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In a message dated 11/14/99 4:45:34 PM Eastern Standard Time, Bespack writes:

Please take a minute to read this, and then send it to any other AOL folks you know... It will come to you as "America online year 2000 Update" it will have a File: Y2KFIX.EXE (41229 bytes) DL Time (115200 bps): < 1 minute > DO NOT DOWNLOAD IT, ITS A VIRUS ! >

1) IF AOL WANTED TO UPDATE YOUR SYSTEM, THEY WOULD DO IT WHILE YOU WERE ONLINE, NOT THIS WAY
2) IF AOL WERE TO DO IT THIS WAY THEY WOULD JUST SEND YOU AN EMAIL TO CONTACT THEIR WEBSIGHT AND THEN DOWNLOAD THE NECESSARY FILE
FORWARD TO "TOSEMAIL1"THE REST OF IT GOES AS FOLLOWS:

Hello, I am Richard Brunner of the AOL TECH Team and we have recentlyfinished work on this project which is the AOL Year 2000 Update. Thefunctionof this program is to make your AOL version completely compatible with theyear 2000 bugs that will occur on most computers. This program will work onWindows 3.1, Windows 95, Windows 98, and Macintosh. It has been made to beas user-friendly as possible. You just have to:1. Double click on the icon 2. Restart your computerand your computer and AOL will automatically be updated. If youexperience any problems with this file please report them to this e-mailaddress.Thanks for your time, Richard BrunnerAOL Tech Staffemp#104586027

Hello to all my AOL friends...Today while I was online an AOL Billing information error screen popped up on my screen. It looked very legit.It said my billing cycle was up and they needed more info. It had numerous boxes for me to fill out. i.e.: Name, address, Town, State. On one side and Credit Card Info on the other...Card, number, Expiration Date, Card holder name. The upper right hand box was whited out I could not X out of this. It had a "Submit" box to click. When I did that (I had not filled out ANY info) . It gave me an error requesting my name. I called AOL. THIS IS NOT AOL.I T LOOKS JUST LIKE "MEMBER SERVICE'S" INFO ... do not ...DO NOT FILL ANYTHING IN. YOU MUST "CONTROL, ALT, DELETE AND GET OUT OF AOL AND RESIGN ON"...PLEASE INFORM ANY OF YOUR OTHER BUDDIES ONLINE. I RECEIVED TWO OF THEM. PLEASE. IT'S SOMEONE TRYING TO GET YOUR INFO. IT IS NOT AOL................ ..And one more...If you get a flashing IM, DO NOT reply or delete, but sign off immediately and re-sign on! Then change your password immediately. If you are unable to sign on, call AOL !!! The number is:1-800-827-6364. The Flashing IM is a password stealer. This has been confirmed by AOL. PLEASE FORWARD TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW.

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