WIN A HOLIDAY hoax
This is a false warning of a malicious e-mail which does not exist.
This is one of those hoaxes that just keeps going around Please
do not forward it.
Here's
an example of the hoax.
If you
receive an email titled "WIN A HOLIDAY" DO NOT open it. It will
erase everything on your hard drive. Forward this letter outto
as many people as you can. This is a new, very malicious virus
and not many people know about it. This information was announced
yesterday (16/2/98) morning from Microsoft; please share it with
everyone that might access the internet. Once again, pass this
along to EVERYONE in your address book so that this may be stopped.
Also, do not open or even look at any mail that says "RETURNED
OR UNABLE TO DELIVER" This virus will attach itself to your computer
components and render them useless. Immediately delete any mail
items that say this. AOL has said that this is a very dangerous
virus and that there is NO remedy for it at this time. Please
practice cautionary measures and forward this to all your online
friends = ASAP.
Ignore this hoax warning and do not pass it on.
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List
of known hoaxes:
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V X Y Z
Welcome to my hoax section if
you encounter a message about a virus please send to [email protected]
or call me on ICQ#22015420
I
do not spread hoaxes! these pages are simply to inform
other users that they are hoaxes. Please to not spread
hoaxes. Hoax warnings are typically scare alerts started
by malicious people - and passed on by innocent users
who think they are helping the community by spreading
the warning.
Do
not forward hoax messages. There have been cases where
e-mail systems have collapsed after dozens of users forwarded
a false alert to everybody in the company. Corporate users
can get rid of the hoax problem by simply setting a strict
company guideline: End users must not forward virus
alarms. Ever. If such message is received, end users could forward it to the IT department
but not to anyone else.
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