[ale] OT Sucker SPAM [Fwd: You sent potentially unsafe content:Hey!]

[mainwizard at vei.net]

That's what my email provider sends when I get a virus in my inbox. This =
is definitely not spam.

Ed.

----- Original Message -----
From: Robert Heaven
Sent: 5/2/2004 2:39:54 PM
To: ale at ale.org
Subject: [ale] OT Sucker SPAM [Fwd: You sent potentially unsafe content:H=
ey!]

> When I first started reading this email I was thinking that either 1)
> Evolution has somehow become subject to email viruses (not likely) or,
> 2) someone's infected Winbloze PC was spoofing my email address. But th=
e
> further I read the more I realized; this whole thing is nothing but spa=
m
> trying to trick people into using this companies anti-virus software.
> (which is probably just spy-ware in disguise anyway)=20
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> I probably would have been convinced of the spoofing until I read the
> part that said the original recipient was "mainwizard at vei.net"
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> -----Forwarded Message-----
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> From: VEI Internet Virus Stopper <postmaster>
> To: robertheaven at earthlink.net
> Subject: You sent potentially unsafe content: Hey!
> Date: Sun, 02 May 2004 13:23:47 -0400
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> ::: Sent By VEI's Automated Anti-Virus Scanner :::
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> You sent a message that contained potentially
> harmful content. This content was removed and
> the letter was then forwarded to the intended
> email address and placed in thier quarantine folder.
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> The objectionable content was sent from your email
> address by you or a virus on your system. It might=20
> be a good idea to have your PC virus scanned=20
> just to be safe.=20
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> The original message recipient(s):
>     mainwizard at vei.net
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> Scan report:
>     Virus 'Bagle.AA at mm' in Information.exe
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> [mail.vei.net]
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