Second Scam Targets Military Families

Officials with the Department of Homeland Security are warning the public about a second Iraq-related Internet scam (see previous item). A blanket e-mail claims to be from an Immigration and Customs Enforcement official in Iraq who is responsible for tracking down funds looted from the Iraqi Central Bank by Saddam Hussein’s son. The sender lists ICE’s Web site address in the e-mail in an effort to seem credible. The sender then asks for confirmation of the recipient’s e-mail address, stating, “there is a very important and confidential matter which I want us both to discuss.” Those who receive the bogus e-mail solicitations should ignore and delete them, said Michael J. Garcia, DHS assistant for immigration and customs enforcement.