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Dear All: Why do not we forget all about this Hoax message and get on with our work !!!. UTSG list's time is more valuable. Sharif S. Mohammad, Ph.D., P.E. President_ALMADINA ENGINEERING, P.C. [log in to unmask] ----- Original Message ----- From: Alan P Howes <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, July 28, 2000 3:08 PM Subject: Re: begging letters > At least this brings a breath of controversy/light relief/interest to > utsg! (Better than monster attachments, IMHO) > > But - > > (1) How does anyone _know_ that it's a hoax? > > (2) Assuming it is (most likely), why on earth do people do this? > > (3) Who the **** is Kalin Relek? [OK, I should follow the url] > > (4) Why did I get singled out for a personal copy, apart from the utsg > one - I got a third copy too! > > On Thu, 27 Jul 2000 17:28:01 +0100, "Frank Montgomery" > <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > >On 27 Jul 00, at 16:26, Stephen D Clark wrote: > > > >> I have brought this message to the attention of the staff at Mailbase. > >> They have said they will remove him from the UTSG list and prevent him > >> from re-joining. > > > >Thanks to Stephen for that quick response. > >In case anyone was in doubt, the message was indeed a hoax. It > >is a variant of the Kalin Relek chain letter. This and many other > >hoaxes are described at > > > >http://urbanlegends.about.com/science/urbanlegends/ > > > >FYI, an excellent source for debunking virus hoaxes is > > > >http://www.Vmyths.com/ > > > >Sincerely > > > >F O Montgomery > >Institute for Transport Studies > >University of Leeds > >Leeds LS2 9JT > >UK > >Tel +44 113 233 5339 > >Fax +44 113 233 5334 > >email [log in to unmask] > > -- > Alan Howes, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (Otherwise Perthshire, Scotland) > [log in to unmask] [home] ** WORKING AGAIN (as long as the string holds!] ** > PLEASE DO NOT SEND LARGE MESSAGES (>100kB) WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE > [log in to unmask] [work] > http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/alanhowes/ [Needs Updating!] > %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%