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Message no. 1
From: James Dening james@************.force9.co.uk
Subject: It's a hoax. (was: Fwd: READ THIS!!!!! NEW VIRUS!!!!!)
Date: Mon, 5 Jul 1999 11:18:32 +0100
<sigh> Dark steel said:
">We have been informed of a new virus - WOBBLER. It will arrive on e-mail
>titled CALIFORNIA. IBM and AOL have announced that it is very powerful,
<SNIP>
Twink then said:
>>3) As far as I can tell, this _isn't_ a hoax (I checked about.com's
>>listsing of e-mail hoaxes:

Sorry, mate, but it's a hoax. Check for yourself on:

http://www.datafellows.com/v-descs/wobbhoax.htm

This took me 45 seconds to check - come on, don't fall for these!

J.

PS I'm a rich tea biscuit.

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