Clairine

I got this in the mail not too long ago. I normally delete junk mail the moment I recognize it’s junk mail, characterized by numerous "Fwd: Fwd: Fwd" or "Re: Re: Re" or "Lovely love story" or "Sad true story"… it’s just not worth my time clicking on it. Other pieces of mail with more interesting titles, however, or things forwarded by people who have a history of forwarding interesting mails that are actually worth my time, such as say, Tracie, I keep for a while in my inbox until a day when I’m free and I can actually read them.

The moment I opened this email, titled "Fw: PLEEASE READ!!!! It was on the news! ASAP, I regretted it immediately.

This was on the 9:00 o’clock news the other night and this works

THIS TOOK TWO PAGES OF THE TUESDAY USA TODAY - IT IS FOR REAL 

Subject: PLEEEEEEASE READ!!!! it was on the news! 

This thing is for real. 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 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 ( If you are a Microsoft Windows user) ?For a two weeks 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 weeks, Microsoft will contact you for your address and then send you a check. 

Regards. Charles S Bailey General Manager Field Operations 

1-800-842-2332 Ext. 1085 or 904-1085 or RNX 

292-1085 Charles_Bailey@csx.com Charles_bailey@csx.com

I thought this was a scam myself, But two weeks after receiving this e-mail and forwarding it on. Microsoft contacted me for my address and within days, I receive a check for $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 possible. You are bound to get at least $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 showed 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 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. 

Try it; What have you got to lose!

Ummm. Right. So let me get this straight. You actually expect me to send this to as many people as I know so that in two weeks Microsoft will pay me thousands and thousands of dollars just for forwarding emails? Just for mindlessly sitting in front of my PC and sending useless pieces of junk mail to everyone in my contact list? WOW! Easy money! I wonder why the whole world doesn’t do this! No one would have to work anymore! Bill Gates is giving away his fortune yo! Quit your jobs and stay at home and start forwarding mails to help be a Marketing Executive for Microsoft! Within two weeks, he’ll send you a big fat check cos he’s got a lot of money and wouldn’t mind giving it away.

What astounded me even more is the amount of individuals who actually forwarded this email to other individuals. I saw no less than 250 email addresses on that forwarded piece of junk crap shit mail. And those people forwarding the mail to more people. A basic history of all transactions this email made. The number of people who actually thought Bill Gates would give thousands of dollars away to losers who want to get-rich-quick. It’s like a never ending cycle of stupidity driven by greed.

Try it? I don’t think so. What have I got to lose??? My time, for instance. My own respect for myself, for instance. Forward ASAP??? I don’t… think… so.

I wonder how many people tried to email, or worse, call, that Charles Bailey guy listed in the email. Before they realized he’s fake. I truly wonder how many people tried emailing him and demanding for their money. It’s so sad. *shakes head*

Before I conclude this, I’d just like to tell all of you people who FORWARD me messages such as "Friendster is closing down" to stop and get a life. I am not a person you should forward useless emails/messages to. I delete them the moment I see them, and if I see your name appear too many times with junk mail as a subject line, I will soon come to delete every single piece of mail I get from you, sometimes without even seeing beforehand whether it is junk mail or not. Don’t send it unless it’s and interesting story or you have something truly interesting to share.

I’m not interested in something that promises me hundreds of thousands of dollars for doing nothing, not interested in something that asks me to forward emails so I can earn 3 cents for every mail so I can help save some poor little boy suffering from cancer, not interested in something that asks me to make a WISH and send it to 25 people or more if not I’ll die a horrible death and be unlucky in love for ten lifetimes; I’m not interested - not interested - NOT INTERESTED.

Thank you for your kind attention.

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