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MintoxGT
MintoxGT
WA
975 posts
WA, 975 posts
4 Jan 2009 12:18pm

Hey crew,

I received this and think you all should know about it..... From the AFP Aust Fed Police

Cheers GT



TREVOR SMALLWOOD

BRISBANE OFFICE
Tel +61(0) 7 32221347
Ext 17347 Fax +61(0) 7 32221219
www.afpgov.au
<
www.afp.gov.au/ >

PLEASE
INFORM EVERYONE
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!
If you get an email along the lines of 'Osama
Bin Laden Captured'
Or 'Osama Hanged' don't open the
Attachment.
This e-mail is being distributed through countries
Around the globe ...
Be considerate & send
This warning to whomever you know.
PLEASE FORWARD
THIS WARNING AMONG FRIENDS, FAMILY AND CONTACTS:

You should be alert during the next
Days:
Do not open any message with an attached filed called

'Invitation' regardless of who sent it.
It is
A virus that opens an Olympic Torch which 'burns' the whole
Hard disc C of your computer. /span>

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.
It is better to receive this
Message 25 times than to receive the virus and open it.

If you receive a mail called
'invitation', though sent by a friend, do not open it and shut
Down your computer immediately.
This is the worst
Virus announced by CNN, it has been classified by Microsoft as
The most destructive virus ever.
This virus was discovered by
McAfee yesterday, and there is no repair yet for this kind
Of virus.
This virus simply destroys the Zero Sector of
The Hard Disc, where the vital information is kept.


firiebob
firiebob
WA
3182 posts
WA, 3182 posts
4 Jan 2009 1:28pm
I'm fairly sure this is an old hoax GT.
Thanks anyway, cheers Bob.


Discovered: July 1, 2004
Updated: May 31, 2007 1:41:42 PM
Type: Hoax

The Osama Hanged Hoax is an email hoax that appeared for the first time on the Web in 2004. It contains a message that informs the email receiver about Osama bin Laden being hung. Some versions of the email also contain a link to the Web site that hosts malware. Downloading and executing the file may lead to infection.
shark
shark
WA
361 posts
WA, 361 posts
7 Jan 2009 11:04pm
you would think that the AFP would announce this on the general news media as in newspaper and TV, not via spam email????

I would be pretty disappointed if that was how they chose to inform the public.

Possibly you are a bit gullible??
MintoxGT
MintoxGT
WA
975 posts
WA, 975 posts
7 Jan 2009 11:53pm
Sorry guys,

I had no idea and just wanted all to be aware, I am no geek nor guru so ignorance is my friend and constant companion when computers and stuff abound.

Shark, wot eva!
windsurfer44
windsurfer44
WA
243 posts
WA, 243 posts
8 Jan 2009 12:00am
MintoxGT said...

Sorry guys,

I had no idea and just wanted all to be aware, I am no geek nor guru so ignorance is my friend and constant companion when computers and stuff abound.

Shark, wot eva!


i would have posted it too. im not a geek. i dont even know what spam is. thanks for telling us, if its true or not GT =).
Haircut
Haircut
QLD
6491 posts
QLD, 6491 posts
12 Jan 2009 9:59pm
cooooool!!!! i'm building a spare computer just so i can watch this olympic torch
GreenPat
GreenPat
QLD
4105 posts
QLD, 4105 posts
13 Jan 2009 6:31pm
windsurfer44 said...

i dont even know what spam is.


Mutton dressed like ham.
Cassa
Cassa
WA
1305 posts
WA, 1305 posts
13 Jan 2009 7:41pm
Spam ,it comes in a can
poor relative
poor relative
WA
9106 posts
WA, 9106 posts
13 Jan 2009 7:50pm
...it was put there by a man
knot board
knot board
QLD
1241 posts
QLD, 1241 posts
13 Jan 2009 9:28pm
...in a factory down town
poor relative
poor relative
WA
9106 posts
WA, 9106 posts
13 Jan 2009 11:50pm
...If I had my little way I'd eat spam everyday
MintoxGT
MintoxGT
WA
975 posts
WA, 975 posts
13 Jan 2009 11:59pm
Ok...... My intentions where noble.......... Now why wont someone change my nappy????

Heheheh

Im scared
MintoxGT
MintoxGT
WA
975 posts
WA, 975 posts
13 Jan 2009 11:59pm
Spam on toast with tomato sauce, ken fken wonderfullllll.
windsurfer44
windsurfer44
WA
243 posts
WA, 243 posts
14 Jan 2009 3:16am
mi goreng sandwiches rox my sox at the moment.
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