I received this in email this morning from my daughter, who is married to an attorney. That doesn't mean that he or she is computer savvy, btw.
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Monday, August 12, 2002 11:41 AMSubject:
Fwd: Pleaseee readNot sure if this is for real but will give it a shot...let me know if it works for any of you! Send it on and I will be back to you in tw o weeks!
Judy
>From: "Joyce Shorter"
>To: "Georgene Borsos Lytle" ,"Dottie Griffith" ,"Teresa Strong Good" ,"Chris Wheeler Digby" ,"Christie Rich Griffith" ,"Robert Griffith" ,"Angie Mat esevac" ,"Barb Lang" ,"Ann Gibson Christy" ,"Beth Shorter" ,"Amy Shorter" ,"Carla Spears" ,"Eleanor Shorter" ,"Sandy Shorter" ,"Sandy White" ,"Catherine Good" ,"Judith Fowler"
>Subject: Pleaseee read
>Date: Tue, 6 Aug 2002 16:13:06 -0400
>
> I received this from my sister-in-law. I will forward it---read and do the same. We can all meet in Hawaii!!!!!
> THIS IS PRETTY HARD TO BELIEVE !!!!!!!>
> Subject: PLEEEEEASE READ!!!!! It was on the news!
> OK....let's see if this is for real......
> > It would be nice!
> >
> > To all of my friends, I do no t 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.
&g t; > 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 fr iends, 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 < DIV>> > > > 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
> > & gt; > General Manager Field Operations
> > > > 1/800-842-2332 Ext. 1085 or
> > > > 904/245-1085 or RNX 292-1085
> > > > [email protected]
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I thought this was a scam myself, but two weeks after receiving this
> > > > 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
> &g t; > > 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 sh owed 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
&g t; > 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 myse lf, but a friend of my good friend's
> > Aunt Patricia, who works at Intel, actually got a check of $4,543.23 by
> > forwarding this e-mail.
> >
> >
> > Try it, what have you got to lose????
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I didn't take time to clean all the *<>* out - sorry for the hard read. Whatcha think? Should I put my email addresses onto this thing? And..........would you like me to email this thing to you?
I use Norton's - and it's not showing anything viral......which might not mean squat.
waiting
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