Viruswarnung!!!

The "Win a Holiday" Hoax!
There is very little that is original in this hoax. The originator seems to have copied the old combined PenPal and "Unable to deliver mail" hoax. and just modified some basic text.
The hoax begins:

     VIRUS  WARNING !!!!!!
     If you receive an email titled "WIN A HOLIDAY" DO NOT open it.

Typical signs of a hoax here:
All capital letters with many exclamation points in the title. This is typical of most of the hoaxes (and many scams!) that we see.

A warning to avoid email with a particular title. Almost all of the virus hoaxes contain this type of directive.
The hoax continues:

       It will erase everything on your hard drive. Forward this
       letter out to as many people as you can.

and above we see the other classic hoax indication (to forward the hoax to as many people as you can.
The hoax now continues:

       This is a new, very malicious virus and not many people
       know about it. This information was announced yesterday
       morning from Microsoft;

A "new" virus would be no big deal. We see over 250 new viruses each month. MicroSoft is not in the business of announcing viruses.
And the hoax goes on with the same statements we see in almost every hoax:

       please share it with everyone that might access the
       internet.  Once again, pass this along to EVERYONE in our
       address book so that this may be stopped. Also, do not
       open or even look at any mail that says "RETURNED OR