RE: REAL VIRUS

["Horan, Patrice" <PHoran@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>From http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/klingerman_hoax.htm

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recently received
several inquiries concerning an e-mail message about people who have been
infected with "Klingerman virus" after opening gift packages delivered to
them in the mail. According to the e-mail message, a number of people became
ill with a viral infection after handling a sponge contained in a package
marked, "A gift for you from the Klingerman Foundation."

The e-mail is a hoax. There is no "Klingerman virus," and the information in
the e-mail notice is untrue. If you receive an e-mail message about
"Klingerman virus," please do not forward it to others.

Although the e-mail message is a hoax, if you are concerned about the
contents of a package you receive in the mail, contact your local post
office. It is a criminal offense to send potentially hazardous agents
through the mail for the purpose of deliberately causing harm to human
health. When such an incident occurs, the local emergency response system
should be activated by dialing 911 in most communities; in communities
without 911 systems, local law enforcement authorities should be notified.
The local FBI field office and local and state public health authorities
also should be notified.

-----Original Message-----
From: Denise Bumgarner [mailto:denise@lenoirmirror.com]
Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2001 10:29 AM
To: midrange-nontech@midrange.com
Subject: REAL VIRUS



This was forwarded from our company nurse.  Thought it might be of interest.


>
> Friends,
>
> I do not know  if this is true; however, considering what is going on in
the
> world it is not worth taking a chance.  I copied it so everyonecould read:
>
> Subject:  US Mail may being used to distribute a real virus
>
> I am so sorry to send the negative news...especially after everything,
> but I would feel horrible if I could have prevented someone from having
> this happen.
>
>
> NOT A JOKE  PLEASE READ!
>
>
> ONCE YOU HAVE READ  THIS PLEASE FORWARD TO ALL YOU KNOW.
>
> 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 mail  box, 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 KlingermanVirus, 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 remailing 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 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
>

Denise Bumgarner
Lenoir Mirror Company
Lenoir, NC 28645

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