The canonical list of such hoaxes is at
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/CIACHoaxes.html
This site is run by the CIAC at the US Department of Energy to log such
occurences.
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>>>Sent: 02 May 2000 12:45
>>>Subject: Virus warning/Rhybudd feirws
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Derbyniais hwn gan gydweithiwr yn Llundain:
>>>> I received this from a colleague in London:
>>>>
>>>> We received this message from a friend please read and be aware
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Subject: Virus Alert..., Jesus..., Please read
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> If you receive an email titled "It Takes Guts to Say Jesus"
>>>> DO NOT OPEN IT!!. It will erase everything on your hard drive.
>>>>
>>>> This information was announced by IBM; AOL states that this is a
>>>> very dangerous virus, much worse than "Melissa," and that there is
>>>> NO remedy for it at this time.
>>>> Some very sick individual has succeeded in using the reformat
>>function
>>>> from Norton Utilities causing it to completely erase all documents
>>on the
>>>> hard drive.
>>>> It has been designed to work with Netscape Navigator and
>>MicrosoftInternet
>>>> Explorer. It destroys Macintosh and IBM compatible computers.
>>>> This is a new, very malicious virus and not many people know about
>>it at
>>>> this time.
>>>>
>>>> PLEASE PASS THIS ON TO EVERYONE THAT YOU HAVE AN E-MAIL ADDRESS
>>FOR.
>>>>
>>>> A Warning needs to go out to EVERYONE in your address book and
>>please
>>>share
>>>> it with all your online friends ASAP so that this threat may be
>>stopped.
>>>> Please practice cautionary measures and tell anyone that may have
>>access
>>>> to your computer or network, and please forward this warning to
>>everyone
>>>> that might access the Internet.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>*********************************************************************
>>>>
>>>> Mae'r e-bost hwn ac unrhyw ffeiliau a drosglwyddir gydag
>>>> ef yn gyfrinachol ac wedi'u bwriadu ar gyfer pwy bynnag y
>>>> cyfeirir ef ato neu atynt. Os ydych wedi ei dderbyn drwy
>>>> gamgymeriad yna gadewch i'r rheolwr systemau wybod
>>>> drwy ddefnyddio'r manylion isod.
>>>>
>>>> Mae cynnwys yr e-bost hwn yn cynrychioli barn y sawl a
>>>> enwir uchod, felly nid ydyw'n dilyn ei fod yn cynrychioli barn
>>>> Cyngor Sir Ddinbych.
>>>>
>>>> This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and
>>>> intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom
>>they
>>>> are addressed. If you have received this email in error please
>>notify
>>>> the system manager using the details below.
>>>>
>>>> The contents of this email represent the views of the
>>>> individual(s) named above and do not necessarily represent
>>>> the views of Denbighshire County Council.
>>>>
>>>> Cyngor Sir Ddinbych, Ffordd Wynnstay, Rhuthun. LL15 1YN.
>>>> Denbighshire County Council, Wynnstay Road, Ruthin. LL15 1YN.
>>>> Teleffon\Telephone: (+44) 01824 706000
>>>> http://www.sirddinbych.gov.uk
>>>> http://www.denbighshire.gov.uk
>>>>
>>>>
>>*********************************************************************
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>>Subject: Fw: Virus warning/Rhybudd feirws
>>Date: Tue, 2 May 2000 20:10:04 +0100
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