This is a very old Internet HOAX!

If you get a warning message like this, the very FIRST thing you should do
is check out the validity of the message at :
http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/CIACHoaxes.html

"- Roy I. Mathers" wrote:

> Listee's;
> Received this this pm,Thought I should pass it on
>
> Regards, Roy
> --------- Begin forwarded message ----------
> From: Carole & Mike Zapadinsky <zapped@jps.net>
> To: roy@juno.com
> Subject: Re: HELLO
> Date: Wed, 10 Feb 1999 15:52:32 -0800 (PST)
> Message-ID: <199902102352.PAA08966@repop2.jps.net>
>
> Hello Everyone. we're all fine here, nice to see you too.  Have your
> heard
> about this one???
>
> This is no Joke, to be taken very seriously...
>
> WARNING Message from IBM
>
> If you receive an e-mail titiled "JOIN THE CREW" or "PENPALS"
> DO NOT open it! It will erase EVERYTHING on your hard drive!
> Send this letter out to as many people as you can. This is a
> new virus and not many people know about it! This information
> was received this morning by IBM, Please share it with anyone
> that might access the internet!!
>
> PENPAL appears to be a friendly letter asking you if you are
> interested in a penpal, but by the time you read this letter it
> is TOO late.
>
> The Trojan horse virus will have already infected the boot
> sector of your hard drive, destroying all the data present. It is a
> self-replicating virus, and once the message is read it will
> AUTOMATICALLY forward itself to anyone who's e-mail address is
> present in your box!  This virus will destroy your hard drive
> and holds the potential to DESTROY the hard drive of anyone
> whose mail is in your box and whose mail is in their box and so on and
> on!
>
> So delete any message titled PENPAL or JOIN THE CREW. This
> virus can do major DAMAGE to worldwide networks!
>
> PLEASE PASS THIS ALONG TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS AND
> PEOPLE IN YOUR MAILBOXES. AOL HAS SAID THIS IS A VERY
> DANGEROUS VIRUS AND THERE IS NO REMEDY FOR THIS.
> FORWARD IT TO ALL YOUR ON-LINE FRIENDS A.S.A.P.!
>
> --------- End forwarded message ----------
>
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