Received this.  You never know if these things are true.  Imagine if you lost the lot!  Sorry for bothering you.

Cheers

Hi Mel

Thanks for your concern. I pass such emails through “snopes.com”, which I find to be very reliable. You might find the following link interesting:

http://www.snopes.com/computer/internet/hackermail.asp

Cheers
Brian


On 27/07/09 5:22 PM, "Melanie George" <melgeorge01@...> wrote:

Don’t know whether this is true, but better to be safe than sorry.
 

From: Patty Atherton [mailto:instages@...]
Sent: Monday, 27 July 2009 10:22 AM
To: Atherton no 1; Atherton 2
Cc: Kyffin Williams; Margie Barnett; John Wells; Vee Noble; Tony Rogers; Tim Williams; Karen & Trevor Martin; Richard Stokes; Sue Waller; Steve Davis; Sally; rhonda taylor; Rex Harman; Peter Davis; Paul Bladon; Peter Lucas; Rothasis; Natalie Jones; Marj Wellby; Margaret Philpott; Cheesmans; Michele Harvey; Melanie George; Barnett, Margie; Mary Hawkes; Peter Atherton; Lee Lyons; Liz Hirstle; kernow@...; Jan Keay; Karen Scott; John Verheyen; John Dempsey; Judith Francis; Tim/Jane Hawkes; John Greene; Jill Braendler; Jonathan; John Deal; Majorie Tillyer; Hugh Waller; Hannah Barnett; Graham & Ruth Bettany; Baggs Computer Services; Fred Guilhaus; Jenny Pritchard; Doug Giles; Denis Noble; Ian Deefholts; Danny Gibbons; Dalia; Elizabeth Mitton; Avril Dalby; Barb Hunter; Bec Stanley; Thredgold; Peter Smith; Amanda Wells; Ali Walsh; Alison Boyd; Cathy McMahon; Andrew Seagrim
Subject: Fw: URGENT - PLEASE READ NOT A JOKE [SEC=UNOFFICIAL]


Hi all!   Don't know about this one - haven't checked it out so thought I'd better send it on just in case.  It did mention microsoft and norton - so it may be genuine!  Better safe than sorry.     xxxxxx   P





----- Original Message -----

From: Quinn, Mandy <mailto:Mandy.Quinn@...>  

To: CHAPPY <mailto:howard.anne@...> ; CHERIE <mailto:cherie@...>  ; David Edmonds <mailto:edmondsd@...>  ; Grant, Gillian <mailto:Gillian.Grant@...>  ; nmjq09@... ; Kate McEwen <mailto:katemcewen@...>  ; barrls@... ; Walton, Malcolm (PIRSA) <mailto:Walton.Malcolm@...>  ; Mark Kinsley <mailto:Mark.Kinsley@...>  ; Patty Atherton <mailto:instages@...> ; Steve Bedford <mailto:steve.bedford@...>  ; SueAndrew <mailto:SuziAndrew@....>  ; Tania Parsons <mailto:taniap@...>  ; tony.rogers@... ; The Werners <mailto:berryn1@...> ; YVONNE <mailto:ychunstone@...>

Sent: Monday, July 27, 2009 7:50 AM

Subject: FW: URGENT - PLEASE READ NOT A JOKE [SEC=UNOFFICIAL]


 
 

  

     
  

  

  
   
    
       
                   
     
   
    THIS IS NO JOKE
 
IF A PERSON CALLED SIMON ASHTON (SIMON25@... <mailto:SIMON25@...&nbsp;> ) CONTACTS YOU THROUGH EMAIL DON'T OPEN THE MESSAGE. DELETE IT BECAUSE HE IS A HACKER!!
 
 TELL EVERYONE ON YOUR LIST BECAUSE IF SOMEBODY ON YOUR LIST ADDS HIM THEN YOU WILL GET HIM ON YOUR LIST. HE WILL FIGURE OUT YOUR ID COMPUTER ADDRESS, SO COPY AND PASTE THIS MESSAGE TO EVERYONE EVEN IF YOU DONT CARE FOR THEM AND FAST BECAUSE IF HE HACKS THEIR EMAIL HE HACKS YOUR MAIL TOO!!!!!...
 
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 new 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 FRIENDS, And ask them to
 PASS IT ON IMMEDIATELY!

    
 

 

    
 
    
 



 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 
 
 
  

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
   
        


 
 
 
    


   
   
        


 
 
    

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