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This is a sample message you could use to send out if one of your members inadvertently sends a message to their whole address book about a virus.
This is a sample message you could send if a member has accidentally sent a virus warning to their whole address book.


'''ADMIN: Virus warnings'''


ADMIN: Virus Warnings:. 
We've all received them: dire warnings of a virus or bug that will wipe your computer clean and empty your bank account. Before forwarding one on to all your friends, it's worth checking whether the warning is genuine or just a hoax. Two good sites that can help are https://www.hoax-slayer.com/ and https://www.snopes.com.
We have all received them:- dire warnings of a virus or bug that will wipe our computer clean and strip out our bank accounts. Before sending this onto all your friends, though, it is is best to check if the warning is actually important or just a spoof. Two good sites can help you with this - www.hoax-slayer.com/ and www.snopes.com .
Another helpful site is wwwwhybcc.com , which explains why it is not a good idea to divulge all your address book contact information to everyone. 
If anyone has any good tips like these we could share, please let the moderating team know.  The more we can help each other keep safe on the internet the better!
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Another good habit is to use BCC rather than share all your friends' email addresses with each other. [https://www.howtogeek.com/846295/what-do-cc-and-bcc-mean-in-emails/ Here] is a helpful page explaining this.
If anyone has other good tips like these, please let the volunteer team know - the more we can help each other stay safe online, the better.
$groupname volunteers


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Latest revision as of 12:00, 17 July 2026

This is a sample message you could send if a member has accidentally sent a virus warning to their whole address book.

ADMIN: Virus warnings

We've all received them: dire warnings of a virus or bug that will wipe your computer clean and empty your bank account. Before forwarding one on to all your friends, it's worth checking whether the warning is genuine or just a hoax. Two good sites that can help are https://www.hoax-slayer.com/ and https://www.snopes.com.

Another good habit is to use BCC rather than share all your friends' email addresses with each other. Here is a helpful page explaining this.

If anyone has other good tips like these, please let the volunteer team know - the more we can help each other stay safe online, the better.

$groupname volunteers

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