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In this giveaway hoax, Microsoft and AOL have merged and are giving away money if you send this message to everyone you know.
| | Description | Date: Thursday, October 07, 1999 10:56 AM
Subject: Broadcast: Microsoft and AOL Merger
FROM: xxxx
COMPANY: RE/MAX Commercial Services, Inc.
Subject: Microsoft and AOL Merger
I am forwarding this because the person who sent it to me is a good friend
and does not send me junk. Microsoft and AOL are now the largest Internet
company and in an effort 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 check. I thought this was a scam myself, but two weeks
after receiving this e-mail and forwarding it on, Microsoft contacted me for
my e-mail and within days, I received a check for $24800.00.
Brent Jones
FCG Inc.
Wayne PA
610 225 6787
bjones@fcg.com
And here is another variant from April 2002
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.
Chinu! 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
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