Harold, I am sure there will be several responses to this message. It is a
hoax. If you will check http://www.snopes2.com/toxins/klinger.htm which is a
page on the Urban Legends web site you will find out more information. I am
sure we all appreciate your concern for our health and the health of our
computers. That is one of the reasons I have several sites like Urban
Legends in my Bookmarks, to make sure I am protected.
Tom Park
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Harold
Posey
Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2001 10:43 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: Jim Joy; Shannon; Jo Hathaway; LegacyUserGroup; Brent Smith; Melissa
Huyette; Pattie Sitlinger; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Susan Clark
Subject: [LegacyUG] Virus Alert
Subject: FW: Warnings - Words of Caution Importance: High
PLEASE PASS THIS ON.
Be careful - - Just when you thought you were safe, now we have the
following to deal with...please read, it definitely is a serious threat to
our
lives and health. This is an alert about a virus in the original
sense of the word...one that affects your body, not your hard drive. There
have been 23 confirmed cases of people attacked by the Klingerman Virus, a
virus that arrives in your real mail box, not your e-mail in box. Someone
has been mailing large blue envelopes, seemingly at random, to people
inside the US. On the
front of the envelope in bold black letters is printed, "A gift
for you from the Klingerman Foundation." When the envelopes are opened,
there is a small
sponge sealed in plastic. This sponge carries what has come to be
known as the Klingerman Virus, as public health officials state this is a
strain of virus they have not previously encountered. When asked for
comment, Florida police Sergeant Stetson said, "We are working with the CDC
and the USPS, but have so far been unable to track down the origins of
these letters.
The return addresses have all been different, and we are certain a
remailing service is being used, making our jobs that much more difficult."
Those who have come in contact with the Klingerman Virus have been
hospitalized with severe dysentery. So far seven of the twenty-three
victims have died. There is no legitimate Klingerman Foundation mailing
unsolicited gifts. If you receive an oversized blue envelopee in the
mail marked "A gift from the Klingerman Foundation". DO NOT open
it. Place it in a strong plastic bag or container and call the police
immediately. The "gift" is one you definitely do not want to open.
PLEASE PASS THIS ON TO EVERYONE YOU CARE ABOUT.
Mrs. Sandra Dee McNair-Boyd Social WorkSecretary Yale New Haven
Hospital Department of Social Work 203-688-2256
**************************************** Someone is sending out a very cute
screensaver of the Budweiser frogs. If you download it, you will lose
everything! Your hard drive will crash and someone from the Internet will
get your screen name and password! DO NOT DOWNLOAD IT UNDER ANY
CIRCUMSTANCES! It just went into circulation yesterday. Please distribute
this message. This is a new, very malicious virus and not many people know
about it. This information was announced yesterday morning from
Microsoft.Please share it with everyone that might access the
Internet. Once again, pass this along to EVERYONE in your address book
so that this may be stopped. AOL has said that this is a very dangerous
virus and that there is NO remedy for it at this time.
