i got an email with this: re: please read this was on "CBS" and was said to be true. that if you send this email you will get like $250 to forward the message; even more if it is forwarded back to you. that was back in october and i haven't seen any money and haven't heard from Bill Gates or microsoft... and i'm waiting................are u?
2006-12-05 02:20:29 · 6 answers · asked by REALLY 5 in Business & Finance ➔ Corporations
its a lie to collect email address so they can spam you
2006-12-05 02:28:03 · answer #1 · answered by pekaboo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This e-mail is designed to get as many people as possible to open it. When you open this e-mail it places a tracking cookie on your computer which then reports your internet activity back to the originator. This information includes such things as what web sites you visit, what you buy, and how you pay for it.
Your anti spyware program can tell you where this comes from. The one that is circulating right now was launched by a market research company in Seattle Washington. Their web site says they made $200 million last year selling your information to their clents.
2006-12-05 05:56:20 · answer #2 · answered by briggs451 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hoax, that email has been around for 5-6 years.
2006-12-05 02:28:49 · answer #3 · answered by cyber2nd 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a variation on one of the oldest scam/fraud emails from the internet age.
Nobody is going to pay you to forward an email, nobody. Unless they are breaking the law and want you to take the fall for them, that is.
If it sounds too good to be true, it is.
2006-12-05 02:25:22 · answer #4 · answered by Gem 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is a hoax. Things like this that sound too good to be true, usually are! I use http://www.truthorfiction.com/ or www.snopes.com as a resource to find out if e-mails are true or not.
These also disprove the "missing" children, etc.
2006-12-05 02:25:19 · answer #5 · answered by mldjay 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think that is a hoax.
2006-12-05 02:27:44 · answer #6 · answered by Tony M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋