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Virus Warning! (Generic Reply to a Forwarded Hoax)

Posted: Thursday, August 18th, 2011 @ 9:39 am in Definitions | No Comments »

by Jerry Stern Computer Tech and Webmaster at PC410.com    Dear Friend– I’ve received your latest forwarded message about the virus that is going to destroy the internet as we know it if we open that email with the urgent-sounding title. Please don’t forward these to anyone–they create FUD. That’s Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt. They [...]

Mailbag: 500 Hard Drives, Yeah, sure…

Posted: Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011 @ 8:03 am in Field Reports | 1 Comment »

From today’s mail, slightly sanitized enough to protect the companies whose names or contact data are being abused: Hello, We want to place an order for 500 units new Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA/600 (WD5000AAKX) 7200RPM 16MB Hard Drive (OEM). Do get back to us with your price quote which should include FedEx next [...]