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Donotpush90#
This chain letter has spread widely across the internet. It is based, in part, upon what appears to be a genuine scam from the early 1990s – but even then it only worked in the United States on some types of telephone exchanges that had been configured in a…
Sophos · English · Oct 8, 2003
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ATMTheft
This chain letter has been circulating on the internet for some years. Recently a version has been distributed which claims to be from the Halifax Building Society.
Sophos · English · Apr 26, 2002
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Expensivephonecall
The following chain letter has been distributed in the United Kingdom. The situation described is fictional and is not occurring because premium rate phone numbers are not allowed to charge such a high amount by Oftel.
Sophos · English · Aug 28, 2002
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Intel/AOLmerger
The text of the hoax reads as follows: I'm an attorney, and I know the law. This thing is for real. Rest assured AOL and Intel will follow through with their promises for fear of facing a multimillion dollar class action suit similar to the one filed by…
Sophos · English · Jan 1, 2000
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Etherperfume
This chain letter appears to be related to the Poison Perfume chain letter. The text of the chain letter reads as follows: PLEASE READ It was about 3 weeks ago, I was at the Shell station getting diesel. It was about 11:30pm.
Sophos · English · Jun 22, 2004
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