Doesn't work I'm afraid.  See <http://antivirus.about.com/cs/hoaxes/p/aaaa.htm>

Bill

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On 20 Jun 2012, at 16:50, Mike Lynch <[email protected]> wrote:

> I don't know if this is still valid but a former IT colleague told me to put 
> a fictitious contact in my address book eg [email protected] this entry 
> is the first to appear in the address book. I was told that programmes that 
> work their way through address books start at the beginning and look for a 
> successful sending of a message. Obviously the address won't work and the 
> programmes stop working their way through address/contacts lists.
> 
> I have such an entry in my contacts ... But don't know if it actually works.
> 
> Regards
> Mike Lynch
> 
> On 20 Jun 2012, at 16:34, Martyn J Culling <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
>> No idea what it is, but email address book thievery is regrettably too 
>> common. I've had several such emails in last year from folk who have my 
>> address.
>> 
>> rgds Martyn
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 



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