Get Rich from E-mail?

[Micah 16]

I have no clue how real this is, but I sent it to my friends and cyber-friends to see if it actually works. I personally think it's a scam, but I'm not loosing anything when I send this to other people, so what the hay! *Sends*

The email:

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 EVERY BODY.. 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 against General Electric not too long ago.

Dear Friends: Please do not take this for a junk letter.

Bill Gates sharin! g 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!

Thought this was a scam myself, But two weeks after receiv ing 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 afford 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 hel p 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'.quote>

Me: What are your thoughts about this email?

[SimRabbit123 6]

Scam, what else?

[masochist 111]

Negative.

I recieved the same e-mail years ago. It's always either MSN and Yahoo!, or Apple, or some other big company who's tracking e-mail for money. It has about as much validity as a Chain Letter...which it is.

[frogface 352]

Sounds like a load of bunk

[JanYpe 17]

Come on man: if something sounds too good to be true, it probably isn't. Sharing his fortune? $243 for a forward? Are Microsoft, AOL & Intel throwing in a free iPod as well?

[amdinside 2]

• It's a complete hoax and a very old one at that. It has been around for over 10 years. Check out the link:

  http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/nothing/microsoft-aol.asp

 

[BurroDiablo 222]

You get this kind of crap all the time in the junk mail, I read alot of them to see how far people will acctually go.

One time some guy offered me £10 million and in return I had to give him my Bank Details... I mean... wha? You think I have a Christmas Ham for a brain? [take a vote if you must]

Some of the scammers don't even try anymore...

[coolotter88 2]

yes, it's called spam. you make money by advertising through sending unsolicited e-mails.

[Inusion X 1]

Originally posted by: El Burro One time some guy offered me £10 million and in return I had to give him my Bank Details... I mean... wha? You think I have a Christmas Ham for a brain? [take a vote if you must]quote>

Let us see... I vote No, maybe a Prime Rib though

On subject yeah this is probably scam, though I don't see what he has to gain from this unless I missed something. It was probably used to spread viruses

[BurroDiablo 222]

mmm... rib...

btw, thanks Coolotter, I always wondered what the motives where behind spam like that... kinda makes sence now... still, advertising Micosoft and AOL through chainmail? Kinda odd...

[Micah 16]

Oh well. At least it didn't affect me.

[screamingman12 30]

One thing that would be fun is to have an ST member start a chain e-mail and see how long it takes for another member to receive it.

[Barbarossa 51]

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  Edited September 7, 2012 by Barbarossa