time to time i get mails from ppl that if yu fwd this mail, red cross will give me 10 cents or smthg like that.how is that possible?by fwded a mail how can it give 10cents as if it has no other way to raise money.
mostly these mails are frm so called children who are suffering from heart disease or who have lost their parents in 9/11.thats wat its written there.
2006-09-06 14:45:47 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
I used to get those all the time. This is the best site to check out for stuff like that. When people forward that on and snopes says it is false I usually will reply to everyone, tell them it is not true and give them the link. I hope by doing this it will squash some of the Internet "rumors".
2006-09-06 14:50:05 · answer #1 · answered by GillSev 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NOOOOO! Have you ever heard the old addage "If it's sounds too good to be true, then more than likely it is not true." Now take the web for example and add an EXPONENT of (5). If they have a legitimate contact 800 number on a legitimate site with the MICROSOFT Seal, or you can look them up in the city they are in by contacting the BBB or consumer affairs in that city, then they may be legit. But more than likely they are a sham coming off the coast of some island like Madagascar, and the US officials cannot do anything about them.
2006-09-06 14:52:07 · answer #2 · answered by careercollegestudent69 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No
Just think about how redcross would find out you sent this email?
they aren't the government and don't have access to ur internet service provider
they might be able to get your ip address but thats basically useless
2006-09-06 14:47:19 · answer #3 · answered by Ichigo204 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that's a phishing scam. they're attempting to get your information for attainable id robbery. I even are starting to be those before. in case you've been to put up your information, they could next ask on your monetary employer account information. you may take a wild wager as to what they could do in case you've been to provide them this counsel.
2016-11-25 01:30:14 · answer #4 · answered by eskdale 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
SCAM....surprised that aren't claiming to give a $1.00. This simply gives some other company your e-mail address.
2006-09-06 14:49:51 · answer #5 · answered by iraq51 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No! Like the other poster suggested, use snopes.com to find out about it!
2006-09-06 14:49:09 · answer #6 · answered by Traveler 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope! Of Course not.
2006-09-06 14:47:39 · answer #7 · answered by Prancing Stallion 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
check them on snopes.com
most of the time they are BS
2006-09-06 14:46:53 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
www.snopes.com
great website to see if emails are true.
2006-09-06 14:47:38 · answer #9 · answered by deedee 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe so
2006-09-06 14:47:16 · answer #10 · answered by louisvilleboi06 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋