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Old 3rd October 2006, 07:39 AM   #1 (permalink)
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just recieved this email, it could be a wind up but you never know


> THIS IS A HUGE Warning!!!!!
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>PLEASE INFORM EVERYONE
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>Emails with pictures of Osama Bin-Laden hanged are being sent and the
>moment that you open these emails your computer will crash and you will not
>be able to fix it!
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>If you get an email along the lines of "Osama Bin Laden Captured"
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>or "Osama Hanged" don't open the attachment.
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>This e-mail is being distributed through countries around the globe, but
>mainly in the US and Israel.
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>Be considerate & send this warning to whomever you know.
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>PLEASE FORWARD THIS WARNING AMONG FRIENDS, FAMILY AND CONTACTS:
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>You should be alert during the next days:
>Do not open any message with an attached file called
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>"Invitation" regardless of who sent it.
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>It is a virus that opens an Olympic Torch which "burns" the
>whole hard disc C of your computer.
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>This virus will be received from someone who has your e-mail address in
>his/her contact list, that is why you should send this e-mail to all your
>contacts.
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>It is better to receive this message 25 times than to receive the virus and
>open it.
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>If you receive a mail called "invitation", though sent by a friend, do not
>open it and shut down your computer immediately.
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>This is the worst virus announced by CNN, it has been classified by
>Microsoft as the most destructive virus ever.
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>This virus was discovered by McAfee yesterday, and there is no repair yet
>for this kind of virus.
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>This virus simply destroys the Zero Sector of the Hard Disc, where the
>vital information is kept.
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