Osama bin Laden Hanged

**Skyryder** · 7th October 2006, 17:11

Just in from my in-box.
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1. 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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> This e-mail is being distributed through countries around the globe,
> but mainly in the US and Israel.
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> Don't be inconsiderate; send this warning to whomever you know.
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> If you get an email along the lines of "Osama Bin Laden Captured" or
> "Osama Hanged" don't open the attachment.
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> 2. Please read the attached warning issued today.
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> PLEASE FORWARD THIS WARNING AMONG FRIENDS, FAMILY AND CONTACTS:
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> You should be alert during the next few days:
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> Do not open any message with an attached file called "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. 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.
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> If you receive a mail called "invitation", though sent by a friend,
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> 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, & gt;
> where the vital information is kept.
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> SEND THIS E-MAIL TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW, COPY THIS E-MAIL AND SEND IT
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> YOUR FRIENDS AND REMEMBER: IF YOU SEND IT TO THEM, YOU WILL BENEFIT
> ALL OF US.
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> and IM. All on demand. Always Free.
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> --
> No virus found in this incoming message.
> Checked by AVG Free Edition.
> Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.0/388 - Release Date:
13/07/2006
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No virus found in this incoming message.
Checked by AVG Free Edition.
Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.1/389 - Release Date:
14/07/2006

**MattRSK** · 7th October 2006, 17:15

Well go on, show us the pictures then!

**Kickaha** · 7th October 2006, 18:49

The real story

http://www.hoax-slayer.com/bin-laden-captured.html

http://www.hoax-slayer.com/olympic-t...irus-hoax.html

**bugjuice** · 7th October 2006, 18:54

easy fix....

get a mac.

**MrMelon** · 7th October 2006, 20:10

Way to go, spread the spam on here as well as by email!

**Skyryder** · 7th October 2006, 21:13

Originally Posted by MrMelon

Way to go, spread the spam on here as well as by email!

So OK you don't aprove a little warning message. That's how these bozo's do the damage.

Skyryder

**MOTOXXX** · 7th October 2006, 22:28

Originally Posted by bugjuice

easy fix....

get a mac.

**Smorg** · 7th October 2006, 23:10

Originally Posted by MOTOXXX

yep

10 chars

**dawnrazor** · 8th October 2006, 07:21

Originally Posted by bugjuice

easy fix....

get a mac.

**Sniper** · 8th October 2006, 08:09

Macs burn well.

**Kickaha** · 8th October 2006, 08:22

Originally Posted by Skyryder

So OK you don't aprove a little warning message. That's how these bozo's do the damage.

Skyryder

over 1\2 the emails you get about stuff like this are a hoax, you should check and see if they are genuine before you post a warning

**Coyote** · 8th October 2006, 09:11

Macs taste good.

**bugjuice** · 8th October 2006, 10:41

pfft.. d eeeeeeeee ni al.

**Beemer** · 8th October 2006, 11:56

Originally Posted by Skyryder

So OK you don't aprove a little warning message. That's how these bozo's do the damage.

Skyryder

Don't mind warning emails about GENUINE threats but this is reported as a hoax on so many internet sites I have strong doubts there is anything real about it. I have a 'friend' who sends me emails like this every few weeks - either warnings about viruses or recommendations not to let men help you change your tyre in a parking lot (because he has rope and duct tape in his briefcase and he's going to rape and murder you, just you wait!) - or advice on choosing lipsticks as some contain lead. I copy and paste a line in the warning into Google and see what it comes up with. Occasionally there has been SOME truth in the email but on the whole, it comes up with oodles of sites that have exposed the warnings as hoaxes. So I send her the links to the hoaxes and she always asks how I know about these things. It's not difficult!

And save your warnings for those who email you - I doubt you'll be getting bulk emails from KB members that you have to worry about. Although that is a tempting thought...