Email Hoaxes

Regarding these annoying warnings of e-mail viruses please refer to the = following which was received by this sender first hand from Peter = Wimbourne of OPUS NETWORX. True he may have a vested interest in = reducing these messages since he is a McAffee agent and his mail servers = may be overflowing but i) he also has long displayed active interest in = furthering the "connected community" as it were and ii) the S.O.B = probably has more storage than he really knows what to do with. No, = he's not a saint and sometimes can be a real pain in the ..., anyway, = perhaps *this* should be forwarded to all you email friends. You have been included in this transmission because either a) you sent = me a message warning me of an email virus or b) your address was in the = header as a receipient of a similar message. I fully endorse the following and think that you need to know. = Knowledge is power. ----------- It's that time of year again, when people are on holiday and have too = much time on their hands. Invariably someone thinks it would be fun to = start another virus scare, and creates a message warning people of a = virus. Like all well meaning users many of you will copy it to your = friends and colleagues. However these are all hoaxes, and as a McAfee Associates Agent we have = listed some of them for you below. Please do not respond to any similar = messages. Your good intentions simply help create millions of messages = that clog up the servers on the Internet. The best protection against viruses is found by using anti virus = software, updating it frequently, and not pirating software. Evaluation copies of all McAfee products can be found in our Software = Library in the MCAFEE section. Licensing and support can be provided by = OPUS NETWORX. regards - peter wimbourne OPUS NETWORX - Trinidad and Tobago's longest running online service! www.opus.co.tt www.opus-networx.com telnet: opus.co.tt = opus-networx.com email: support@opus.co.tt = support@opus-networx.com Majornet: support@OPN Modem: (809) 628-5023 Phone: (809) 625-5949 Fax: (809) 625-5950 *************************************************************************= ********** "Join The Crew" E-mail Hoax This is NOT an actual virus. Below is a copy of the actual text which was passed around. Take note ! Someone got an e-mail, titled as JOIN THE CREW and it has erased his = hard drive. Please do not open up any mail that has this title. This is a new = e-mail virus and not a lot of people know about it, just let everyone know, so = they won't be a victim. Please e-mail this to everyone you know!!! Remember the title : JOIN THE CREW - Make sure you do not "JOIN THE CREW" that have lost there entire HD Please ignore and delete this message. Also note the following: - This is a hoax because viruses are not carried in e-mail messages. - Viruses must be transmitted as an attachment to a message. - By receiving the message you are not in any danger. - Every attachment should always be saved and scanned before executing. (even though double clicking the attachment might be more convenient = -mike) Delete any "JOIN THE CREW" e-mail message and DO NOT forward it to anyone. You will only propagate the hoax. Virus Hoax Listing=20 Below is a listing of known Virus Hoaxes, which have been spread via = e-mail and over the internet. These are the actual text warnings. They are not = viruses. These messages are considered Hoaxes.=20 AOL4Free Hoax Bud Frogs Screen Saver BUDDYLST.ZIP Email Hoax Deeyenda Hoax Ghost.exe Hoax Good Times Hoax Irina Hoax Join The Crew hoax A Moment Of Silence Hoax Penpal Hoax Returned or Unable to Deliver Hoax Valentine's Greetings Hoax