dont worry, its all a scam..lol

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    dont worry, its all a scam..lol


    Hi all.....:)


    this morning my family received this email from my uncle

    it must be quite important as we hardly ever get mail from him, it must be floating around the web...???

    READ IMMEDIATELY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    >
    > HI ALL:
    > THIS was sent to me by our son who is in charge of the
    > computers for the state of Florida -- whenever he receives anything
    > like this it is a warning to the State as well as all us little people
    >
    > VERY IMPORTANT , PLEASE READ THIS
    >
    > Anyone-using Internet mail such as Yahoo, Hotmail, AOL and so on. This
    > information arrived this morning, Direct from both Microsoft and Norton
    > Please send it to everybody you know who has Access to the Internet. You may
    > receive an apparently harmless e-mail titled 'Mail Server Report' If you
    > open either file, a message will appear on your screen saying: 'It is too
    > late now, your life is no longer beautiful...'
    >
    > Subsequently you will LOSE EVERYTHING IN YOUR PC, And the person who sent it
    > to you will gain access to your Name, e-mail and password. This is a ne w
    > virus which started to circulate on Saturday afternoon. AOL has already
    > confirmed the severity, and the anti virus software's are not capable of
    > destroying it.
    >
    > The virus has been created by a hacker who calls himself 'life owner'.
    >
    > PLEASE SEND A COPY OF THIS E-MAIL TO ALL YOUR CONTACTS, And ask them to PASS
    > IT ON IMMEDIATELY!
    >
    > THIS HAS BEEN CONFIRMED BY SNOPES.
    >
    >
    http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/mailserver.asp


    just FYI.....






    Last edited by skunksmash; 10 Jan 2010 at 16:37.
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  2. Posts : 22,814
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    Thanks Mitch!
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  3. Posts : 4,772
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    Thanks for the info Mitchell. I guess it's serious have to keep a close watch on my E-mails
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    .... what a doke... er.. concerned netizen...
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  5. Posts : 2,588
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    Tews said:
    .... what a doke... er.. concerned netizen...
    English please Tews....... its too early on a Sunday for me to decipher your codes
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    This is the same hoax that was around in 2006.
    Check here for more info.
    Email Hoaxes :: VK Webs


    I like this part from the message.
    "Anyone-using Internet mail such as Yahoo, Hotmail, AOL and so on."
    If this really was distributed why would you say "and so on".

    Take precauctions with your email and don't send hoaxes out which actually causes massive mail server work and fills your mailbox fwith junk.

    My 2 cents...


    Oh look the sky is also falling!
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    skunksmash said:
    Tews said:
    .... what a doke... er.. concerned netizen...
    English please Tews....... its too early on a Sunday for me to decipher your codes
    Im sorry Mitch, I sometimes forget the international flavour of our forum.... in the Hinterlands if you are a Joe Doke aka Doke, you are considered too dumb to breed ... its quite pejorative ( if the intended is smart enough to know what it means ).
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  8. Posts : 2,588
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    ah well...... better safe than sorry
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  9. Posts : 11,840
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    ive seen several versions of the same email a few times in the past... sort of like the Nigerian Banker wanting to help you claim 23,000.000 ... didnt mean to step on any toes..
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  10. Posts : 4,925
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    This would have more credibility if it DID actually come from an announcement from MS. So far nothing in my rss feeds has even mentioned it. This is where rss comes into its own. You can keep track of thousands of stories without having to visit the sites themselves.

    As for opening anonymous email attachments, Id hope everyone is sensible enough to know better. Only open attachments that you're expecting from people you know.

    There is no need to contribute to the global spam levels by circulating this.
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