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Old 05-16-2007, 12:06 PM Microsoft/Bill gates hoax?
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There is a email going around that you forward it to ppl and then get over $200.00USD a email u forward. A SCAM. Do not fall for this.

I will post it below.

>
> Read carefully...
>
> THIS TOOK TWO PAGES OF THE TUESDAY USA TODAY - IT IS
> FOR REAL
>
> To all of my friends, I do not usually forward
> messages,
> But this is from my friend Pearlas Sandborn and she
> really is
> an attorney.
>
> If she says that this will work - It will work.
> After all,What have
> you got to lose?
>
> SORRY EVERYBODY.. JUST HAD TO TAKE THE CHANCE!!! I'm
> an
> attorney, And I know the law. This thing is for
> real. Rest assured
> AOL and &nbs p; Intel will follow through with their
> promises for
> fear of facing a multimillion-dollar class action
> suit similar to the one
> filed by PepsiCo aga inst General Electric not too
> long ago.
>
> Dear Friends: Please do not take this for a junk
> letter.
> Bill Gates sharing his fortune. If you ignore this,
> You will repent
> later.
>
> Microsoft and AOL are now the largest Internet
> companies
> and in an effort to make sure that Internet Explorer
> remains the
> most widely used program, Microsoft and AOL are
> running an e-mail
> beta test.
>
> When you forward this e-mail to friends, Microsoft
> can and will
> track it (If you are a Microsoft Windows user) For a
> two weeks
> time period.
>
> For every person that you forward this e-mail to,
> Microsoft will pay
> you $245.00 For every person that you sent it to
> that forwards it on,
> Microsoft will pay you $243.00 and for every third
> person that receives
> it, You will be paid $241.00. Within two weeks,
> Microsoft will contact
> you for your address and then send you a check.
>
> Regards. Charles S Bailey General Manager Field
> Operatio ns
> 1-800-842-2332 Ext. 1 085 or 904-1085 or RNX
> 292-1085
>
>
> Thought this was a scam myself, But two weeks after
> receiving this
> e-mail and forwarding it on. Microsoft contacted me
> for my address and
> within days, I received a check for $24, 800.00. You
> need to respond
> before the beta testing is over. If anyone can
> affoard this, Bill gates is the
> man.
>
> It's all marketing expense to him. Please forward
> this to as many
> people as possible. You are bound to get at least
> $10, 000.00
> We're not going to help them out with their e-mail
> beta test without
> getting a little something for our time. My
> brother's girlfriend got in
> on this a few months ago. When I went to visit him
> for the Baylor/UT
> game, she showed me her check. It was for the sum of
> $4,324.44 and was stamped "Paid In Full".


Such a scam.
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Old 05-16-2007, 12:23 PM Re: Microsoft/Bill gates hoax?
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I am surprised people still fall for these things. I guess it is pretty tempting though. Money is fun to have. When I get emails that say "this is not a scam" or "this is for real", I get a little suspicious.
If I believed all the emails I get about money, I would have all the money in the world. According to my email, I win the UK lottery every single day, and win the Irish lottery about once a week. (and i live in the U.S.)
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Old 05-16-2007, 12:42 PM Re: Microsoft/Bill gates hoax?
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On top of those lotteries I also win all the Microsoft/Yahoo! lotteries (and yes, they put it just like that, as if those companies are going to one day just decide to work together at giving away money to random people).
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Old 05-16-2007, 01:48 PM Re: Microsoft/Bill gates hoax?
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lol soooo true
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Old 05-16-2007, 03:44 PM Re: Microsoft/Bill gates hoax?
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I am surprised people still fall for these things. I guess it is pretty tempting though. Money is fun to have. When I get emails that say "this is not a scam" or "this is for real", I get a little suspicious.
Sopranos fans will know this one. How do you say "screw you" in Mafioso? "Trust me."

I like the part about how somebody who fell for this really is a lawyer, so everyone else should believe it.
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Old 05-16-2007, 04:02 PM Re: Microsoft/Bill gates hoax?
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Thats two sopranos remarks in just as many days; you must be either in the thick of the final season or catching up via DVD.
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Old 05-16-2007, 05:05 PM Re: Microsoft/Bill gates hoax?
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Nah, I'm stuck on the 6th season. The Blockbuster in my neighborhood has Discs 1, 3, and 4, but not 2. But a friend of mine has been telling me every day to hurry up and finish because she wants my opinion on the new ones. I guess I must have them on the brain... Still, that's the first thing that jumped into my mind when Angele said "this is not a scam" should be a red flag.
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Old 05-17-2007, 11:13 AM Re: Microsoft/Bill gates hoax?
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