Cell Phone Virus....no joke!

[labill]

> This just in via email......
>
>Subject: Cell Phone virus
>
>If you receive a phone call and your Mobile phone displays
> (ACE) on the screen, don't answer the call. END THE CALL
> IMMEDIATELY. If you answer the call, your phone will be
> infected by a virus. This virus will erase all IMEI and IMSI
> information from both your phone and your SIM card, which will
> make your phone unable to connect with the telephone Network.
> You will have to buy a new phone. This information has been
> confirmed by both Motorola and Nokia. There are over 3 million
> mobile phones being infected by this virus all around the
> world. You can also find this information on the CNN web site.
> PLEASE FORWARD THIS PIECE OF INFORMATION TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS
> WHO HAVE
> MOBILE PHONES.

[FishCrazed]

This is a hoax email or better known as Urban Legend...check it out here...
http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/mobile.htm

When ever you get email of this nature even from someone you know goto www.snopes.com to research!

[labill]

This is a hoax email or better known as Urban Legend...check it out here...
http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/mobile.htm

When ever you get email of this nature even from someone you know goto www.snopes.com to research!

Thanks for the tip, FishCrazed......I've never heard about "snopes.com, but I guarantee I'll use it!! :o

[Tommy]

Hi LaBill,

Regina checked out the cell phone virus and found this........

Another version of the hoax from February 2002


VERY IMPORTANT.....????
If you received a phone call and your mobile phone
displays ACE-? on the screen(for most of digital
mobile phones with a function to display in-coming
call telephone number).
DON'T ANSWER THE CALL - END THE CALL IMMEDIATELY. IF
YOU ANSWER THE CALL,YOUR PHONE WILL BE INFECTED BY
THIS VIRUS.This virus will erase all IMIE and IMSI
information from both your phone and your SIM card,
which will make your phone unable to connect with the
telephone network. You will have to buy a new phone.
This information has been confirmed by both Motorola
and Nokia.
There are over 3 million mobile phones being infected
by this virus in USA now.
You can also check this news in the CNN web site.
Please forward this piece of information to all your
friends who have digital mobile phones.

There's no virus capable of infecting cell phones and erasing SIM cards. Please ignore this warning and don't pass it on.

[Description updated: Jarno Niemela, F-Secure, February 2002]



F-SECURE WEBSITE:

http://www.f-secure.com/hoaxes/cf_virus.shtml

[Crapbie]

And I just dug out my old pre caller ID card and paid the $2000 bill I owed on it to get it reactivated. I only ever made one call while roaming. $100 an hour roaming was good at the time If you ask me cellphones are a virus all by themselves.