RE: REAL VIRUS

["Wills, Mike N. (TC)" <MNWills@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Irish? I thought it was a different group?

-----Original Message-----
From: Norm Dennis [mailto:wmss@iinet.net.au]
Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2001 10:57 AM
To: midrange-nontech@midrange.com
Subject: Re: REAL VIRUS


Denise,
While everything of this nature should be treated with suspicion, this has a
tinge the Irish Virus.

It works on the honour system, send this email to everyone in your address
book
then delete all the files on your PC, thank you.

Still always better to be safe than sorry.

Norm


----- Original Message -----
From: "Denise Bumgarner" <denise@lenoirmirror.com>
To: <midrange-nontech@midrange.com>
Sent: Wednesday, 26 September 2001 23:29
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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