Anyone have an ICQ number or phone number for Joan Irvine
 

Someone is posing as her sending emails wanting money to be taken off a "CP Investigation."

The email is below.

"Hi! I am abuse manager of asacp.org, the organization which fights with the child pornography expansion in Internet. We look through great number of our member's reports. Though we are not governmental organization, we gained a great experience working with FBI. In a number of cases we participate in analyzing of data bases, got from web hosting providers, in order to reveal child porno traffic systems.
I'd like to inform you that investigating activity of the one of child porno sites; we found e-mails data base, in which was your e-mail [email protected]. In view of this, I have two versions: either you are the client of this shop, or your e-mail appeared there accidentally. I sincerely hope that it was accidental coincidence and believe that you are interested in this version as well. If you show a good will, make modest, voluntary donation on our site: http://www.asacp.org/donation.html, I will be convinced in your being not implicated in this business. Don't forget to indicate your e-mail address in the payment comment. In attachment to this letter I sent all the details, showing that your e-mail address found not accidentally in our database. Also there is the list of US law clauses, under which you can be made answerable.
Good luck!"

Of course there was a zip file included, which I didn't open but am willing to bet is a .exe file. :mad:

Wtf????????

http://www.cs.wright.edu/bie/rehabengr/shoehorn.gif
http://www.samsproductions.com/miniv...s/photo044.jpg

My thoughts exactly.

whats your icq?

72458277.

The bad grammar and compressed attachment are giveaways that it is fake, plus it borders on extortion (or something like that).

What is odd is that there actually is a "donation.html" page on the ASACP site (even though the rest of the site appears to be in php). So if anybody donated via this apparent scam, supposedly ASACP would be the beneficiary.

Strange indeed.

Good of you to bring it to their attention, Shoehorn. :thumbsup

Keep us posted on the outcome...

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while we're on the subject
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fuck ytou and your program. eat a dick. your shit converts like retards on calculators.

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Hey Shoehorn

I got exactly the same e-mail today as well
I was wondering what the deal was
Thanks for posting this :thumbsup :thumbsup

bump this for others who may have gotten it

I just went to thier site and saw this on the top of the page.

"Thank you for visiting ASACP (Association of Sites Advocating Child Protection)

It has come to our attention that ASACP is currently under "spoof" email attack. If you are visiting ASACP due to a threatening email you received we can assure you that this email is not from Joan Irvine, Executive Director of ASACP, nor was it sent by ASACP or any member of our organization.

The email you received is what is commonly referred to as a "spoof" email and may appear to come from our organization but this is not the case. ASACP has been attacked in this way in the past due to the work ASACP is involved. ASACP is a target for certain criminal organizations and individuals who would like nothing better than to hinder our operations. This appears to have been written by someone with the purpose of discrediting ASACP and the work we do.

Unfortunately, there is very little that can be done to prevent these types of cyber attacks but if you did receive a copy of this email please forward the original email with full headers to [email protected] with "Spoof Email" as the subject. This may assist us in the investigation of this matter.

If you have already made a donation to ASACP, under duress, as a result of this "spoof" email please notify us at [email protected] and we will issue you a full refund. Please include a copy of the transaction receipt you received when you made the donation.

It has been confirmed by ASACP that the attachment that came with the "spoof" email you received contains a virus. If you have not already done so we would recommend that you update your virus definitions and scan your computer for virus infection.

We appreciate your support in combating child pornography and apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.

Please scroll down to view the normal version of this page. "

So much money has been transferred into the hands of some jackass spammer via that e-mail? I hate to think how much money it?s already generated.

forward sent and thanks for the post :thumbsup

sucks, you could try calling joan at the office

hmmm....weird

Make sure when you get it that you delete it unless youve got good virus stoppers - it has a zip attached with a neat little virus - and the email addy to send the donation to is masked in the source - waiting for someone to post the actual email addy it goes to as I dont have an original copy

ASACP Under "Spoof" Email Attack
 

We don't generally post our press releases here, but this should help clarify the situation. Thanks to everyone for their support!



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT:
Joan Irvine, ASACP
Tel: 323 965 1400
E-mail: [email protected]

ASACP Under "Spoof" Email Attack

Los Angeles, CA (August 21, 2006) ? The Association of Sites Advocating Child Protection (ASACP) has become the target of a massive ?spoof? email attack. The attack appears to be an effort to damage and discredit ASACP, which has fought internet child pornography for the past ten years.

The fake email has been received by an indeterminate number of victims, and includes both a virus-laden attachment and a threatening note. The note informs the recipient that their email address has been found on a database of child pornography pay site customers, and tells them to donate money to ASACP or face legal action.

While it is impossible to determine the source of the bogus emails, ASACP Compliance Director Tim Henning believes that it likely originates with the very criminals the organization strives to shut down.

?CP operators would like nothing better than to hinder our operations,? said Henning, who has overseen ASACP?s online CP reporting hotline for a decade. ?The work we do helps stop them from making money from child pornography. Unfortunately, there?s not much we can do to prevent these kinds of attacks.?

The text of the spoof email begins: ?Hi! I am abuse manager of asacp.org, the organization which fights with the child pornography expansion in Internet? and appears to have been written by someone with a poor command of written English. The email includes a link to ASACP?s donation page. However, ASACP will refund any donations made under duress due to this scam.

ASACP?s Executive Director Joan Irvine expressed dismay over the attack. ?We?ve been targeted this way before,? she noted. ?In this case, thousands or even millions of people around the world may have encountered ASACP for the first time due to this spoof email. If so, they received a false and very negative impression of us. However, we?re confident that there won?t be any lasting damage. ASACP?s long record of working to fight child sexual abuse speaks for itself.?

Anyone who received this email is encouraged to forward it with full headers to [email protected], with "Spoof Email" as the subject. This may assist ASACP in its investigation. Victims should also update their computer?s virus definitions and scan for virus infections.

Founded in 1996, the Association of Sites Advocating Child Protection (ASACP) is a non-profit organization dedicated to eliminating child pornography from the Internet. ASACP battles child pornography through its CP reporting hotline, and by organizing the efforts of the online adult industry to combat the heinous crime of child sexual abuse.

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