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Old 06 November 2007, 05:35 PM
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Just had this sent me from a matey in a large business corp

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 Power 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.'





































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Old 06 November 2007, 05:39 PM
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Yeah, it's 5 years old and we didn't believe it then..

Urban Legends Reference Pages: Life Is Beautiful

When have you ever heard MS or Norton etc. send you info direct??? No-one has.
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Old 06 November 2007, 05:54 PM
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On the ball guys as usual,
Thought it a bit strange
Cheers all
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Old 06 November 2007, 06:09 PM
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please tell me you didnt forward it on....
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Old 06 November 2007, 07:28 PM
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No i always check first pmsl
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Old 06 November 2007, 08:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Dracoro
When have you ever heard MS or Norton etc. send you info direct??? No-one has.
I get frequent mail from them, as does anyone else who has subscribed to their security communications.

Recognize and avoid fraudulent e-mail to Microsoft customers
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Old 07 November 2007, 12:06 AM
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Of course, I meant unsolicited as it were
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Old 07 November 2007, 12:47 AM
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I'm still waiting for my $800 million !

I sent off my cheque
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This bit is the giveaway - you don't need to read further if you see this.

Please send it to everybody you know who has access to the Internet.
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^^^^ what he said. Along with
you will LOSE EVERYTHING IN YOUR PC
Caps and prophecies of doom are also telling signs
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