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Thread ID: 58324	2005-05-28 06:50:00	Free Money!	Renmoo (66)	PC World Chat

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359175	2005-05-28 06:50:00	I've just received a forwarded email coming from a friend of mine . Guess what it says? Free money! Subject: PLEEEEEEASE READ!!!! it was on the news! asap Hey, if this is real, I can sure use the money!!!! This was on the 9:00 o'clock news the other night and this works THIS TOOK TWO PAGES OF THE TUESDAY USATODAY - IT IS FOR REAL Subject: 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 Charles_Bailey alias csx . com Charles_bailey alias 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 withindays, I 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 . 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 There are more than 100 email addressed being forwarded along with this email . . . . . by the way . :rolleyes:	Renmoo (66)
359176	2005-05-28 06:54:00	Sure looks like junk to me.	manicminer (4219)
359177	2005-05-28 07:09:00	What is you point James	Safari (3993)
359178	2005-05-28 07:19:00	Horray you just gave the spammer free advertising...	netchicken (4843)
359179	2005-05-28 07:22:00	Not exactly positive advertising for him though, is it?	manicminer (4219)
359180	2005-05-28 07:29:00	This thing never dies does it, i had some idiot send a similar one to me years ago www.snopes.com	Morgenmuffel (187)
359181	2005-05-28 07:34:00	I just wanna share some crude joke that was released by Internet user(s), that's all...	Renmoo (66)
359182	2005-05-28 07:38:00	I just wanna share some crude joke that was released by Internet user(s), that's all... People who forward spam are as bad as the ones who originate it.	pctek (84)
359183	2005-05-28 07:39:00	I would suggest you get an education. Preferably not along the Elizabethan theme. This is a scam/hoax so I would advise you do not promote same if that is what you are trying to do.	Elephant (599)
359184	2005-05-29 07:53:00	Yeah So? It was on the tv AND??? Probably to tell you that it IS a HOAX.	ILikeLinux (1669)
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