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This is an extended explanation of how emails with viruses and worms are birthed.

In case you are too lazy to read the rest of this important item, the gist of the message is

Your friend might get the idea that you sent him a message with some kind of virus in it. This is one of those instances that resulted from someone sending you an email message with dozens of people CCed - but not using the BCC (Blind Carbon/Complimentary Copy) option.

When a message is sent with everyones email address visible (they DIDNT use the BCC method), then any one of those visible addresses can be used by someone who eventually gets a copy of the message. It could be that they deliberately use it - or it could be that it was used automatically, unknowingly.
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IT’S easy to get caught out by the complex rules on taxation of overseas property. Here we answer the essential questions.
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