Google is also no stranger to providing interesting tools based on holidays and events. See the company’s election resources, for example. Now, Google has a way to send your Valentine an interesting e-card. 

Mike Blumenthal, who keeps a close eye on all things Google Maps, noticed that Google registered the domain MapYourValentine.com, where the company has put up this: 

You can map your "special Place" and send the valentine (if you can read the letters in the CAPTCHA). You are then greeted with options for sending chocolates or flowers, conveniently mapped on Google Maps, or for finding a date, which takes you to a regular Google search for "find a date".

The fraudulent emails, which claim to be from legitimate greeting card companies, tell consumers to click on a link in the email message to view their e-card. Clicking on the link can possibly expose a person’s computer to a virus.

"If you get an e-mail claiming you’ve received an e-card from a generic ‘friend’ or ‘family member’ rather than from someone whose name or personal e-mail address you recognize, the e-mail is fraudulent and should be immediately deleted," says John Hambrick, Unit Chief of the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center.

"Do not follow any of the instructions in the e-mail or click on any link."

For people who are not sure if an e-card notice is legitimate, the Greeting Card Association recommends that they go directly to the publisher’s Web site to receive an e-card, instead of clicking on the link in the email.

People who receive the fraudulent emails can file a complaint with the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center.

The Federal Trade Commission has also been notified of the scam.