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