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UKCards iPod hoax

Dec 8, 2003 7:51AM PST

Hoax Information
Discovery Date: 12/08/2003
Origin: United Kingdom
Length: N/A
Type: Hoax
SubType: E-mail

AVERT HOAX Notice!!
McAfee AVERT Labs would like to inform you of a new email HOAX.

This email message is just a HOAX, currently we know of no other message that the user will receive about the HOAX as the initial email states. The number that is given in the email is for the Cambridgeshire Police Force in the UK.

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.

From: UKCards
Subject: Transaction Receipt (UKCards)
Please note:
All charges to your statement will appear in the name "UKCARDS LIMITED"
Order Information
Amount:

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