the service you received today has been excellent.

James R. Pardonek
Assistant Director for Information Security and Assurance
Purdue University Calumet | 2200 169th Street | Hammond, IN 46323
(o) 219.989.2745 | (f) 219.989.2581 | www.purduecal.edu/security





-----Original Message-----
From: The EDUCAUSE Security Constituent Group Listserv
[mailto:SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU] On Behalf Of Brent Sweeny
Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2012 3:05 PM
To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU
Subject: [SECURITY] Fwd: US Department of Justice Victim Notification System

is anyone else getting these sorts of USDOJ notices? they look and feel like
a phish (the generic opening is very suspicious, the 'victim id #'
and PIN are the same in all instances of the note, the whole premise smells
fishy, the references to later communication that so far haven't happened,
etc), but the URLs and phone numbers are legit, and there's no fake reply-to
or underlying URLs, so I can't find anything explicitly
wrong with it. even the mail headers look correct.   the note refers to
attached information, and while there's no attachment, I just assumed the
information is included, not literally 'attached.'
        thanks.  Brent Sweeny, Indiana University

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: US Department of Justice Victim Notification System
Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:38:49 -0500 (EST)
From: Denielle Johnson <fedemail () vns usdoj gov>
To: Business Representative <sweeny () indiana edu>


DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL.


                                                U.S. Department of Justice
                                                Federal Bureau of
Investigation
                                                FBI - New York
                                                26 Federal Plaza, 23rd Floor
                                                New York, NY 10278
                                                Phone:  (877) 236-8947
                                                Fax:


January 17, 2012

Business Representative

RE:  288A-NY-303468


Dear Business Representative:

You previously received a notification that you were identified as a
potential victim of a federal crime.  Attached is additional information
related to the case.  You will be receiving a hard-copy version of this
notification and a personalized "Notice of Infected Computers"
attachment containing a unique passphrase to access the IP addresses
affected within your network.

Please note that it may take four to eight hours for you to gain access to
the Victim Notification System while our system is updated with additional
information.

Due to the high volume of calls, we are unable to return messages or speak
to individuals directly.  Please do not contact the New York Field Office at
this time.  You will be able to obtain case status updates by calling
877-236-8947.

Current information regarding the status of your case can be found on the
Internet at www.Notify.USDOJ.GOV or by calling the Victim Notification
System (VNS) Call Center at 1-866-DOJ-4YOU (1-866-365-4968). You will need
to enter your Victim Identification Number (VIN) 3524190 and your Personal
Identification Number (PIN) 8098 anytime you contact the Call Center and the
first time you log into VNS on the Internet.

You can also use the Call Center and the Internet to correct/update your
contact information and/or change your decision regarding participation in
the notification system. Please remember however, that the first time you
access the VNS Internet site, you will be prompted to enter your last name
(or business name) and need to enter it as currently contained in VNS and
spelled within this letter. Your participation in this notification system
is totally voluntary. You can choose not to participate or reactivate your
access at any time.

If you have any concern regarding the validity of this letter or would like
to speak with me regarding any questions you may have, please feel free to
call me at the number listed above. When you call, so that I can assist you
as promptly as possible, please provide me the file number listed at the top
of the letter.

Sincerely,

New York Victim Assistance Program
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If you do not want to receive email notifications from the Victim
Notification System (VNS) or wish to no longer participate in the Department
of Justice victim notification program, please log into the VNS Web site at
https://www.notify.usdoj.gov.  To stop receiving email notifications or
change your email address select My Information and either remove your email
address or provide a new address and click the "update" button.  If you no
longer wish to receive notifications in your case or access the VNS Web site
and toll free telephone service, select Stop Receiving Notifications and
follow the instructions on the screen.

If you believe you have received this email in error, please contact the
office listed at top of the email message.

Please note, if this is the first notification you have received from VNS
you will need to wait 4-8 hours from receipt of this email before you can
login to the VNS Internet site (http://www.notify.usdoj.gov). In addition,
it will also be 4-8 hours before any documents which may have been uploaded
to VNS as part of this notification will available under the
"Documents/Links" section on the Web page.

Attachments have been referenced with this notification and are available on
the VNS Internet site (or will be available within 8 hours).  After you log
into the Web site select "Downloads/Links" to view the attachments.

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