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April 23rd, 2007 4:56 PM

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Watch out for this Hoax?!

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...caught this news nugget the other day and thought it might put a smile on a few folks faces...just a quick note to say we've posted another contraband page..drop me a line if you're heading to the Bristol Comic Con in a few weeks and/or (as always) let us know your thoughts about the direction of our rather twisted tale..have a cool week!...TJ

Prank of virus causing death through cell phones creates panic (Reuters 13/04/07)

Mobile service providers in Pakistan have been inundated by calls from subscribers worried by a prank message that they could die of a DEADLY VIRUS being transmitted via their phones.

"The rumor was so effective that some mosques in the country's biggest city, Karachi, made announcements that people were being killed by a mobile virus and they should be aware of God's wrath.

In a prank reminiscent of the plot in the hit Hollywood movie "The Ring" in which people die within a week after watching a video, the prankster warned users that a deadly virus transmitted through phones had killed 20 people.

The cellular operators moved to calm down subscribers and said in a joint statement: "These rumors are completely baseless. They do not make any sense in technological terms."

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