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RagingInMiami Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-28-05 09:40 PM
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Has anyone received the following e-mail?
Subject: Fwd: FW: Fw: PLEEEEEEASE REEEEEAD! IT WAS ON GOOD
MORNINGAMERICA TODAYSHOW ...]
> 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 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.
>
> 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
> Operations
> 1-800-842-2332 Ext. 1085 or 904-1085 or RNX
> 292-1085 Charles_Bailey@csx.com
> Charles_bailey@csx.com
>
>
>
> 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,
> &! gt; receive 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"
>
> Like i said before, I know the law, and this is
> for real.
>
>
>
>
>
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jim3775 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-28-05 09:41 PM
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1. It's an old hoax
Edited on Wed Dec-28-05 09:41 PM by jim3775
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RagingInMiami Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-28-05 09:46 PM
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4. I've never seen it before but how can anyone fall for that?
I received it and it had been forwarded countless times already.
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Rick Myers Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-28-05 09:44 PM
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2. REALLY OLD!!!
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LA lady Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-28-05 09:44 PM
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3. Yes, only about 20 times
Only about 20 times, it's an old hoax. When things seem too good to be true, they usually are.
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Berry Cool Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-28-05 09:48 PM
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5. The whole thing is just so ridiculous.
It would be someone saying "Trust me, I'm a doctor, and I KNOW medicine!" as a means of convincing you that the you-know-what enhancement products plugged by a spammer really, really work...
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LARED Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-28-05 09:52 PM
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6. This is true, send me all your money and it
will be true. Honest.
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The Flaming Red Head Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-28-05 10:02 PM
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7. Hit Reply. write. Just found all that money up your ass
Please, seek colonoscopy fast.


That's what I always tell them all whether it's the Nigerian who lost money needs my help or whatever.
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RagingInMiami Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-28-05 10:10 PM
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9. Nah, the girl who forwarded it to me is pretty sexy
And a little naive.
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Divernan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-28-05 10:06 PM
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8. Tell whoever sent this to you that he can buy the Brooklyn Bridge too.
nt
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Nicole Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-28-05 10:26 PM
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10. Dammit!
Does this mean I don't get my check? :cry:
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tulsakatz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-28-05 10:40 PM
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11. that's been going around the internet..........
.....for a couple of yrs at least!!

No, it's not real........
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Historic NY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-29-05 12:43 AM
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12. ancient hoax.....
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