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UNAVAILABLE!? Mobile Phone Hoax |
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Saturday, 09 September 2006 |
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AVERT HOAX Notice!! McAfee AVERT Labs would like to inform you of an email HOAX. This hoax has been forwarded due to misinformation related to an Internet worm named VBS/Timofonica. Although the script did send notice messages to phone users on a specific subscription service, the information below is completely unrelated.
We are advising users who receive the email to delete it and DO NOT pass it on as this is how an email HOAX propagates.Below is the actual text from the message that may be received via email. Dear All We have been sent this warning from someone at work - you might find it useful! If you receive a phone call and your phone displays !!?UNAVAILABLE!? on the screen (for most of digital mobile phones with a function to display in-coming call telephone number), DON'T ANSWER THE CALL. END THE CALL IMMEDIATELY!! !!?UNAVAILABLE!? IF YOU ANSWER THE CALL, YOUR PHONE WILL BE INFECTED BY THIS VIRUS. This virus will erase all IMIE and IMSI information from both your phone and your SIM card which will make your phone unable to connect with the telephone network. You will have to buy a new phone. This information has been confirmed by both Motorola and Nokia. There are over 3 million mobile phone being infected by this virus in USA now. You can also check this news in CNN web site. Please forward this information to all your friends who have digital mobile phones. Again, if you receive this email delete it and DO NOT pass it on. McAfee AVERT Users should either ignore or delete messages received matching this description.
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