Make Money Scam is floating around through email
A friend sent me this yesterday and we've also had a user post this same thing sometime ago. If anyone gets this email, delete it. IT IS A SCAM!
AOL and Intel Discussing a Merger and if You Forward an Email About it, They'll Send Money-Fiction!
Summary of Rumor
AOL and Intel are merging and to keep the value of their merger high, they are conducting an email test. It's to keep the email usage of AOL at a peak level. If you forward the email to your friends, Intel will track your forwarded emails for a period of two weeks (If you use Microsoft Windows) and will send you a check for more than $200 for each person who received your email. Further money will be given if the people you sent it to forward it to others.
The TruthThis is a hoax. AOL and Intel deny that they are participating in any such promotion. Additionally, there is no practical way for anybody like Intel to track and account for the emails you forward to other people.
A real example of the story as it has circulated:
Subject: FW: Fwd: real money
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 an multimillion dollar class action suit similar to the one filed by Pepsico against General Electric not too long ago. I'll be damned if we're all 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. If you don't believe me you can email her at [email omitted]. She's eager to answer any questions you guys might have.
Thanks,
Dirk.
I know I'm already in. Dirk wrote: If you don't do this, you must be really, really dumb.
From: James M. Schwarnica.
This is not a joke. I am forwarding this because the person who sent it to me is a good friend and does not send me junk. 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. For every person that you forward this e-mail to, Microsoft will pay you $203.15, for every person that you sent it to that forwards it on, Microsoft will pay you $156.29 and for every third person that receives it, you will be paid $17.65. Within two weeks, Intel will contact you for your address and then send you a check. I thought this was a scam myself, but a friend of my good friend's Aunt Patricia, who works at Intel actually got a check for $4,543.23 by forwarding this e- mail.
Try it, what have you got to lose????
A different example:
Urgent! Respond 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 Gate is the man. It's all marketing expense to him. Do Well!!!
AOL and Intel Discussing a Merger and if You Forward an Email About it, They'll Send Money-Fiction!
Summary of Rumor
AOL and Intel are merging and to keep the value of their merger high, they are conducting an email test. It's to keep the email usage of AOL at a peak level. If you forward the email to your friends, Intel will track your forwarded emails for a period of two weeks (If you use Microsoft Windows) and will send you a check for more than $200 for each person who received your email. Further money will be given if the people you sent it to forward it to others.
The TruthThis is a hoax. AOL and Intel deny that they are participating in any such promotion. Additionally, there is no practical way for anybody like Intel to track and account for the emails you forward to other people.
A real example of the story as it has circulated:
Subject: FW: Fwd: real money
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 an multimillion dollar class action suit similar to the one filed by Pepsico against General Electric not too long ago. I'll be damned if we're all 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. If you don't believe me you can email her at [email omitted]. She's eager to answer any questions you guys might have.
Thanks,
Dirk.
I know I'm already in. Dirk wrote: If you don't do this, you must be really, really dumb.
From: James M. Schwarnica.
This is not a joke. I am forwarding this because the person who sent it to me is a good friend and does not send me junk. 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. For every person that you forward this e-mail to, Microsoft will pay you $203.15, for every person that you sent it to that forwards it on, Microsoft will pay you $156.29 and for every third person that receives it, you will be paid $17.65. Within two weeks, Intel will contact you for your address and then send you a check. I thought this was a scam myself, but a friend of my good friend's Aunt Patricia, who works at Intel actually got a check for $4,543.23 by forwarding this e- mail.
Try it, what have you got to lose????
A different example:
Urgent! Respond 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 Gate is the man. It's all marketing expense to him. Do Well!!!
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