Here are some facts for you to consider:
Nobody, including Microsoft and Bill Gates, ever has or will pay anybody to
forward email. Nobody is giving away trips to Disneyland to people who
forward chain letters. Nobody is giving away cars to people who forward
chain letters.
Even if they were, these chain letters (and their various ugly mutations)
have been circulating so widely for so long that any prizes would have long
since been rewarded, and the offers well expired. (If they weren't, even
Bill Gates would be broke by now.)
Although it is possible in most cases to trace where an electronic mail
letter came from when you receive it (at least to the ISP it was first
forwarded through), this is not guaranteed to be accurate in all cases. It
is not generally possible to trace where other people forwarded your mail
to. For example, if I forwarded your hoax chain letter to [EMAIL PROTECTED],
neither you nor Microsoft would have a clue (unless the Federal Trade
Commission actually investigated your actions in response to that forwarding).
If Microsoft were actually able to trace email to the degree alleged, the
privacy violation implications would be immense, and the negative publicity
surrounding that ability would cause Microsoft severe economic loss.
If an email seems to good to be true, it is.
Chain letter hoaxes cost you more than you think. They affect your
reputation. They cause people to waste time downloading and reading them.
They clog the Internet with traffic that reduces performance for the good uses.
It is a funny thing, but people who who wouldn't repeat verbal rumors often
propagate unconfirmed hoaxes by email.
Take a good look at the letter, below. Note that there is mention of a time
limit, but no DATE at which the bogus offer expires. I've seen this message
floating around the Internet for over a year now.
If you happen to get any payment for forwarding this email, please send me
a notarized statement of the amount and circumstances of the payment, and I
will gladly print a retraction.
At 10:32 10/11/1999 -0400, Zaszczurynski, Mark wrote:
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>;
><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Saturday, October 02, 1999 12:15 PM
>Subject: Fwd: FW: Check this out quickly....
>
>
>> Worth a shot. It only takes a second to push the forward button.
>> Return-path: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> Full-name: Bmerbob
>> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> Date: Sat, 2 Oct 1999 09:46:36 EDT
>> Subject: Fwd: FW: Check this out quickly....
>> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED],
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED],
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED],
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED],
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED], <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED],
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED],
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED],
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED],
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED],
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> MIME-Version: 1.0
>> Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="part2_be31c60.252766bc_boundary"
>> X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows 95 sub 214
>>
>> In a message dated 10/01/1999 2:43:07 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>>
>> > > > Subject: Check this out quickly....
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > > I am forwarding this because the person who sent it to me is a very
>> > > > professional business person and a good friend and does not send me
>> > > > junk.
>> > > >
>> > > > Microsoft and AOL are now the largest Internet company and in an
>effort
>> > > > make sure that Internet explorer remains the most widely used
>program,
>> > > > Microsoft and AOLare 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 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. I thought this was a scam
>myself,
>> > > > but two weeks after receiving this e-mail and forwarding it on,
>> > > > Microsoft contacted me for my e-mail 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.
>> > > >
>> > > > Do Well!!!
>>
>> Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> Received: from rly-yd03.mx.aol.com (rly-yd03.mail.aol.com [172.18.150.3])
>by
>> air-yd03.mail.aol.com (vx) with ESMTP; Fri, 01 Oct 1999 14:43:06
>> -0400
>> Received: from mail.euclid-hitachi.com (mail.euclid-hitachi.com
>> [216.1.226.5]) by rly-yd03.mx.aol.com (v61.13) with ESMTP; Fri, 01
>> Oct 1999 14:43:00 -0400
>> Received: by mail.euclid-hitachi.com(Lotus SMTP MTA v4.6.2 (693.3
>> 8-11-1998)) id 852567FD.00679F16 ; Fri, 1 Oct 1999 14:51:49 -0400
>> X-Lotus-FromDomain: EUCLID
>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED],
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED],
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> Date: Fri, 1 Oct 1999 14:39:41 -0400
>> Subject: Fwd: FW: Check this out quickly....
>> Mime-Version: 1.0
>> Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
>> Content-Disposition: inline
>> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ---------------------- Forwarded by Karen Lonsway/CLE/EUCLID on 10/01/99
>> 02:44 PM ---------------------------
>>
>>
>> "Craig Erskine" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 10/01/99 02:34:03 PM
>>
>> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], Karen Lonsway/CLE/EUCLID, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> cc:
>> Subject: Fwd: FW: Check this out quickly....
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> >From: "Erskine, Caryn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> >To: "Duran, Lucy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Daniels, Suzanne"
>> ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, 'Beth Geis' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,'Bryan
>> >Runnion' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, 'cheryl' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, 'Dad'
>> ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, 'Dale Crowley'
><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
>> >'Hallie' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,'Mike Goforth' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, 'Mom Lance
>> >work' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, 'Tina Geis' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
>> >'Todd' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> >Subject: FW: Check this out quickly....
>> >Date: Fri, 1 Oct 1999 09:33:42 -0500
>> >
>> >Hello everyone! Thanks in advance!
>> >
>> > > -----Original Message-----
>> > > From: Bridges, Deana
>> > > Sent: Friday, October 01, 1999 9:29 AM
>> > > To: 'Kayla Bridges'; 'Kelly Schuster'; 'Alan Milby Wk'; april
>> > > uptmor-home; Bason, Brandy; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; BlakyB; Bobby
>Hicks;
>> > > Bobby-"Memphis"; Brad Leist; Brian Davis; Bridges, Shana D.; Christina
>> > > Bentley; Cindy-"Houston"; Coleman, Rosie; Cory Kent; Damon Hannah; Don
>> >and
>> > > Jo Kent; Edwards, Karen; Erica Hotopp; Erskine, Caryn; Gloria
>"Hawaii";
>> > > Hogue, Heather (WHS); Jackie Soule-"Richardson"; James L Edwards;
>> > > Jeff-"Houston"; Jenn-NY; Jessica Hurd; Jim Herlihy; Johnson, Michelle;
>> > > Julie Lambert-"Oklahoma"; Kothmann, Katy; Kysa from Seattle;
>> > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Leas, Don; LizzBit767; Matt Kirsch-"Houston"; McClean,
>> > > April; McNiel, Cherilyn; Mike Smith - work; Mike-"Houston"; Miller,
>> > > Alicia; Oneil, Tristan; Ortiz, Ernie; Patel, Meena; PORTRF;
>> >[EMAIL PROTECTED];
>> > > roozoo; Rubenstein, Tom; Sharon Craven; Shawn Benton; shelia Bridges;
>> > > Sibel Caranfa; Tim O'Connor-"California"; Ty Moorhead; Weaver, Scott;
>> > > Wherry, Bruce; Woodard, Lisa
>> > > Subject: Check this out quickly....
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > I am forwarding this because the person who sent it to me is a very
>> > > professional business person and a good friend and does not send me
>> > > junk.
>> > >
>> > > Microsoft and AOL are now the largest Internet company and in an
>effort
>> > > make sure that Internet explorer remains the most widely used program,
>> > > Microsoft and AOLare 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 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. I thought this was a scam myself,
>> > > but two weeks after receiving this e-mail and forwarding it on,
>> > > Microsoft contacted me for my e-mail 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.
>> > >
>> > > Do Well!!!
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > --------------------
>> > > begin: vcard
>> > > fn: John W. Worley, Ph.D.
>> > > n: Worley, Ph.D.;John W.
>> > > org: Worley Identity Discovery, Inc.
>> > > adr: 44 Farmers Row;;;Groton;MA;01450-1802;U.S.A.
>> > > email;internet: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> > > title: President/Founder
>> > > tel;work: 978-448-2047
>> > > tel;fax: 978-448-3910
>> > > tel;home: 978-448-3192
>> > > x-mozilla-cpt: ;0
>> > > x-mozilla-html: FALSE
>> > > version: 2.1
>> > > end: vcard
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>>
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