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Money from Bill Gates, not a token. Big money. It was on Good Morning America - spearmint - 09-29-2006
Sorry I do not have a link. However if this is not an Urban Legend jump ont it. If you can find a link let us know.
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 period.
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>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 fo r your address and
>then send you a check.
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>I thought this was a scam myself, But two weeks after receiving this
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>e-mail and forwarding it on. Microsoft contacted me for my address and
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>within days, I received a check for $24,800.00. You need to respond before
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>the beta testing is over. If anyone can afford this, Bill gates is the man.
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>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 Iwent 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.
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Re: Money from Bill Gates, not a token. Big money. It was on Good Morning America - Phy - 09-29-2006
False
http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/nothing/billgate.asp
Re: Money from Bill Gates, not a token. Big money. It was on Good Morning America - spearmint - 09-29-2006
Yeah tricked again. http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/blmsaol.htm
I am a real sucker.
Re: Money from Bill Gates, not a token. Big money. It was on Good Morning America - Go To Top - 09-29-2006
Put Snopes in yr Bookmarks Bar, dammit.
Re: Money from Bill Gates, not a token. Big money. It was on Good Morning America - spearmint - 09-29-2006
[quote Go To Top]Put Snopes in yr Bookmarks Bar, dammit.
These things look so authentic and i am naive. However do not swear at me.
Re: Money from Bill Gates, not a token. Big money. It was on Good Morning America - M A V I C - 09-29-2006
Did you actually see this on GMA?
Re: Money from Bill Gates, not a token. Big money. It was on Good Morning America - Seacrest - 09-29-2006
I actually did get money from Bill Gates.
Well, if you consider a voucher from Microsoft.
Re: Money from Bill Gates, not a token. Big money. It was on Good Morning America - SeattlePhotog - 09-29-2006
When I add the Bill Gates money to the money I've got coming from Nigeria, I'll be set for life.
BOO-yah.
Re: Money from Bill Gates, not a token. Big money. It was on Good Morning America - spearmint - 09-29-2006
No.
Re: Money from Bill Gates, not a token. Big money. It was on Good Morning America - chas_m - 09-29-2006
PS. Your bank will never -- never ever ever -- contact you by email.