Delete the email or text message, or hang up the call.

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Just go ahead and delete the email.

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No need to press a button or delete any draft of the email.

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My on-line email service keeps running out of space and I have to archive messages locally and then delete some of the stuff that is on-line.

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It is believed the virus is programmed to delete some computer files, including MP3 music files and images, as well as raiding email addresses to multiply itself and send itself and other e-mails onwards.

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