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Originally posted by Scottyee:
Warning: I just received a seemingly innocent looking email addressed from our Synthzone moderator Nigel: 'nigelsp@synthzone.com', but which I later discovered to include a hidden imbedded virus(?) file named 'CC4E.tmp'.
Scott


Of course this did not come from me but was created by a virus. I have even received these myself ... supposedly from myself. Viruses simply scan address books and Internet cached pages for email addresses to use as faked to and from email addresses. So anyone that ever uses the BBS has cached pages with my email address at the bottom so it is a prime candidate for viruses to use. Never always believe the "From" email address on emails because they are so easy to fake.

If you are ever unsure always contact the person that supposedly sent the message before opening attachments. Virus created emails are usually easy to detect as being fake.