I used to get mails similar to this one .I never respond to any of these but this one seems so real (coz forward list that big ) ,is there any fact in it how do i know its genuine
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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 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 week! s, Microsoft will contact you for your address and then send you a cheque
2006-10-03 04:44:00 · 14 answers · asked by Mr George 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
i found this attached to that mail is he Lieing
Hi,
I got $9386. Was shocked!!! This is cool.
Please forward.
Regards
Ajay
2006-10-03 04:45:35 · update #1
But still there should be some base for this
dont you think so anyway There is no doubt abt ths coz i got around 10 answers within Minutes of posting the q
2006-10-03 05:00:23 · update #2
Don't answer it. It's a complete hoax. I know people who have done it and, of course, received nothing. Anyone who claims to is lying. Bill Gates and Microsoft have advised people not to forward it on and treat the receipt of one as Spam. Just be logical
1 Why would Microsoft give away it's profits which it needs to continually reinvest?
2 Why would Bill Gates give away money in this way to anyone and everyone when the tax implications are enormous?
3 If Bill Gates wanted to get rid of some of his fortune would he not be more likely to fund the building of the Bill Gates University, The Bill Gates Hospital and the Bill Gates Foundation so that he could see that his money was being spent properly and for the benefit of all?
4 Who is stupid enough to think that by sending a few emails the Gates Corporation would be able to identify all the senders, have all their names and addresses to hand and be able to send millions of dollars all over the world to them?
5 Wouldn't such a stupid idea be a goldmine to fraudsters who would create hundreds of fake email I'D's and send all the emails to themselves over and over again?
My advice. Ignore it and delete it and report it as SPAM.
2006-10-03 05:16:13 · answer #1 · answered by quatt47 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People are playing with your mind, they want you to start believing in anything. And if you do, they will take your money, credit cards information and put you into debt before you know it. You have to be able to think outside the box. Don't let those SCAM OR SPAM control your life. I have been there, the only hting they are looking for is your money. Believe it or not, NO EASY MONEY IS COMMING YOUR WAY, YOU HAVE TO WORK FOR IT.
Good Luck!
2006-10-03 04:54:45 · answer #2 · answered by gilberts55 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, it's a hoax... and not a very smart one too.
there is no way microsoft can know who receives your emails, and what they do with them.
Besides, think about it - how askig you to forward an email can possibly help them promote their junk IE? And why AOL, the maker of firefox would team up with them in promoting its competitor?
2006-10-03 04:53:27 · answer #3 · answered by n0body 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
these are spam mails i too had a same mail last month and i didnt responce to it but then there was my friend who did as he did not know what exactly the mail was....
but then he again recieved a mail from the same address in responce to my friends mail and then it was cleare
this is a mail that fools every 10th person in a neighbourhood and its just to attract you and pull you into trouble
2006-10-03 04:50:20 · answer #4 · answered by Sielent Worrier 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
These type email have been going around for years and every one of them are hoaxes. If it were true there would be no need to have a real job......
2006-10-03 04:51:40 · answer #5 · answered by parrothead2371 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If you were Bill Gates would you really share your money with people that too without any trace of finding it back?
2006-10-03 04:55:42 · answer #6 · answered by Monk Mst 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, this is an old hoax that's had a lot of varients and I wouldn't waste my time on it, if I were you.
The references are as fake as the original.
Cheers
2006-10-03 04:50:24 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nope sorry its a hoax. I looked it up on snopes and it is there. The shortcut is below.
2006-10-03 04:56:41 · answer #8 · answered by Odie 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Just ignore that mail.
There is nothing like you will get anything for doing nothing.
2006-10-03 04:53:23 · answer #9 · answered by syam p 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
this is a scam ignore it i also get this type of email every week.
2006-10-03 04:58:17 · answer #10 · answered by kusaiali 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋