Here is the deal, my friend sent me a chain e-mail with a picture of a little baby attached. And the message said that the kid is dying of cancer and that they need the money for the operation, and that for every person that you forward the e-mail to yahoo will give the kids family 50 cents. I've told my friend that there's no chance that this is true. So is it? Thanks in advance, cheers!
2006-12-16 12:45:19 · 7 answers · asked by Nikola 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
No probably not because yahoo would b bragging about it i wouldnt send it around it could have a virus on it.. -Bam Bam =]
2006-12-16 12:48:27 · answer #1 · answered by Bam Bam 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's a classic hoax. There is no way for Yahoo, or anyone else, to verify how many times that email is forwarded.. What I want to know is why someone would start something like that?!
Here's a link to some more information on that type of hoax..
http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/medical/cancer.asp
As for it having a virus, it would have to come with an attachment to have any chance of that..
2006-12-16 12:48:57 · answer #2 · answered by GhostDanse 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Psh, 10 cents? extra such as you despatched out a gaggle of viruses. attempt to strengthen as much as gain that chain letters and problems with that style are previous different halves' memories, no longer the scientific care to maximum cancers...
2016-10-15 02:19:43 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Think about it this way, if yahoo wanted to send a chain email, don't you think they could easily just send one to everyone with a registered yahoo email address all by themselves?
2006-12-16 12:53:56 · answer #4 · answered by tw0cl0n3m3 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
see d ip address in d full headers
see who sent it
and report him ?
cant do anything if its ur frnd who forward tht mail ?
and yeah yahoo cant count forwarded mails haha :D
so don worry its all fake nothing true
it cud b virus or something ?
2006-12-16 12:55:18 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
These are false email. They are sent to collect email address to spam. If you look at the email you have received, it contains lot of email address. If this email would have been received by someone who send spam email, they will be very happy to recive all these valid email address.
2006-12-16 12:52:32 · answer #6 · answered by Sassy Domains 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, i dont believe these emails. i got one that said it was from microsoft , and was going to pay us to forward it. i just delete it as junk. sometimes i spam it so i dont get more.
2006-12-16 12:53:28 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋