Gently inform a loved one that forwarding hoaxes and chain letters is a waste of everyone’s time.
I just got this. Get it to everyone fast as possible! >> Important! Pass it on.... >> >>> THIS IS NOT A JOKE! I confirmed it on Snope!!!! Please forward this >>> to everyone you know! In order to reach us mroe quickly the >>> government chose to release this message in e-mail form and you are >>> lucky to get it! The major news sources will not air this story until >>> tomorrow. >>> Rick >>> >>>> * * * >>>> >>>> Washington, D.C. - The President has just declared a state of >>>> emergency due to the proliferation of a dangerous new strain of >>>> e-mail virus. Now believed to have been created by Iranian >>>> terrorists, the Scientific Advisory Panel concluded that the virus >>>> is now included in every hoax and chain letter circulated on the >>>> Internet. The content of these messages are believed to cause >>>> temporary hypnosis, placing the reader in a zombie-like state, in >>>> order to coerce the victim to redistribute the message without >>>> investigating its veracity or utility. Victims in quarantine were >>>> observed infecting dozens more colleagues and family members, in >>>> each case exposing the private e-mail addresses of all past victims. >>>> Due to the virus's logarithmic growth, estimators have estimated >>>> loss of time alone in the billions of American-hours. >>>> >>>> Research found that with each new victim the message grew in length. >>>> The President stated the many right brackets and exclamation points >>>> in the messages add to their "hypnoticness" and urged Americans to >>>> look out for these signs and delete the dangerous messages >>>> immediately. Also released was the Internet address of a new >>>> government site informing the public of five new US laws enacted by >>>> Congress yesterday regarding future handling of e-mail: >>>> >>>> http://www.netmanners.com/5-rules-for-forwarding-email.html >>>> >>>> All Americans are urged to visit the above sight and be on the >>>> lookout for any suspicious messages. >>>> >>>> White House staff >>>> Official US governement >>>> >>>> * * * >>> >>> >> >> > >
That URL again is http://www.netmanners.com/5-rules-for-forwarding-email.html.