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General Category => Miscellaneous => Topic started by: Teresa on September 02, 2008, 09:13:17 PM

Title: COMPUTER VIRUS WARNING
Post by: Teresa on September 02, 2008, 09:13:17 PM
http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/ups.asp   

COMPUTER VIRUS WARNING
The newest virus circulating is the 'UPS [or FedEx] Delivery Failure'. You will receive an email from UPS or FedEx Packet Service along with a packet number. NOTE: The word packet is misspelled on this line as 'paket'. 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 attached. DON'T TRY TO PRINT THIS. IT LAUNCHES THE VIRUS! Pass this warning on to all your PC operators at work and home.
Title: Re: COMPUTER VIRUS WARNING
Post by: flo on September 02, 2008, 09:18:08 PM
glad you passed this on, Teresa.  AND to begin with, if you stopped to think, how many of you have given UPS or FEDEX your e-mail address?
Title: Re: COMPUTER VIRUS WARNING
Post by: Teresa on September 02, 2008, 09:41:49 PM
It looks real. I had to ask Kjell if I should open this and check.. We ship out a lot and he checked it and the address and said it was NOT to be opened. I bounced it back to the recipient and blocked the address.