[Rhodes22-list] Fw: Big Joke - Big Virus Coming - Pass It On]

[john Belanger]

fished me in, but at least you know i considered your value to pass it on to you guys. ;-))

s/v 1969 venture 21


--- On Fri, 5/30/08, John Lock <jlock at relevantarts.com> wrote:

> From: John Lock <jlock at relevantarts.com>
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Fw: Big Joke - Big Virus Coming - Pass It  On]
> To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Date: Friday, May 30, 2008, 2:08 PM
> At 11:50 AM 5/30/2008 -0700, you wrote:
> >hello,
> >i hope this is real or i hope it isn't. let me err
> on the side of caution.
> >john b
> 
> Hoax.. hoax.. hoax.  There are always a few clues that give
> thes 
> away.  Usually it's the call to action with great
> urgency, send to 
> everyone you know, warning in all caps, worst ever, etc. 
> Waste of 
> time, send it to the bit bucket.
> 
> Cheers!
> John Lock
> 
> 
> >  On Fri, 5/30/08,
> > > Subject: No Joke - Big Virus Coming - Pass It On]
> >Date: Friday, May 30, 2008, 11:17 AM
> > > Get this E-mail message sent around to your
> > > contacts ASAP. > You should be alert during
> the next few
> > > days. Do not open> any message with an
> attachment
> > > entitled 'POSTCARD,'> regardless of
> who sent it
> > > to you. It is a virus which opens> A POSTCARD
> IMAGE,
> > > which 'burns' the whole hard disc> C
> of your
> > > computer.  This virus will be received from>
> someone who
> > > has your e-mail address in his/her contact>
> list. This is
> > > the reason why you need to send this e-mail>
> to all your
> > > contacts It is better to receive this message>
> 25 times
> > > than to receive the virus and open it. If you>
> receive a
> > > mail called' POSTCARD,' even though
> sent> to you
> > > by a friend, do no t ope n it! Shut down your>
> computer
> > > immediately. This is the worst virus announced
> by> CNN.
> > > It has been classified by Microsoft as the
> most>
> > > destructive virus ever. This virus was discovered
> by
> > > McAfee> yesterday, and there is no repair yet
> for this
> > > kind of> virus. This virus simply destroys the
> Zero
> > > Sector of the> Hard Disc, where the vital
> information is
> > > kept.> > > COPY THIS E-MAIL, AND SEND IT
> TO YOUR
> > > FRIENDS. REMEMBER: IF> YOU SEND IT TO THEM,
> YOU WILL
> > > BENEFIT ALL OF US. > > > > > >
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