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fw: beware of an email warning - from janet

updated sat 30 aug 03

 

Joyce Lee on fri 29 aug 03


----- Original Message -----
From: "Janet Kaiser"
To: "CA LEE Joyce"
Sent: Friday, August 29, 2003 4:21 PM
Subject: Beware of an Email warning


> Keep getting huge numbers of the following mail, with a zipped
> attachment which will no doubt to nasty things if opened...
>
> **** start ***
> To: Janet
> From: admin@the-chapel-of-art.freeserve.co.uk
> Subject: your account zaepbaes
>
>
> Hello there,
>
> I would like to inform you about important information regarding
> your
> email address. This email address will be expiring.
> Please read attachment for details.
>
> **** end ***
>
> The extremely interesting part is that the admin@myaddress does
> not exist. This is therefore set up to look like it came from my
> "administrator". So if you have employees or work for a company,
> you may like to let everyone know about this particular "nasty"
>
> Sincerely
>
> Janet Kaiser -- quickly revising thoughts on flogging these virus
> makers... certain medieval implements would be far more
> appropriate... Make them grow a tad...
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