Terror e-mail rampant in Malaysia

Terror e-mail rampant in Malaysia

MALAYSIA: A computer virus is believed to be spreading in Malaysia through a prank e-mail that claims terrorists are plotting attacks in this Southeast Asian country, officials said.

The e-mail, with the subject line "Urgent message to all citizens of Malaysia," was first reported by Malaysians who received it from a German-based e-mail account on Dec. 20, said Solahuddin Shamsuddin of Malaysia's Computer Emergency Response Team, which monitors computer security.

"At this moment, the government of Malaysia knows about at least 5 planned acts of terrorism, and provisional places and time," the e-mail says. "If you think of the future of (your) relatives, go on this site and learn the information which will probably rescue your life."

The e-mail, which is littered with grammatical errors, said details on the attacks came from an anonymous "source in the government (who) agreed to (release) the information ... to minimize the quantity of victims." -- AP