Joe's blog: "Goddamn Hoaxes!"

Not really. I can't believe people think this shit is real. http://antivirus.about.com/od/emailhoaxes/p/killer.htm http://www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2005-102712-2439-99 LISTEN UP!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!! If someone by the name of Ashley Marc James wants to add you to their list dont accept it. Its a virus. Tell everyone on your list because if somebody on your list adds them you will get it too. It is a hard drive killer and a very horrible virus. Please pass this on to everyone on your list. We need to find out who is using this account. Sorry for the inconvenience.

http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/a/area809.htm http://www.hoax-slayer.com/area-code-809-scam.html http://www.consumer.att.com/consumertips/areacode.html http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl_809_area_code_scam.htm
I recieved this from a friend, dunno how TRUE it is, seems a lil' bizarre, but hey..what do I know, lol..I'm gonna post it anyways, have a good friends!

IMPORTANT INFO ABOUT AREA CODES:

We actually received a call last week from the 809 area code. The woman said "Hey, this is Karen Sorry I missed you--get back to us quickly. I Have something important to tell you." Then she repeated a phone number beginning with 809 . "We didn't respond".

Then this week, we received the following e-mail:

Subject: DON'T EVER DIAL AREA CODE 809 , 284 AND 876

THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION PROVIDED TO US BY AT&T. DON'T EVER DIAL AREA CODE 809

This one is being distributed all over the US . This is pretty scary, especially given the way they try to get you to call. Be sure you read this and pass it on. They get you to call by telling you that it is information about a family member who has been ill or to tell you someone has-been arrested, died, or to let you know you have won a wonderful prize, etc....
In each case, you are told to call the 809 number right away. Since there are so many new area codes these days, people unknowingly return these calls.

If you call from the US , you will apparently be charged $2425 per-minute.

Or, you'll get a long recorded message. The point is, they will try to keep you on the phone as long as possible to increase the charges. Unfortunately, when you get your phone bill, you'll often be charged more than $24, 100.00.

WHY IT WORKS:

The 809 area code is located in the British Virgin Islands (The Bahamas). The charges afterwards can become a real nightmare. That's because you did actually make the call. If you complain, both your local phone company and your long distance carrier will not want to get involved and will most likely tell you that they are simply providing the billing for the foreign company. You'll end up dealing with a foreign company that argues they have done nothing wrong.

Please forward this entire message to your friends, family and colleagues to help them become aware of this scam

Sandi Van Handel
AT&T Field Service Manager
(920)687-904

Apparently, she's been dying since 1997. That must really suck. "I"m sorry, but you only have 6 months left to live... give or take 8 or 9 years." http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/weekly/aa022599.htm http://hoaxbusters.ciac.org/HBSympathy.shtml SLOW DANCE Have you ever watched kids On a merry-go-round? Or listened to the rain Slapping on the ground? Ever followed a butterfly's erratic flight? Or gazed at the sun into the fading night? You better slow down. Don't dance so fast. Time is short. The music won't last. Do you run through each day On the fly? When you ask How are you? Do you hear the reply? When the day is done! Do you lie in your bed With the next hundred chores Running through your head? You'd better slow down Don't dance so fast. Time is short. The music won't last Ever told your child, We'll do it tomorrow? And in your haste, Not see his sorrow? Ever lost touch, Let a good friendship die Cause you never had time To call and say,"Hi" You'd better slow down. Don't dance so fast. Time is short. The music won't last When you run so fast to get somewhere You miss half the fun of getting there. When you worry and hurry through your day, It is like an unopened gift.... Thrown away. Life is not a race. Do take it slower Hear the music Before the song is over. --------------------------------------------------- Body: This poem was written by a terminally ill young girl in a New York Hospital. It! was sent by a medical doctor. Dear All: PLEASE pass this mail on to everyone you know - even to those you don't know! It is the request of a special girl who will soon leave this world due to cancer. This young girl has 6 months left to live, and as her dying wish, she wanted to send a letter telling everyone to live their life to the fullest, since she never will. She'll never make it to prom, graduate from high school, or get married and have a family of her own.

All of these are pretty much variations of the same thing. http://www.bighoaxes.com/hoaxe_6_318.html http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/blslavemaster5.htm http://www.packrat-pro.com/boomers/computer.htm STATE POLICE WARNING WARNING!! STATE POLICE. DO NOT IGNORE!! This is very serious so please repost. State police warning for online: Please read this "very carefully"..then send it out to all the people online that you know. Something like this is nothing to be taken casually; this is something you DO want to pay attention to. If a person with the screen-name of M.O.B. Or goes by his name MIKE CONALLEY contacts you, do not reply. DO NOT talk to this person; do not answer any of his/her instant messages or e-mail. Whoever this person may be, he/she is a suspect for murder in the death of 3 women (so far) contacted through the Internet. He is a suspect in a shooting and is known for raping and beating young women. He is located in the central Illinois area. Please send this to all the women on your buddy list and ask them to pass this on, as well. This screen-name was seen on Yahoo and AOL so far. This is not a joke! Please send this to men too...just in case! Send to everyone you know! Ladies, this is serious. Jennifer S. Faulkner Education/Information Specialist Bloomington/Normal 541 College Avenue Suite 120 Normal, IL 61741 309) 828-2257 (phone) 309) 828-1172 (fax)