In order to sign up for the email alerts service, consumers simply click on red envelope icons either on the FBI’s main website or on the websites of its 56 field offices across the US. No personal information is required, just an email address where the alerts will be sent.
Subscribers can select which topics they want updates on, such as new e-scams and warnings, most wanted terrorists, top 10 fugitives, and national and local press releases. The alerts are sent as soon as updates are posted on the FBI website, or in daily, weekly, or monthly digests.
The FBI has also begun providing RSS news feeds for press releases, top stories, and other breaking news through its website. The site, which the FBI says is visited by two to three million people from around the world each month, also provides options for consumers to report crimes, help find fugitives and missing persons, apply for a job, and request FBI records.
