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| | From:  DonWhie (Original Message) | Sent: 11/14/2008 11:02 PM |
This morning, my EarthLink E-mail Virus Checker sent me an automated message saying they had quarantined an E-mail from the United Postal Service 'cuz it contained an attachment containing a virus...The msg in question had a return addy with "UPS" as it's domain...an obvious phish (UPS is "Brown", the United Parcel Service) the Postal Service uses "USPS". I had EarthLink empty the quarantine w/o opening immediately.
Later I got an E-mail from my dad with this info:
With the holidays approaching, we need to be extra cautious. . . . please note!!
----- UPS Delivery Failure ... VERIFIED VIRUS -- UPS Scamecker
snopes.com acknowledging that this is a real virus
With Christmas fast approaching, watch out for this ... be alert!!!
The newest virus circulating is the
UPS Delivery Failure. Applies to Fed Ex as well.
You will receive an email from UPS Packet Service along with a packet number...
NOTE: The word packet is misspelled on this line. It will say that they were un-able to deliver a package sent to you on such and such a date....
It then asks you to print out the invoice copy attached....
DO NOT .... TRY TO PRINT THIS. IT LAUNCHES THE VIRUS! .....
Pass this warning on to all your PC operators at work and home. This virus has caused Millions of dollars in damage in the past few days.
Snopes confirms that it is real: http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/ups.asp |
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--- On Fri, 11/14/08, Goodseed's Camp <[email protected]> wrote:
> From: Goodseed's Camp <[email protected]>
> Subject: New Virus
> To: "Goodseed's Camp" <[email protected]>
> Date: Friday, November 14, 2008, 6:00 PM
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> New Message on Goodseed's Camp
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> From: DonWhie
> Message 1 in Discussion
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> This morning, my EarthLink E-mail Virus Checker sent me an
> automated message saying they had quarantined an E-mail from
> the United Postal Service 'cuz it contained an
> attachment containing a virus...The msg in question had a
> return addy with "UPS" as it's domain...an
> obvious phish (UPS is "Brown", the United Parcel
> Service) the Postal Service uses "USPS". I had
> EarthLink empty the quarantine w/o opening immediately.
>
> Later I got an E-mail from my dad with this info:
>
> With the holidays approaching, we need to be extra
> cautious. . . . please note!!
>
> ----- UPS Delivery Failure ... VERIFIED VIRUS -- UPS
> Scamecker
>
> snopes.com acknowledging that this is a real virus
>
> With Christmas fast approaching, watch out for this ... be
> alert!!!
>
> The newest virus circulating is the
> UPS Delivery Failure. Applies to Fed Ex as well.
> You will receive an email from UPS Packet Service along
> with a packet number...
> NOTE: The word packet is misspelled on this line. It will
> say that they were un-able to deliver a package sent to you
> on such and such a date....
> It then asks you to print out the invoice copy attached....
>
> DO NOT .... TRY TO PRINT THIS. IT LAUNCHES THE VIRUS! .....
>
> Pass this warning on to all your PC operators at work and
> home. This virus has caused Millions of dollars in damage in
> the past few days.
>
> Snopes confirms that it is real:
> http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/ups.asp
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| | | From: 3and24 | Sent: 11/15/2008 12:56 AM |
I also got an email stating a new virius comes in as "Mail server report." If you open it, it will be too late as the sender will have access to your Name, email and passwords and everything else on your computer.. This is so new that they haven't got a cure for it yet say aol. |
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| | | From: Val | Sent: 11/15/2008 2:39 AM |
Thanks for the info, Don and Charlie! Hey-Don and Charlie's is a restaraunt out here famous for their ribs, any relation????  |
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| | | From: 3and24 | Sent: 11/15/2008 1:36 PM |
Nope neva hoid of it.  But be careful as they mite be after your money.  With a name like that it just has ta be gooder.  |
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