This is unverified by me, folks, but I've received the mailing and, in my innocence, was saved from downloading the software by the fact that it is not Mac-compatible. Any one as narcisstic as I is in danger of being scammed by this site, it appears!

-Allan


----- Original Message -----
From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "VirusEye Subscriber" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, November 08, 2002 10:30 PM
Subject: Important Information: Greeting Card E-mail Scam


MessageLabs8 Nov 2002

Please be aware that there is a mass-mailing Greeting Card e-mail scam
currently active on the Internet.

It is being operated by a company called Permissioned Media Inc., based in
Panama.
The e-mail will appear in your inbox and will ask you to click upon a link
to view the greeting card you have been sent. The link is not necessarily
related to a greeting card site, and after clicking on it, will state that
software needs to be installed on your machine for you to view the greeting
card.  Within the terms and conditions of the license it states that by
agreeing to the installation of the software, you are also agreeing that a
copy of the greeting card e-mail can be sent to everyone in your address
book.  If you accept the terms of the lience agreement, it will send a copy
of the e-mail to the contacts in your address book.

Examples of domains that we have seen operating this scam are as follows:

friend-greeting.com or .net,
friendgreetings.com or .net,
cool-downloads.com or .net,
friend-greetings.com or .net,
friend-cards.com or .net

All of which are registered to Permissioned Media inc.

The greeting card e-mail scam is not technically a virus or a worm, and many
anti-virus vendors are stating that they have no plans to detect and prevent
the program.  Please be vigilant when reading licence agreements and
installing software of this nature, especially from organisations such as
Permissioned Media Inc. who are distributing the FriendsGreeting program.

If you have any questions, please contact the MessageLabs Help Desk, or your
Customer Services Executive.

Further information may be found here.

Regards,

MessageLabs
www.messagelabs.com





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8 Nov 2002

Please be aware that there is a mass-mailing Greeting Card e-mail scam
currently active on the Internet.

It is being operated by a company called Permissioned Media Inc., based in
Panama.
The e-mail will appear in your inbox and will ask you to click upon a link
to view the greeting card you have been sent. The link is not necessarily
related to a greeting card site, and after clicking on it, will state that
software needs to be installed on your machine for you to view the greeting
card.  Within the terms and conditions of the license it states that by
agreeing to the installation of the software, you are also agreeing that a
copy of the greeting card e-mail can be sent to everyone in your address
book.  If you accept the terms of the lience agreement, it will send a copy
of the e-mail to the contacts in your address book.

Examples of domains that we have seen operating this scam are as follows:

friend-greeting.com or .net,
friendgreetings.com or .net,
cool-downloads.com or .net,
friend-greetings.com or .net,
friend-cards.com or .net

All of which are registered to Permissioned Media inc.

The greeting card e-mail scam is not technically a virus or a worm, and many
anti-virus vendors are stating that they have no plans to detect and prevent
the program.  Please be vigilant when reading licence agreements and
installing software of this nature, especially from organisations such as
Permissioned Media Inc. who are distributing the FriendsGreeting program.

If you have any questions, please contact the MessageLabs Help Desk, or your
Customer Services Executive.

Further information may be found at:
   www.messagelabs.com/viruseye/report.asp?id=111.


Regards,

MessageLabs
www.messagelabs.com





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are protected from email-borne threats such as viruses, unsolicited mail and
pornographic material, before such content comes anywhere near their network
boundaries.

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