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Klingerman virus

The following is the text usually shown in the Klingerman virus hoax email. There may be other variations on a similar theme, as well as other language versions.

Hoax text

Subject: Klingerman Virus

Be careful Just when you thought you were safe, now we have the
following to deal with...please read, it definitely is a serious threat
to our lives and health. This is an alert about a virus in the original
sense of the word..one that affects your body, not your hard drive.
There have been 23 confirmed cases of people attacked by the Klingerman
Virus, a virus that arrives in your real mail box, not your e-mail in
box. Someone has been mailing large blue envelopes, seemingly at random,
to people inside the US.

On the front of the envelope in bold black letters is printed, "A gift
for you from the Klingerman Foundation." When the envelopes are opened,
there is a small sponge sealed in plastic. This sponge carries what has
come to be known as the Klingerman Virus, as public health officials
state this is a strain of virus they have not previously encountered.
When asked for comment, Florida police Sergeant Stetson said, "We are
working with the CDC and the USPS, but have so far been unable to track
down the origins of these letters.

The return addresses have all been different, and we are certain a
remailing service is being used, making our jobs that much more
difficult." Those who have come in contact with the Klingerman Virus
have been hospitalized with severe dysentery. So far seven of the
twenty-three victims have died. There is no legitimate Klingerman
Foundation mailing unsolicited gifts. If you receive an oversized blue
envelope in the mail marked "A gift from the Klingerman foundation". DO
NOT open it. Place it in a strong plastic bag or container and call the!
police immediately. The "gift" is one you definitely do not want to
open.

PLEASE PASS THIS ON TO EVERYONE YOU CARE ABOUT.

Mrs. Sandra Dee McNair-Boyd
Social WorkSecretary
Yale New Haven Hospital
Department of Social Work
203-688-2256
	

VB reminds users: if you receive a virus warning message, do not forward the message to all your friends/colleagues, as it may suggest in the text. If you have verified that the message is a hoax, simply delete it. If you are unsure, forward the message to your IT administrator. Failing that, forward it to hoax@virusbtn.com. It is possible that you may receive a hoax email with a file attachment. Since it is possible that these attachments could be infected VB advises such files to be be treated with the same caution as any other unexpected message attachment and urges users not to open them.

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