Is this a hoax or just junk chain mail or real?

@sharongooner wrote:

Please Be Extremely Careful
>>> especially if using internet mail such as Yahoo, Hotmail, AOL and
so on.
>>>
>>>
>>> This information arrived this morning direct from both Microsoft
and
>>> Norton.
>>>
>>> Please send it to everybody you know who has access to the
Internet.
>>>
>>> You may receive an apparently harmless email with a P ower Point
>>> presentation ‘Life is beautiful.’
>>>
>>> If you receive it DO NOT OPEN THE FILE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES ,
and
>>> delete it immediately.
>>>
>>> If you open this file, a message will appear on your screen saying:
‘It
>>> is too late now, your life is no longer beautiful.’
>>>
>>> Subsequently you will LOSE EVERYTHING IN YOUR PC and the person who
sent
>>> it to you will gain access to your name, e-mail and password.
>>>
>>> This is a new virus which started to circulate on Saturday
afternoon.
>>>
>>> AOL has already confirmed the severity, and the antivirus
software’s are
>>> not capable of destroying it.
>>>
>>> The virus has been created by a hacker who calls himself ‘life
owner.’
>>>
>>>
>>> PLEASE SEND A COPY OF THIS EMAIL TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS and ask them
to
>>> PASS
>>> IT ON IMMEDIATELY
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>

The only danger of that mail is it boring everyone to death, any dumb mail that asks you to pass it on, or tell your friends is etc is suspect to begin with, nobody warns you about viruses with emails usually, unless they themselves are trying to infect you.

To add to what Anita has (quite correctly) pointed out. This type of e-mail which seeks to make the recipioent aware of some terrible impending event like a mystery virus or worm that will destroy their computer etc etc is a typical hoax.

BTW if you reply to this sort of spam mail you only confirm to the spammer that they have reached a ”live” e-mail address which will result in more and more spam hitting your inbox in the future.

@forumhostpb wrote:

To add to what Anita has (quite correctly) pointed out. This type of e-mail which seeks to make the recipioent aware of some terrible impending event like a mystery virus or worm that will destroy their computer etc etc is a typical hoax.

The idea is to encourage people to send it on to as many of their ‘contacts’ as they can ….. thus creating an big surge in internet traffic as they do so – which is exactly the same thing that most infected e-mails seek to do.

These e-mails are inevitably spammed hoaxes and the sensible thing is to totally ingnore them and simply delete them WITHOUT taking any other action like responding or forwarding them.

BTW if you reply to this sort of spam mail you only confirm to the spammer that they have reached a ”live” e-mail address which will result in more and more spam hitting your inbox in the future.

Nearly chokes in shock to see PB agrees with me :shock: , your good deeds will be rewarded on my journey to world domination muhahaha!