Author: Bob Durrett
Date: 15:13:43 02/26/04
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On February 26, 2004 at 16:18:41, John Merlino wrote: >On February 26, 2004 at 14:01:25, Stephen Ham wrote: > >>Dear John, >> >>I just received the following email, with attachment, from John Merlino. Since >>you're the only John Merlino whom I know, I thought I'd better post this to you. >> >> >> >>Thanks for your registration. >>( We say Sorry again, the first mail was delivered to an unknown mail address. >>This was a bug in our mailing system! ) >> >>The amount of 239.- USD was deducted by your credit card. >> >>Welcome, >>you can now visit more than 1200 very very hot web pages! >>Your registration, pages and passwords are in the attachment. >> >>enjoy >> >> >>His email address is: John.Merlino@smtp02.fields.gol.com and he sent this to my >>work address, which is odd. That John Merlino didn't leave a name after writing >>"enjoy." >> >>I don't recall trying to register anywhere and I certainly don't recall >>authorizing any debit to my credit card for $239. The mention of "hot web pages" >>sounds like porno. You're not in that business now, are you, John? ;-) Since >>there's an attachment, this looks like a virus/worm. >> >>I'm guessing that it's a mere coincidence that the sender's name is the same as >>yours. I plan to delete the email after you confirm that you didn't send it. >> >>Thanks in advance, John. >> >>All the very best, >>Stephen Ham > >Well, I certainly didn't send it. :-) And I checked to make sure that your >e-mail that is listed in your profile is NOT in my address book, so I doubt I >have a virus. >I don't have any virus-checking software, but !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Unbelievable!!! >if I get any reports >from others that they are getting the same type of e-mail from me, I'll be sure >to check out my computer thoroughly. > >Was the e-mail sent from my AOL address? If so, then I've got a problem that I'm >going to have to track down. If not, then somebody else got my name from >somewhere and attached my name to this bogus e-mail. > >jm
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