It is not a "best practice" to be forwarding such things. It's not hard to check the authenticity of these warnings.
Please take a look at these:
http://www.hoax-slayer.com/postcard-virus-hoax.shtml
http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/b ... _virus.htm
http://www.easykey.net/hoaxes-and-bogus ... ad-forward
http://www.minnpost.com/christinacapecc ... _real_deal
> ----- Original Message -----
> From:
> Donald L. Beyer
> To:
> 2cylhondagroup
> ;
> Karen Beyer
> ;
> Bill
> ;
> Miles
> Chappell
> ;
> Sherry Cown
> ;
> Daniel Eggertsen
> ;
> vern Foat
> ;
> Vickie
> David. Gallup
> ;
> DebJim Klien
> ;
> Cindy McConnell
> ;
> Steven
> Michelsen
> ;
> Mike Moore
> ;
> Brian Preston
> ;
> raycave@...
> ;
> Joshua Sours
> ;
> Bob
> Sparling
> ;
> Bob Sparling
> ;
> whimpy2@...
> Sent:
> Sunday, September 13, 2009 3:14
> PM
> Subject:
> FW: NOT A JOKE !! HUGE VIRUS
> COMING ! PLEASE READ & FORWARD !
> ---
> > > > HUGE
> > > > VIRUS COMING ! PLEASE READ & FORWARD !
> > > > Hi All,
> > > > I checked with
> > > > Norton Anti-Virus, and they are gearing up for > > > > this virus!
> > > > I checked Snopes, and it is for
> > > > real. Get this E-mail message sent around to all > > > > your contacts ASAP.& > > > > nbsp; > > > > PLEASE FORWARD THIS WARNING > > > > AMONG YOUR FRIENDS, FAMILY AND CONTACTS!
> > > > You should be alert during the next few
> > > > days. Do not open any message with an attachment > > > > entitled 'POSTCARD FROM HALLMARK,'regardless of > > > > who sent it to you. It is a virus which opens A > > > > POSTCARD IMAGE, which 'burns' the whole hard > > > > disc C drive of your computer.
> > > > This virus will be received from someone
> > > > who has your e-mail address on his/her contact > > > > list. That is the reason why you need to send > > > > this e-mail to all your contacts. It is better > > > > to receive this message 25 times than to receive > > > > the virus and open it!
> > > > If you receive
> > > > a mail called' POSTCARD,' even if it is > > > > sent to you by a friend, do not open it! Shut > > > > down your computer immediately. This is the > > > > worst virus announced by CNN.
> > > > It
> > > > has been classified by Microsoft as the most > > > > destructive virus ever. This virus was > > > > discovered by McAfee yesterday, and there is no > > > > repair yet for this kind of virus. This virus > > > > simply destroys the Zero Sector of the Hard > > > > Disc, where the vital information is kept.
> > > > COPY THIS E-MAIL, AND SEND IT TO YOUR
> > > > FRIENDS.
> > > > REMEMBER: IF YOU SEND IT TO
> > > > THEM, YOU WILL BENEFIT ALL OF > > > > US
> > > > > Express your personality in
> > > > > color! Preview and select themes for Hotmail�.
> > > > > Try it now. > > > > http://www.windowslive-hotmail.com/Lear ... ess:082009
> > > > > Get back to
> > > > > school stuff for them and cashback for you. Try > > > > > BingT now.
> > > > > > > > > > =
> > > > > PeoplePC
> > > > > Online
> > > > > A better way to
> > > > > Internet
> > > > > http://www.peoplepc.com/
> > > > >
> > > > ------ End of
> > > > Forwarded Message
> > > Get back to school stuff for them and cashback for you.
> > > Try Bing now.
> > > Hotmail: Free, trusted and rich email service.
> > > Get it now.
> > > Hotmail: Powerful Free email with security by Microsoft..
> > > Get it now.