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NNN0LHI Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-03-09 08:20 AM
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Warning: Swine-flu e-mail carries a virus
http://www.chicagotribune.com/health/chi-flu-scam-03-dec03,0,7122614.story

Exploiting the public concern over finding swine flu vaccine, Internet scammers have been using a fake e-mail to steal passwords and install a damaging virus in victims' computers.

According to the Better Business Bureau office serving Chicago, the e-mail purportedly comes from a "State Vaccination H1N1 Program" and offers an official-looking but bogus link to the Web site for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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