Have you already received the airline virus ?

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luchtzak
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Have you already received the airline virus ?

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Was in my mailbox today, you really shouldn't open the attachment. It's the so-called airline virus:
Hello,
Thank you for using our new service "Buy flight ticket Online" on our website.
Your account has been created:

Your login: xxx@luchtzak.be
Your password: passAG6Q

Your credit card has been charged for $697.22.
We would like to remind you that whenever you order tickets on our website you get a discount of 10%!
Attached to this message is the purchase Invoice and the flight ticket.
To use your ticket, simply print it on a color printed, and you are set to take off for the journey!

Kind regards,
American Airlines

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Conti764
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I received an e-mail of Telenet about it, so I got warned.

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And it's not only from AA, also from other airlines (Alaska, fe)
Tot hier en verder

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yes , i did receive also the email one day before it was on the news (from socal american airlines), I did call to american Airlines and they already knew abouth this problem. I just did have to forward the email to american airlines end then delete it from my computer.Ofcourse i never did open the attachments(virus),,,,

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