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wisdomgirl
18-02-2009, 02:32 PM
I received this e-mail from my brother, it was sent to him and i don't know what to make of it. Has anyone else come across this ever? I think it's a scam but it says it isn't one :confused: i don't know what to believe, take a look this is what i was sent:
Nothing ventured, nothing gained, and the money would come in handy!!
This was on the 9:00 o'clock news the other night and this works
THIS TOOK TWO PAGES OF THE TUESDAY USA TODAY - IT IS FOR REAL
PLEEEEEEASE READ!!!! it was on the news!
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
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.
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!
WHAT THE FUCK IS IT?????
omnit
18-02-2009, 02:36 PM
I received this e-mail from my brother, it was sent to him and i don't know what to make of it. Has anyone else come across this ever? I think it's a scam but it says it isn't one :confused: i don't know what to believe, take a look this is what i was sent:
Nothing ventured, nothing gained, and the money would come in handy!!
This was on the 9:00 o'clock news the other night and this works
THIS TOOK TWO PAGES OF THE TUESDAY USA TODAY - IT IS FOR REAL
PLEEEEEEASE READ!!!! it was on the news!
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
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.
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!
WHAT THE FUCK IS IT?????
send it me lol! I'll pm you my email address!
whatistruth
18-02-2009, 02:38 PM
I received this e-mail from my brother, it was sent to him and i don't know what to make of it. Has anyone else come across this ever? I think it's a scam but it says it isn't one :confused: i don't know what to believe, take a look this is what i was sent:
LMAO, thats the dumbest thing ive ever heard.
So if i came to your door and demanded £200 and said 'this isnt a scam', would you give it to me?
Just because it says it isnt a scam it doesnt make it so.
informationx
18-02-2009, 02:39 PM
I received this e-mail from my brother, it was sent to him and i don't know what to make of it. Has anyone else come across this ever? I think it's a scam but it says it isn't one :confused: i don't know what to believe, take a look this is what i was sent:
Nothing ventured, nothing gained, and the money would come in handy!!
This was on the 9:00 o'clock news the other night and this works
THIS TOOK TWO PAGES OF THE TUESDAY USA TODAY - IT IS FOR REAL
PLEEEEEEASE READ!!!! it was on the news!
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
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.
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!
WHAT THE FUCK IS IT?????
Hoax
http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/blmsaol.htm
gilly
18-02-2009, 02:43 PM
Sadly, it's ahoax. My husband got this sent to him on his work email, maybe 8 mnths ago, & forwarded it to me & others - nothing ever came of it.
wisdomgirl
18-02-2009, 02:44 PM
LMAO, thats the dumbest thing ive ever heard.
So if i came to your door and demanded £200 and said 'this isnt a scam', would you give it to me?
Just because it says it isnt a scam it doesnt make it so.
I'm asking because i don't know :rolleyes: and if anyone else has come across it via e-mail aswell. No need to be a know it all and behave in a snotty way.
wisdomgirl
18-02-2009, 02:49 PM
Hoax
http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/blmsaol.htm
Thanks for this and to you too gilly :)
I've just finished looking at my e-mails and got that, i've never seen anything like it before so i posted it hear to see if anyone else had come across it, and it looks as though many have so thanks again.
dankai
18-02-2009, 02:56 PM
It's a hoax. Go to www.snopes.com and you will see.
alzee
18-02-2009, 02:56 PM
To those who fell for the above e-mail, I am the son of a deposed African King - I have Twelvety Billion Dollars in a bank over there and I need your help to get it! Send me your bank account details and i will forward you da monies! For your trouble you will earn 15% of the total amount! Thanking you.
Reverend Giz Allyormuneez
Nigeria.
debs67gb
18-02-2009, 03:02 PM
george agdgdgwngo
oh my
wisdomgirl
18-02-2009, 03:07 PM
To those who fell for the above e-mail, I am the son of a deposed African King - I have Twelvety Billion Dollars in a bank over there and I need your help to get it! Send me your bank account details and i will forward you da monies! For your trouble you will earn 15% of the total amount! Thanking you.
Reverend Giz Allyormuneez
Nigeria.
That's funny :) it's good i've never been scammed and of course your natural instinct kicks in but then you doubt yourself, i always live by my instincts so it's good that i didn't send it onto people phew!!!! ;) And if any other people didn't know about it, they do now.......BEWARE PEOPLE :D
nayan
18-02-2009, 03:15 PM
It's a hoax.
Ive had this countless times. I reckon it is spammers gathering e mail addresses, same as those forward to ten friends and me to get ten years good luck and other similar bullshit.
wise haven
18-02-2009, 04:07 PM
Ive had this countless times. I reckon it is spammers gathering e mail addresses, same as those forward to ten friends and me to get ten years good luck and other similar bullshit.
Yep! - data mining, both email and home addresses.
dankai
18-02-2009, 08:07 PM
To those who fell for the above e-mail, I am the son of a deposed African King - I have Twelvety Billion Dollars in a bank over there and I need your help to get it! Send me your bank account details and i will forward you da monies! For your trouble you will earn 15% of the total amount! Thanking you.
Reverend Giz Allyormuneez
Nigeria.
hahahahaha!!!! I actually remember seeing this one!
Hoax, been on the go for years and years.
The Bill Gates thing has been going around the net for years.
yeah and within 2 weeks Microsoft would be broke following that stratagem...like a weird spam pyramid scheme if it were real which it is definitely not.