On 11 Dec 2008, at 17:50, Martin Clark wrote: > A large dollop of wariness and scepticism is a useful thing when using > the internet. It is my belief that anyone gullible enough to believe > hoax warnings like this may also find themselves falling for scams and > other mischiefs.
The snopes.com entry on this one is particularly interesting. It started as a genuine threat, propagating the seriously nasty storm malware by pretending that you'd had an ecard sent to you, but then turned into a classic hoax message: http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/postcard.asp Some virus hoaxes are themselves carrying a payload of nasties, which is why it pays to be mega careful. Having said that, I guess that we've all been caught one way or another by this kind of thing, just like we all have memories that produce that fist in the mouth, "oh my god, did I really do that?" sensation. All the best Bruce There are no strangers on the cut, only boaters we've yet to meet. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/canals-list/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/canals-list/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[email protected] mailto:[email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
