Dear Mr/Mrs,Oh no! I'd better do as it says... or should I? This was recieved by yours truly a few days ago, and illustrates one of my alltime REAL hates. Chain letters, specifically the one's (ironically) warning of a virus or an account expiry. I replied telling the sendee that it was a peice of cow excrement, to be sent a reply that was "Maybe, but just being safe." Safe from what? Let us probe deep into this message, and show EXACTLY why this peice of rubbish is NOT legit (though in fairness it looks more so than the MSN ones...)
We have encountered a serious problem. We have a virus on our machines and is spreading from computer to computer. All your email addresses are on our computers and now we have made them safe, so the virus cannot spread to your computer, but we still need your help. If you forward this message to everyone you know, then you will give us the technology to delete this virus and prevent your system from becoming infected. If you don't forward this message, then you will pay the penatly, your bebo account will be infected, so your system will be infected, and you will loose your bebo account within 12 days notice. We will no because this message it tagged, and will be tagged with the people you will send to, and we will keep checking our datebases for people that are deleting these messages. Remember this virus is deadly, even Norton cannot delete it. So please help us. Thank you
Yours truly
The bebo team
Bebo team no: 562789356-678
Office: 342
>>PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE AS IT IS AN AUTOMATED RESPONSE<<
- We have a virus on our machines and is spreading from computer to computer
- All your email addresses are on our computers and now we have made them safe, so the virus cannot spread to your computer
- If you forward this message to everyone you know, then you will give us the technology to delete this virus and prevent your system from becoming infected
- If you don't forward this message, then you will pay the penatly
- your bebo account will be infected, so your system will be infected
- and you will loose...
- ...your bebo account within 12 days notice
- We will no because this message it tagged
- and we will keep checking our datebases for people that are deleting these messages
- Remember this virus is deadly, even Norton cannot delete it
- Bebo team no: 562789356-678
Office: 342
Not been a fun evening.
'chard
6 comments:
One day I will find the authors of all those letters and make them think I'm going to shoot them! Mwahahaha! (I won't actually shoot them, because that would be mean.)
From a technical point of view, cross site scripting vulnerabilities could do all of the originally claimed stuff.
The whole clean system might seem like total rubbish, but I have seen it used properly (although that was a tick box thing rather than just sending the message about).
From a non technical point of view, Emmie: wouldn't it be more fitting to give them a bullet and tell them that they have to give bullets to ten friends else it'll taunt them until they cry?
Speaking of really annoying e-mails, I received this one a few weeks ago:
Hey it is Andy and john the directors of MSN, sorry for the interruption
but
msn is closing down. this is because too many inconsiderate people are
taking up all the name (eg making up lots of different accounts for just
one
person), we only have 578 names left. If you would like to close your
account, DO NOT SEND THIS MESSAGE ON. If you would like to keep your
account, then SEND THIS MESSAGE TO EVERYONE ON YOUR CONTACT LIST. This is
no
joke, we will be shutting down the servers. Send it on, thanks.
WHO EVER DOES NOT SEND THIS MESSEAGE, YOUR ACCOUNT WILL BE CLOSED AND YOU
WILL COST £10.00 A MONTH TO USE. SEND THIS TO EVERYONE ON YOUR CONTACT
LIST.
NOW YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO. PLEASE DO NOT FORWARD THIS or REPLAY. COPY THE
WHOLE EMAIL. GO BACK TO YOUR INBOX AND CLICK ON NEW. AND PASTE
THANK YOU FOR YOUR
ATTENTION
Count the days to Christmas with the MSN Christmas Countdown Calendar!
(By the way, I have not made any alterations to the message, this is exactly how I received it).
Since I got this message from an aquaintance of Richard's, I complained to him and Richard sent him a sarcastic e-mail telling him he was being an idiot.
I thought the matter was resolved until a few days ago when I received EXACTLY THE SAME MESSAGE FROM THE SAME PERSON!
Honestly! Sometimes I dispair...
What's Bebo? Sounds rather silly... :)
Hehe, what a load of rubbish.
Sarah, I sympathise, I got that same blasted email twice and sent a rather stern reply!
Richard, you missed the use of the wrong form of know...they said "we will no because this message is tagged". Grr..stupid forwards!
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