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| Mabi |
Posted
on 14-Jan-01 04:54 PM
This is from Schwab corporate headquarters - so it's no joke. Very scary.
Be careful Just when you thought you were safe, now we have the following to
deal with...please read, it definitely is a serious threat to our
lives and health. This is an alert about a virus in the original sense
of the word...one that affects your body, not your hard drive. There have
been 23 confirmed
cases of people attacked by the Klingerman Virus, a virus that arrives in
your real mailbox, not your e-mail in box. Someone has been mailing large
blue
envelopes, seemingly at random, to people inside the US. On the front of the
envelope in bold black letters is printed, "A gift for you from the
Klingerman Foundation." When the envelopes are opened, there is a small
sponge sealed in plastic. This sponge carries what has come to be known as
the Klingerman Virus, as public health officials state this is a strain of
virus they have not previously encountered. When asked for comment, Florida
police Sergeant Stetson said, "We are working with the CDC and the USPS, but
have so far been unable to track down the origins of these letters.The
return addresses have all been different, and we are certain a re-mailing
service is being used, making our jobs that much more difficult."
Those who have come in contact with the Klingerman Virus have been
hospitalized with severe dysentery. So far seven of the twenty-three victims
have died. There is no legitimate Klingerman Foundation mailing unsolicited
gifts. If you receive an oversized blue envelope in the mail marked "A gift
from the Klingerman Foundation". DO NOT open it. Place it in a strong
plastic bag or container and call the police immediately. The "gift" is one
you definitely do not want to open.
PLEASE PASS THIS ON TO EVERYONE YOU CARE ABOUT.
Mrs. Sandra Dee McNair-Boyd
Social WorkSecretary
Yale New Haven Hospital
Department of Social Work
203-688-2256
Dr. Marvin E. Cooper
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL. USA
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| dk |
Posted
on 14-Jan-01 08:33 PM
Visit URL http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/kingerman_hoax.htm re: the Klingerman Virus...
Pls, check the info before scaring the sh_t out.
If you ever get a suspicious e-mail, you can do a YAHOO lookup. It saves everyone time and agony. Forwarding such emails will just add to internet congestion.....
----dk
>This is from Schwab corporate headquarters -
> ....plastic bag or container and call the police
>immed
>Department of Social Work
>203-688-2256
>Dr. Marvin E. Cooper
>Northwestern University, Evanston, IL. USA
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| mabi |
Posted
on 15-Jan-01 09:51 AM
>Visit URL http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/
>kingerman_hoax.htm re: the Klingerman Virus..
>.
>
>Pls, check the info before scaring the sh_t
>out.
>If you ever get a suspicious e-mail, you can
>do a YAHOO lookup. It saves everyone time
>and agony. Forwarding such emails will just
>add to internet congestion.....
>
>----dk
Hi dk,
I thought the message was about the real virus in real mail not the e-mail, which has nothing to with the congestion of internet.
mabi
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| mabi |
Posted
on 15-Jan-01 09:53 AM
Hi dk,
thanks for the info.
mabi
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| dk |
Posted
on 15-Jan-01 05:57 PM
Mabi ji,
The Internet congestion due to thousands of panicking users passing the email around to another 50 ppl each... that is, 50 thousand pieces of hoax email.. hence email congestion...
Virus may/not be REAL, but the threat to Internet is real.
-dk
>
>Hi dk,
>I thought the message was about the real
>virus in real mail not the e-mail, which has
>nothing to with the congestion of internet.
>mabi
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