Mikeenh
10-08-2004, 10:44 AM
I received an email today that many of you also received. I will post it below. I have NEVER received an email of this type that is true. There is NO FREE Bill Gates money out there.
Go to www.truthorfiction.com to check things out any time you get a letter like this before you forward it to 100 other people.
I tried a Reply All to the message I got. It would not go through, but did add all those freeking addresses to my address book.
Here's the letter:
>>>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 withindays, 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"
>>>> >> >
>>>> >> >
>>>> >> > Like I said before, I know the law, and this
>>>> >> > is for real.
>>>> >> >
>>>> >> >
>>>> >> > 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.
>>>> >> >
>>>> >> >
>>>> >> > When you forward this e-mail to friends, Intel
>>>> >> > can and will track it( if you are a Microsoft
>>>> >> > Windows user)for a two week time period.
>>>> >> >
>>>> >> >
>>>> >> > Try it!! What have you got to lose????
Go to www.truthorfiction.com to check things out any time you get a letter like this before you forward it to 100 other people.
I tried a Reply All to the message I got. It would not go through, but did add all those freeking addresses to my address book.
Here's the letter:
>>>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 withindays, 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"
>>>> >> >
>>>> >> >
>>>> >> > Like I said before, I know the law, and this
>>>> >> > is for real.
>>>> >> >
>>>> >> >
>>>> >> > 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.
>>>> >> >
>>>> >> >
>>>> >> > When you forward this e-mail to friends, Intel
>>>> >> > can and will track it( if you are a Microsoft
>>>> >> > Windows user)for a two week time period.
>>>> >> >
>>>> >> >
>>>> >> > Try it!! What have you got to lose????