You received an email from a relative and other scams

[JTheotonio]

These started last year, but will try to make the rounds again during the holidays.  So be careful when you get emails even it the email looks as if it came from a friend or relative.  If you see anything in the subjectg line like the list below - just delete the email.  If you still think the email came from friend or family - send them an email first to see if they did indeed send you the questionable email - but don't forward the email

I checked at Snopes.com and McAfee - so this is real

http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/postcard.asp


The following list of subject lines have been observed in the wild:

You’ve received a greeting card from a admirer!
You’ve received a greeting card from a class mate!
You’ve received a greeting card from a class-mate!
You’ve received a greeting card from a colleague!
You’ve received a greeting card from a family member!
You’ve received a greeting card from a friend!
You’ve received a greeting card from a mate!
You’ve received a greeting card from a neighbor!
You’ve received a greeting card from a neighbour!
You’ve received a greeting card from a partner!
You’ve received a greeting card from a school friend!
You’ve received a greeting card from a school mate!
You’ve received a greeting card from a school-mate!
You’ve received a greeting card from a worshipper!
You’ve received a greeting ecard from a admirer!
You’ve received a greeting ecard from a class mate!
You’ve received a greeting ecard from a class-mate!
You’ve received a greeting ecard from a colleague!
You’ve received a greeting ecard from a family member!
You’ve received a greeting ecard from a friend!
You’ve received a greeting ecard from a mate!
You’ve received a greeting ecard from a neighbor!
You’ve received a greeting ecard from a neighbour!
You’ve received a greeting ecard from a partner!
You’ve received a greeting ecard from a school friend!
You’ve received a greeting ecard from a school mate!
You’ve received a greeting ecard from a school-mate!
You’ve received a greeting ecard from a worshipper!
You’ve received a greeting postcard from a admirer!
You’ve received a greeting postcard from a class mate!
You’ve received a greeting postcard from a class-mate!
You’ve received a greeting postcard from a colleague!
You’ve received a greeting postcard from a family member!
You’ve received a greeting postcard from a friend!
You’ve received a greeting postcard from a mate!
You’ve received a greeting postcard from a neighbor!
You’ve received a greeting postcard from a neighbour!
You’ve received a greeting postcard from a partner!
You’ve received a greeting postcard from a school friend!
You’ve received a greeting postcard from a school mate!
You’ve received a greeting postcard from a school-mate!
You’ve received a greeting postcard from a worshipper!
You’ve received a postcard from a admirer!
You’ve received a postcard from a class mate!
You’ve received a postcard from a class-mate!
You’ve received a postcard from a colleague!
You’ve received a postcard from a family member!
You’ve received a postcard from a friend!
You’ve received a postcard from a mate!
You’ve received a postcard from a neighbor!
You’ve received a postcard from a neighbour!
You’ve received a postcard from a partner!
You’ve received a postcard from a school friend!
You’ve received a postcard from a school mate!
You’ve received a postcard from a school-mate!
You’ve received a postcard from a worshipper!
You’ve received an ecard from a admirer!
You’ve received an ecard from a class mate!
You’ve received an ecard from a class-mate!
You’ve received an ecard from a colleague!
You’ve received an ecard from a family member!
You’ve received an ecard from a friend!
You’ve received an ecard from a mate!
You’ve received an ecard from a neighbor!
You’ve received an ecard from a neighbour!
You’ve received an ecard from a partner!
You’ve received an ecard from a school friend!
You’ve received an ecard from a school mate!
You’ve received an ecard from a school-mate!
You’ve received an ecard from a worshipper!