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« on: March 02, 2005, 05:42:21 PM »

Forgive me please, I don't mean to shout or loud, but
I got this in my mail box;

"Dear YAHOO User,         

          Because of the sudden rush of people signing up to YAHOO,
it has come to our attention that we are vastly running out of resources.
So, within a month's time,anyone who does not receive this email with
the exact subject heading,will be deleted off our server. Please forward
this email so that we know you are still using this account.

WARNING   WARNING
         

          We want to find out which users are actually using their YAHOO
accounts. So if you are using your account, please pass this e-mail to every
YAHOO user that you can and IF YOU DO NOT PASS this letter to anyone
we will delete your account.

 From Mr. ALLEN SMITH
 YAHOO Admin. Dept.
 
    Our YAHOO system is getting to crowded!! We need you to forward
this to at least 20 people. I know this seems like a large number, but we
need to find out who is really using their account. If you do not send this
to at least 10 YAHOO members, we will delete your account. Sorry for this
inconvenience.


       Sincerely, Director of YAHOO Services
       BOB LOPEZ"


Certainly that is a hoax! But how could one person do such a foolish
thing and the next step I did, was to mail them back with a warning
sign!

Also read about this , Meet The Hackers,
an information you don't want to miss reading... really, it got into my nerve
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« Reply #1 on: March 02, 2005, 07:29:36 PM »

similar messages are circulating through ICQ system from the time I'm using it, the message states that everyone who wish ICQ stay free need to sign petition, otherwise it would go paid Tongue anyway I think that some people still believes in it as they keep on re-sending these messages to their friends... gladly they didn't include any trojans in these messages.
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« Reply #2 on: March 03, 2005, 01:53:12 AM »

I hope YaHoo exec see this and if need be,
I'll submit to him the first person email who
submitted this hoax.....

Strange huh...., while YaHoo is giving away
100MB email free, and yet, ppl do such stupidity...

Btw, congratulations to YaHoo for its 10 years anniversary!

Read A Guide To Virus Here!
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« Reply #3 on: March 06, 2005, 11:23:31 AM »

There maybe a little more to this than mets the proverbial eye Tongue

http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/articles/yahooimhoax.html
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