Please Beware

villier

This was an email I received from my cousin.

>
> THIS IS IMPORTANT
>
> BEWARE and tell everybody you can think of!!!
>
> Better to be safe than sorry
>
> Dave' s brother is a very advanced programmer who does computer work for a
> living and has a high up status with Microsoft.
>
> He doesn't send these if they aren't real. If He says this is for real, it
> for sure is. Be aware.
>
>
> VIRUS COMING !
>
>
> Hi All,
>
> I checked with Norton Anti-Virus, and they are gearing up for this virus!
>
> I checked Snopes , and it is for real. Get this E-mail message sent around
> to your contacts ASAP.
>
>
> PLEASE FORWARD THIS WARNING AMONG FRIENDS, FAMILY AND CONTACTS!
>
> You should be alert during the next few days. Do not open any message with
> an attachment
>
> entitled POSTCARD FROM HALLMARK , 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 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 an email entitled "POSTCARD," even though it was sent to you
> by a friend, do not open 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
>
>
> THIS IS IMPORTANT
>
> BEWARE and tell everybody you can think of!!! Regards,
>
> Better to be safe than sorry
>
> Dave' s brother is a very advanced programmer who does computer work for a
> living and has a high up status with Microsoft.
>
> He doesn't send these if they aren't real. If He says this is for real, it
> for sure

stickywicket

RELAX EVERYONE - IT'S A HOAX

Not by our lovely villier, of course.

It's another version of an old spam. Nowadays they do swear that snopes, hoaxslayer etc say it's for real and rely on you not checking. I checked and it isn't. Just a few more lies to add to their list. My guess is that this one was started by someone with a grudge against the card company.

villier

Ooooops thanks Sticky, thought it was legit as it was sent by my cousin never thought to check it out :oops: xx

tjt6768

http://antivirus.about.com/od/emailhoaxes/p/postcard.htm

Yep, another hoax, but thank you for being cautious hun

applerose

Although most of these alerts going round are hoaxes, it's always a good idea to be very wary of opening any links received, especially if you aren't expecting them.

tkachev

HMRC spam email is doing the rounds again. They claim you are due a tax rebate and a link asks you to give bank details, address and credit card details.

Needless to say its a scam.

Elizabeth

applerose

I'd be a millionaire if all the ones I get were for real.

Colin1

This has been doing the rounds for years its not true
Colin