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  • Aug 12, 2008, 06:47 PM
    finnigan fashion
    Microsoft Get Rich Opportunity!
    I received this email from a reputable friend yesterday and was wondering if this is for real or a scam before going anywhere with it! Supposedly was on Good Morning America verifying it was true.

    __________________________________________________ ____________________

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



    To all of my friends, I do not usually forward messages,

    But this is from my friend Pearlas Sandborn and she really is

    An attorney.


    If she says that this will work - It will work. After all, w hat have

    You got to lose?


    SORRY EVERYBODY.. JUST HAD TO TAKE THE CHANCE!! I'm an

    Attorney, And I know the law. 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 week

    Time.



    For every pe r son 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 ever y third person that receives

    It, Yo u 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





    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 received 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 tim e. My brother's girlfriend got in

    On this a few months ago. When I went to visit him for the Baylor/UT
    < BR>game, she showed me her check. It was for the sum of $4,324.44 and

    Was stamped 'Paid In Full'


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  • Aug 12, 2008, 06:49 PM
    J_9
    Gimme an S
    Gimme a C
    Gimma an A
    Gimme an M

    What does that spell? SCAM!!
  • Aug 12, 2008, 07:39 PM
    jjwoodhull
    I've seen this email several times in the past few years. It is a scam.

    Any time you are curious about the validity of an email, visit Urban Legends Reference Pages They explain which parts if any are true and explain how the myth got started. Pretty interesting site.

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