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 Post subject: phone virus or Hoax
PostPosted: 2004-05-19 14:49:48
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Just had this e mail sent to me , is this a hoax or virus .

Dear All,

If you receive a phone call and your mobile displays
(ACE) on the screen dont answer the call. END THE
CALL IMMEDIATELY. If you answer the call,
your phone will be infected by a virus. This virus
will erase all IMEI and IMSE information from both your
phone and your SIM card, which will make your
phone unable to connect with the telephone network.
You will have to buy a new phone.

This information has been confirmed by both Motorola
and Nokia. There are over 3 million mobiles phones
being infected by this virus in the USA now


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 Post subject: phone virus or Hoax
PostPosted: 2004-05-19 15:03:59
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http://us.mcafee.com/virusInfo/default.asp?id


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 Post subject: phone virus or Hoax
PostPosted: 2004-05-19 15:47:08
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Andy Z wrote in message
news:40ab64be$1 1@baen1673807.greenlnk.net...
> Just had this e mail sent to me , is this a hoax or virus .
>
> Dear All,
>
> If you receive a phone call and your mobile displays
> (ACE) on the screen dont answer the call. END THE
> CALL IMMEDIATELY. If you answer the call,
> your phone will be infected by a virus. This virus
> will erase all IMEI and IMSE information from both your
> phone and your SIM card, which will make your
> phone unable to connect with the telephone network.
> You will have to buy a new phone.
>
> This information has been confirmed by both Motorola
> and Nokia. There are over 3 million mobiles phones
> being infected by this virus in the USA now
>

Definitely not a hoax. This email is true. If it werent, the poster would
not have received it. However the content of the email is a load of
rubbish. If you really believe the contents of the email you should
immediately return your phone to your provider as you are too stupid to own
a phone.


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 Post subject: phone virus or Hoax
PostPosted: 2004-05-19 16:10:47
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Jackie wrote in message
news:2h1abfF7s2gpU1@uni-berlin.de...
>
> Andy Z wrote in message
> news:40ab64be$1 1@baen1673807.greenlnk.net...
> > Just had this e mail sent to me , is this a hoax or virus .
> >
> > Dear All,
> >
> > If you receive a phone call and your mobile displays
> > (ACE) on the screen dont answer the call. END THE
> > CALL IMMEDIATELY. If you answer the call,
> > your phone will be infected by a virus. This virus
> > will erase all IMEI and IMSE information from both your
> > phone and your SIM card, which will make your
> > phone unable to connect with the telephone network.
> > You will have to buy a new phone.
> >
> > This information has been confirmed by both Motorola
> > and Nokia. There are over 3 million mobiles phones
> > being infected by this virus in the USA now
> >
>
> Definitely not a hoax. This email is true. If it werent, the poster would
> not have received it. However the content of the email is a load of
> rubbish. If you really believe the contents of the email you should
> immediately return your phone to your provider as you are too stupid to
own
> a phone.
>
>
>
Did you even bother to read the link that was posted? Fool.


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 Post subject: phone virus or Hoax
PostPosted: 2004-05-19 16:30:25
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Dablyz wrote in message
news:c8fter$roi$1@newsg4.svr.pol.co.uk...
>
> Jackie wrote in message
> news:2h1abfF7s2gpU1@uni-berlin.de...
> >
> > Andy Z wrote in message
> > news:40ab64be$1 1@baen1673807.greenlnk.net...
> > > Just had this e mail sent to me , is this a hoax or virus .
> > >
> > > Dear All,
> > >
> > > If you receive a phone call and your mobile displays
> > > (ACE) on the screen dont answer the call. END THE
> > > CALL IMMEDIATELY. If you answer the call,
> > > your phone will be infected by a virus. This virus
> > > will erase all IMEI and IMSE information from both your
> > > phone and your SIM card, which will make your
> > > phone unable to connect with the telephone network.
> > > You will have to buy a new phone.
> > >
> > > This information has been confirmed by both Motorola
> > > and Nokia. There are over 3 million mobiles phones
> > > being infected by this virus in the USA now
> > >
> >
> > Definitely not a hoax. This email is true. If it werent, the poster
would
> > not have received it. However the content of the email is a load of
> > rubbish. If you really believe the contents of the email you should
> > immediately return your phone to your provider as you are too stupid to
> own
> > a phone.
> >
> >
> >
> Did you even bother to read the link that was posted? Fool.

The email is real, the contents are a hoax, do you not understand the finer
nuances of the English language.


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 Post subject: phone virus or Hoax
PostPosted: 2004-05-19 17:01:52
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Jackie wrote:-
> The email is real, the contents are a hoax, do you not understand the
finer
> nuances of the English language.
>
ITYM . . . language?

Pity that English does not have its own word to mean nuance!

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 Post subject: phone virus or Hoax
PostPosted: 2004-05-19 16:45:38
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On Wed, 19 May 2004 14:49:48 +0100, Andy Z Sigsworth@baesystems.com> wrote:

> Just had this e mail sent to me , is this a hoax or virus .
>
[snipped]
>

Seems like Essex Police were taken in, in 2002

http://networks.silicon.com/mobile/0,39024665,11035098,00.htm

is this hoax really that old??


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 Post subject: phone virus or Hoax
PostPosted: 2004-05-19 19:16:11
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We are advising users who receive the email to delete it and DO NOT pass it
on as this is how an email HOAX propagates. (McAfee website)


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