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Sidami

Sidami Report 3 Nov 2006 18:39

This was sent to me today. VERY IMPORTANT WARNING Please Be Extremely Careful especially if 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 email with a P ower Point presentation 'Life is beautiful.' If you receive it DO NOT OPEN THE FILE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, and delete it immediately. If you open this 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 antivirus 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 EMAIL TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS and ask them to PASS IT ON IMMEDIATELY.

 Sue In Yorkshire.

Sue In Yorkshire. Report 3 Nov 2006 18:53

Sue Thanks for the warning,have copied and pasted it and sent it to my daughters. SueXXXXXXXXXX

Tina-Marie

Tina-Marie Report 3 Nov 2006 18:53

Thanks for that Sue, have done the same as Sue (above) Tina x

Lady Cutie

Lady Cutie Report 3 Nov 2006 18:55

Thanks sue i'll pass it on to my daughter hazel x

Debby

Debby Report 3 Nov 2006 19:02

Sue It's a hoax - been circulating since 2002 - just found it on the Snopes website. Debby

Colin from Hampshire

Colin from Hampshire Report 3 Nov 2006 19:20

Hi Sue :):) Thank you for placing the warning, you are always right to do this in an event of being unsure :) Debby is right on this, it is a hoax mail that has been doing the rounds in different guises for some years. Generally what these hoaxes do is to get you to pass it round to keep the hoax going. Best Wishes Colin :):)

Debby

Debby Report 3 Nov 2006 19:25

Oh sorry Sue - my reply looks really rude compared to Colins! I didn't mean it to! Debby

Sidami

Sidami Report 3 Nov 2006 19:57

Oh thank goodness for that, you can never be sure can you........

Cumbrian Caz~**~

Cumbrian Caz~**~ Report 3 Nov 2006 20:07

Thanks so much for warning us, caz xxxxxx