Re: [SLUG] Got a message from a friendThis is an old hoax

From: Matt (gopackgo@tampabay.rr.com)
Date: Tue Aug 28 2001 - 22:02:04 EDT


This is an old hoax (SPAM).
Check out http://urbanlegends.about.com/cs/lists/index.htm for a list of
hoaxes or http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/weekly/aa071598.htm
specifically for the budweiser hoax.

Matt

On Tuesday 28 August 2001 20:09, you wrote:
> Hey gang!
>
> I received this message from a friend. Don't know if there is any truth
> to it but i thought I should perhaps, pass it on.
>
> Rusty
>
>
> READ IMMEDIATELY AND PASS
> ON TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW
>
> Someone is sending out a very
> cute screensaver of the Budweiser
> Frogs.
>
> If you download it, you will lose
> everything! Your hard drive will
> crash and
> someone from the Internet will get
> your screen name and password!
> DO NOT
> DOWNLOAD IT UNDER ANY
> CIRCUMSTANCES!
> It just went into circulation
> yesterday. Please distribute this
> message.This
> is a new, very malicious virus and
> not many people know about it.
> This
> information was announced
> yesterday morning from Microsoft.
>
> Please share it with everyone that
> might access the Internet.
>
> Once again, Pass This Along To
> EVERYONE in your address book
> so that this may
> be stopped. AOL has said that this
> is a very dangerous virus and that
> there
> is NO remedy for it at this time.



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