ben_b Posted June 9, 2003 Share Posted June 9, 2003 Possible scam?? Don't really know were to post this but I thought it could become a major scam so maybe it could be posted. Well here is how the email read. If anyone wants the full e-mail (addresses and all people it has been forwarded to) just PM or e-mail me. To all of my friends, I do not usually forward messages, but >this > is from my good friend Pearlas Sanborn 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 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 is >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 week > 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 cheque. > > > Regards. > Charles S. Bailey > General Manager Field Operations > 1-800-842-2332 Ext. 1085 or 904-245-1085 or RNX 292-1085 > Charles_Bailey@csx.com > > > 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 received a cheque for US$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 US$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. > > > For every person that you forward this e-mail to, Microsoft >will > pay you $203.15. > For every person that you sent it to that forwards it on, > Microsoft will pay you $156.29 > And for every third person that receives it, you will be paid > $17.65. > Within two weeks, Intel will contact you for your address and > then send you a check. > I thought this was a scam myself, but a friend of my good > friend's Aunt Patricia, who works at Intel, actually got a >check > of $4,54323 by forwarding this e-mail. > > > Try it; what have you got to lose???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJLunacy Posted June 9, 2003 Share Posted June 9, 2003 Didn't know idiots still thought stuff like this was real. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uniacidz Posted June 9, 2003 Share Posted June 9, 2003 LOLOL Yep Idiots still think these CHAIN emails(chainies) are real. I like the one where if you send it to # email addresses, a yellow funny thing will appear on your monitor. Man o man, still amusing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fotix Posted June 9, 2003 Share Posted June 9, 2003 Oh man... :no: ROFL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben_b Posted June 9, 2003 Author Share Posted June 9, 2003 Just an FYI this e-mail has been sent to around 1,500 people! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mokes Posted June 9, 2003 Share Posted June 9, 2003 What does this accomplish? How does the starter benifit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJLunacy Posted June 9, 2003 Share Posted June 9, 2003 Just an FYI this e-mail has been sent to around 1,500 people! FYI this isn't news Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enigma-penguin Veteran Posted June 9, 2003 Veteran Share Posted June 9, 2003 this is stoobi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
configure Veteran Posted June 9, 2003 Veteran Share Posted June 9, 2003 Moved to joke forum :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trashpickinman Posted June 9, 2003 Share Posted June 9, 2003 yeah i got this a few weeks ago, got it from some lady whom i set up a computer for a few months ago (she's a complete newbie), she thought it was real. I just deleted it. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayepecks Posted June 9, 2003 Share Posted June 9, 2003 My gosh, you're joking? You thought this was REAL?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhorse Posted June 9, 2003 Share Posted June 9, 2003 SPAM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samoa Posted June 9, 2003 Share Posted June 9, 2003 I believe this should be in the gerneral disscussion area But what a crock of ****. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironman273 Posted June 9, 2003 Share Posted June 9, 2003 You know, when you get something like this, you shouldn't delete it. You should e-mail everyone on the cc: list and tell them NOT to forward this crap everywhere. If you want to point them somewhere you can esily find whatever is the scam-of-the-month on www.snopes.com. Otherwise people just keep forwarding and forwarding.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zhangm Supervisor Posted June 9, 2003 Supervisor Share Posted June 9, 2003 We need to dig up that "WTF are you, the SPAM fairy?" image and mail it to everyone on the CC list. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben_b Posted June 9, 2003 Author Share Posted June 9, 2003 You do all know I didn't and still don't bleave this. It was just something I posted to show people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MxxCon Posted June 9, 2003 Share Posted June 9, 2003 Just an FYI this e-mail has been sent to around 1,500 people! well, this confirms that world has at least 1500 idiots if you don't belive in this garbage, why did you want to show it to us? hoping that if it is real you'd be famous? :shifty: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Veteran Posted June 9, 2003 Veteran Share Posted June 9, 2003 We need to dig up that "WTF are you, the SPAM fairy?" image and mail it to everyone on the CC list. :) :rofl: i love this pic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben_b Posted June 9, 2003 Author Share Posted June 9, 2003 People it was a joke. Could someone close this thread up before it gets out of control? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJLunacy Posted June 9, 2003 Share Posted June 9, 2003 People it was a joke. Could someone close this thread up before it gets out of control? Haha you posted it in the Back Page news originally not jokes. Don't try to save face now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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