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proud2BlibKansan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-09-04 10:57 PM
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What would you do?
Okay I got this email. Should I forward it ?? Or delete it??
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THIS TOOK TWO PAGES OF THE TUESDAY USATODAY - IT IS FOR REAL

Subject: PLEEEEEEASE READ!!!! it was on the news!

!!!! It was on the news! Kathy South Alcoa - EHS Main! tenance Coordinator Phone: 765/771 - 3547 Pager : 765/420 - 6575

To all of my friends, I do not usually forward messages, But this is from my good friend Pearlas Sandborn 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 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@csx.com 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 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 g! ame. 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 forwa! rd 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????





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NightTrain Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-09-04 11:00 PM
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1. You gotta be kidding me! That fuckin' thing is still being circulated?
It's an urban legend! Read all about it here:

http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/nothing/billgate.asp#billgate
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proud2BlibKansan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-09-04 11:03 PM
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4. darn
Now I have to keep buying those lottery tickets.
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samwisefoxburr Donating Member (245 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-09-04 11:01 PM
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2. To put this to rest...
Edited on Thu Dec-09-04 11:04 PM by samwisefoxburr
...it is IMPOSSIBLE to track whether you have forwarded an email. If you get an email that says to forward it for some sort of reward, it WON'T HAPPEN! DELETE IT!
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DeposeTheBoyKing Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-09-04 11:02 PM
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3. Delete it. 'Nuff said.
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proud2BlibKansan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-09-04 11:04 PM
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6. Would it be okay if
I sent it to people I don't like?
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da_chimperor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-09-04 11:03 PM
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5. Damn, that's STILL going around? It's total BS. Delete it. n/t
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n2mark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-09-04 11:17 PM
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7. Hoax
I received this same email two years ago.
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Kat45 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-09-04 11:58 PM
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8. Reply to all with link to urban legends article about it.
That's what I usually do when I get the ubiquitous urban legend emails.
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lizzieforkerry Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-10-04 12:02 AM
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9. Darnit, I forwarded this a couple of weeks ago, I guess
I should stop waiting for my check.
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