It's a hoax. http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/nothing/billgate.asp
Scroll down to the last scam. Sonja ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pat Smoot" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Tim Boozer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Ron Rice" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Rick Mc." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Mike Laborde" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Webb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "kurt rasmussen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "kcs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Joel Perry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Randy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Jeff Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Jamie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Jim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Devonna Snuggs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Donna Muir" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Steven Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Tim Boozer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Jeff Todd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Carol" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Bruce Glenn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "SAR" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2004 9:36 PM Subject: What the hell? I'll try anything for a buck > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 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] > Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2004 8:44 PM > Subject: Fwd: Fw: PLEEEEEASE READ!!!! It was on the news! > > > In a message dated 1/13/04 8:00:07 PM Eastern Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > This was on the local news in Atlanta... > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> To all of my friends, I do not usually forward messages, but > > > > >>this is from my good friend Pearlas Sanborn and she really is an > > > > >>attorney. > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> If she says that this will work - it WILL work. After all, what > > > > >>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 is 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 > > > > >>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 > > > > >>cheque. > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> Regards. > > > > >> Charles S. Bailey > > > > >> General Manager Field Operations > > > > >> 1-800-842-2332 Ext. 1085 or 904-245-1085 or RNX 292-1085 > > > > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> 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 received a cheque for US$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 US$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. > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> 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 of > > > > >>$4,54323 by forwarding this e-mail. > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> Try it; what have you got to lose???? > > > > >> <![endif]> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> ########################################### > > > > >> > > > > >> This message has been scanned by F-Secure Anti-Virus for > > > > >>Microsoft Exchange. > > > > >> For more information, connect to > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> ------ End of Forwarded Message > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Andrea Raisfeld Locations, Inc. > 733 Guard Hill Road > Bedford NY 10506 > 914 234 9612 > Cell 914 522 7099 > Fax 914 234 2773 > www.arlocations.com <www.arlocations.com> > > > > > > > > > > > > CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail communication and any attachments > may contain confidential and privileged information for the use of the > designated recipients named above. 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