I Suppose This Is a Scam, Hope It's Not a Virus Vehicle

[UTUSN]

The pal who sent it also believed in The Da Vinci Code. What's the scoop?


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I'm sure this is a scam but........
Wouldnt you just shoot yourself if just the ONE time
this type of thing WAS for real and YOU did not do
it!... HAHAHAHAHA
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So, here it is...
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This was on the 9:00 o'clock news the other night and this works
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THIS TOOK TWO PAGES OF THE TUESDAY USATODAY - IT IS FOR REAL
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Subject: PLEEEEEEASE READ!!!! it was on the news!
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This thing is for real. Rest assured AOL and Intel will follow
through with their promises for fear of facing a multimillion-dollar
class action suit similar to the one filed by PepsiCo against General Electric not too long ago.
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Dear Friends; Please do not take thi s 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. ! ;
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Regards. Xxxxxxx X Xxxxxxx General Manager Field Operations
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1-800-xxx-xxxx Ext. xxxx or xxx-xxxx or XXX
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xxx-xxxx [e-mail]
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I 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 receive a check for $24,800.00. You
need to respond before the beta testing is over. If anyone can
afford this, Bill gates is the man.
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It's all marketing expense to him. Please forward this to as many
people as possible. You are bound to get at least $10,000.0! 0.

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"
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Like I said before, I know the law, and this is for real.
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Intel and AOL are now discussing a merger which would make them
the largest Internet company and in an effort make sure that AOL
remains the >> most widely used program, Intel and AOL are running an
e-mail beta test.
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When you forward this e-mail to friends, Intel can and will track
t( if >> you are a Microsoft Windows user)for a two week time
period.
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Try it; What have you got to lose

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[RebelOne]

1. Definite scam. This has been circulating for quite a while.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. Hoax. Been around for years.

http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/nothing/billgate.asp#billgate

[ahem]

3. Oldest scam on the Internet...

Seems that way, at least. It's been going around for many years.

[UTUSN]

4. Thanks, All. DU & DUers Are the Most Amazing Resources n/t

[ikri]

5. As a general rule of thumb

If you get an email that says "This is not a junk letter" it pretty much guarantees that it is junk.

Also worthwhile adding a filter to your anti-spam rules (assuming you have them) to add "This is not spam" as a 100% guarantee that the message is spam.