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Re: !!! DEADLY NEW VIRUS !!!

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From: Stick Em
Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2000 00:00
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will my garage door opener be safe?


Robert Bales <rba...@kscable.com> wrote in message
news:gvSB4.927$9U5.30383@typhoon2.kc.rr.com...
> COKE ALERT!!!!!!             No way is this possible to back through the
> circuits in a house
>
> --
> For GOD so loved the world that He gave His only begotten son  John 3:16
> "MoR" <freethough...@unbelief.com> wrote in message
> news:GFRB4.20662$Nn6.805030@newsread2.prod.itd.earthlink.net...
> > There is an extremely horrible, deadly new virus that
> > surfaced last night in Singapore.  U.S. Officials say that it
> > could hit the U.S. within 2 weeks.  An email message titled
> > "this is your last warning..." is infected with the most virulent
> > and terrifying computer virus to date.  DO NOT OPEN IT!!
> > If you open this message, it will not only format your hard drive
> > but physically destroy your computer.  YOUR COMPUTER
> > WILL BE RUINED BEYOND REPAIR if you open this message.
> > The virus is able to activate a soft switch (a soft switch is a switch
> that
> > is controlled by software- similar to when people shut down their
computer
> > using Windows and the power physically turns off even though they never
> > pressed the power off button).
> > Anyway, according to IBM and Microsoft officials in last nights press
> > release, this virus activates a soft switch on your motherboard that
> > controls power to your CPU.  It will cause a tremendous power surge that
> > will literally cause your CPU to burn (or explode).  Your computer will
> > literally burn up from the inside.  And not just that, but this virus is
> so
> > horrible, it could cause a CASCADING INVERSE POWER FLUCTUATION, by
sending
> > an electrical signal from your computer and into your primary
transistors
> > (that control power into your home), which could literally cause several
> > circuts in your home to burst into flames!  Your appliances, tv's,
radios-
> > anything and everything plugged into your wall outlets COULD LITERALLY
> > EXPLODE!  This could cause a catostrophic fire that could burn your
house
> to
> > the ground.  You could lose your home, your car, your spouse, even your
> > children-  ALL FROM OPENING THE EMAIL MESSAGE TITLED "this is your last
> > warning..."
> >
> > PLEASE, UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD YOU OPEN IT!
> >
> > You ***M U S T*** send this email to EVERYONE you know.  You must send
it
> > everywhere on the internet.  And not just to people you know, but send
it
> to
> > people you dont know.  Officials said that the virus could hit the U.S.
by
> > next week.  Therefore we must work EXTRA HARD to send out this message
to
> > everyone in the U.S. by next thursday.  200 Million people need to see
> this
> > message by next week.   If you ever needed to do something for humanity-
> to
> > make a difference in the world, this is it.
> >
> >
> >
> > parody copyright 2000, by MoR
> > www.unbelief.com
> >
> >
>
>
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From: "Stick Em" <rip...@valuenet.net>
Subject: Re: !!! DEADLY NEW VIRUS !!!
Date: 2000/03/26
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