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DANGER!..DANGER....VIRUS ATTACK!!

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With Christmas coming up, I can see where this could be a real problem.

The newest virus circulating is the UPS/Fed Ex Delivery Failure. You will receive an e-mail from UPS/Fed Ex Service along with a packet number. It will say that they were unable to deliver a package sent to you on such-and-such a date. It then asks you to print out the invoice copy
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Pass this warning on to all your PC operators at work and home. This virus has caused Millions of dollars in damage in the past few days.<o:p></o:p>


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Thanks for the HU. I'll treat it like all the $1,000 Wal Mart gift certificates my friends have been sending me.

Bob
 
Very good warning. My Mom fell for this unfortunately a few months back, and I spent the better part of a day getting the crap off her computer, all the while cursing the $*%*%^^* pieces of #*$%& that put this thing out there!

Darrell
 
This is why I do not open e-mails that I do not know where they came from, and I get tracking numbers directly from friends/family. Thank you for the heads up though. I hope this helps someone avoid it.
 
...I received (in zip file no less) a few days ago an email labeled "DHL-mailing-label-id N2573." I have no clue what that's about. Needless to say,...it got deep six'ed.
 
Yes, I also received the FEDEX email yesterday, but like Brad, I just deleted it completely off of my computer. It also had a zip file on it. Real cute....:angryfir:
 
Roadburner440 said:
This is why I do not open e-mails that I do not know where they came from, and I get tracking numbers directly from friends/family. Thank you for the heads up though. I hope this helps someone avoid it.
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+1.
The great unwashed who should not own a computer will still get caught out and wreak havoc on their friends.
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This really isn't new, it surfaced two years ago. I guess with the holidays approaching and all the packages being shipped, those who wish to infect computers are using this route again.
 
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