Re: Is this a hoax or what

From: Bernard (qbernard_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 06/24/03


Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2003 11:45:59 +0800


I think I first saw this way back.. err
1996. and I'm shocked to see it still alive till today.

This is too good to be true. so reply your friends and
tell him to stop forwarding this.

-- 
Regards,
Bernard Cheah
http://support.microsoft.com/
Please respond to newsgroups only ...
"D.Boettin" <Lovestnks95823@aol.com> wrote in message
news:052701c339ec$09174190$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> I don't know if this is where I go to find out but I just
> received this e-mail. Here is a copy of it.
>
>
> Subj: Fwd: Fw: Fw: PLEEEEEASE READ!!!! It was on the
> news!]
> Date: 6/23/2003 5:10:09 PM Pacific Standard Time
> From: Moneyhungry287
> To: apollo1@tinyonline.co.uk, aradia@zwallet.com, B
> Labonte 9118, BabyDollJoness, baconbits63@hotmail.com,
> bobwatson3@hotmail.com, boydsrus99@msn.com,
> cmgji@hotmail.com, DebbieD30, doubled410531@comcast.net,
> Gaughan2@msn.com, Hogkeys, imstormy@sbcglobal.net,
> Ismellduckey, kazzshef73@yahoo.com, Lovestnks95823,
> Moonshine129, MsRaynebow, myevilness@hotmail.com,
> NewPowerline@firemail.de, Pauletty50,
> rennee2@mailstation.com, ROBINTANK
>
>
>
>
> -----------------
> Forwarded Message:
> Subj: Fwd: Fw: Fw: PLEEEEEASE READ!!!! It was on the
> news!]
> Date: 6/23/2003 1:24:50 PM Pacific Standard Time
> From: DENISE IN DAGO
> To: Moneyhungry287
>
>
>
> -----------------
> Forwarded Message:
> Subj: Fw: Fw: PLEEEEEASE READ!!!! It was on the news!]
>
> Date: 6/23/2003 1:27:40 AM Pacific Standard Time
> From: gypsybabygirl@msn.com
> To: bigjcv1941@aol.com, rebamastr12001@yahoo.com,
> cmac1@cox.net, jennings2@cox.net, DENISEINDAGO@AOL.COM,
> mail4tazgal@yahoo.com, srexlillady@aol.com,
> jtigetron@aol.com, AzRockinGirl@aol.com,
> makidd1@netzero.net
> Sent from the Internet (Details)
>
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: TINA WALLIS
> Sent: Sunday, June 22, 2003 8:47 PM
> To: bob and peggy ferguson; connie weigand; Denise
> Ferguson; David Trowbridge; j Patersen; Jolene
> TROWBEIDGE; earl bostedt; kelly Zabierek; Family Haddad;
> MAVIS HANSEN; sally cunningham; Sharon Burnheimer;
> arissaShiela Trowbridge; Valarie Ritchey
> Subject: Fw: Fw: PLEEEEEASE READ!!!! It was on the news!]
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: jtwbridge@floodcity.net
> Sent: Saturday, June 21, 2003 2:51 PM
> To: andy.jakab@co.mo.md.us; Carol_Jakab@email.msn.com;
> debheg@cs.com; DVG0713@yahoo.com;
> james.decker8@verizon.net; hamryj@nwc.navy.mil;
> hamryj@nwc.navy.mil; funruthie@charter.net;
> sugarbabe14156@yahoo.com; cherrylips77718@hotmail.com;
> gnirps13@yahoo.com; frogladyaz_1@MSN.com;
> tberezansky@hotmail.com
> Subject: [Fwd: Fw: PLEEEEEASE READ!!!! It was on the
> news!]
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Fw: PLEEEEEASE READ!!!! It was on the news!
> From: "Les Sheesley" <haijac@adelphia.net>
> Date: Sun, June 15, 2003 8:24 pm
> To: <"Undisclosed-Recipient:;"@floodcity.net>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Peggy Hollen" <bumlon@ec.rr.com>
> To: "boomie" <boomiejean711@aol.com>
> Cc: "veronica" <vas@gis.net>; "sandy loomis"
> <sll1s@aol.com>; "pauline"
> <schill999@charter.net>; "mary rosier"
> <hmgecko@yahoo.com>; "marny"
> <marnyt@bellsouth.net>; "loisparker"
> <mparker2@ec.rr.com>; "Linda Conn"
> <lconn@ec.rr.com>; "KIM GUINN" <KIMAGUINN@msn.com>; "john
> hosler"
> <hosler4@hotmail.com>; "joanie"
> <papajoseph@webtv.net>; "janet"
> <jmic63@cs.com>; "gc" <ghollen@aol.com>; "deborah horney"
> <tesla1121@ec.rr.com>; "debbie & pork"
> <haijac@adelphia.net>; "cathy
> anderson" <cathyjanderson@aol.com>; "bobbie"
> <capefearbob@hotmail.com>
> Sent: Sunday, June 15, 2003 11:38 AM
> Subject: Fw: PLEEEEEASE READ!!!! It was on the news!
>
>
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Devore, Laura" <laura.devore@pgnmail.com>
> > To: "'Josie Ebeck'" <ebecknj@email.msn.com>; "'Julie
> Fonvielle'"
> > <JulieWuf@aol.com>; "'Kathryn Mann'"
> <kmann1@nc.rr.com>; "'Kelly and
> > Jay Dowling'" <redchiili@aol.com>; "'Kit & John Guhl'"
> > <jkgstrbrdg@aol.com>; "'Lindsay DeVore'"
> <ldevore52@hotmail.com>;
> > "'Liz Korman'"
> > <ekorman@comcast.net>; "'MC Kiselick'"
> <flirtinchick2o0o@aol.com>;
> > "'Mimi Kerr'" <miriam.g.kerr@us.pwcglobal.com>; "'Pam &
> Bob Kerr'"
> > <kerr4@adelphia.net>; "'Rita Gigliotti'"
> <rgigliotti@nc.rr.com>;
> > "'Tricia Dougherty'" <triciadaugherty@hotmail.com>
> > Sent: Monday, June 09, 2003 1:48 PM
> > Subject: FW: PLEEEEEASE READ!!!! It was on the news!
> >
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Frank and Cathy McNamara
> [mailto:macfam@comcast.net]
> > > Sent: Monday, June 09, 2003 1:45 PM
> > > To: Devore, Laura; Sue Zonino McNamara; Philip
> Kiselick; Rachel
> > Goldstein Amdur; Michelle & Ken Ackerman; Megan Guhl;
> Meg Reese;
> > Maureen Eggleton; Mary Beth Leech; Maggie Kiselick;
> Leslie McKee;
> > Karen Moon; Julie Brown; John & Kit Guhl; Joan
> Fleckenstein;
> > Jennifer Arnott; Jean,Bill & Pete DeVore; Gigi
> McNamara; Carol M.
> > Lamb; Bubba & PopPop McNamara; Aunt Sue McNamara; Annie
> Webb; Aileen
> > Magee
> > > Subject: Fw: PLEEEEEASE READ!!!! It was on the news!
> > >
> > >
> > > I JUST HAD TO GIVE IT A TRY!!!   Please
> understand....and send it
> > on,
> who
> > > knows what might come your way??!!
> > >
> > > Cathy
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Barton, Eileen <BartonE@TESD.K12.PA.US>
> > > To: 'andrea' <abroomell@ccps.org>; 'Andrea and John'
> <jsajsands@aol.com>;
> > > 'andrea home' <canterbury4@dol.net>; 'Ardath and
> Terry Belzer'
> > <ardathvla@aol.com>; 'Cindy Schneider'
> <cindys@cciu.org>; 'donna
> > fugaro' <donna_fugaro@haygroup.com>; 'donna h'
> > <halogirl01@yahoo.com>; 'ellen'
> <ellenl127@aol.com>; 'fran and deb'
> > <dfslewis@comcast.net>; 'Frank and
> > Cathy
> > > McNamara' <macfam@comcast.net>; 'Greg Brasco'
> <gb315@aol.com>; 'Jane
> > OReilly' <MJORPT@aol.com>; 'Janet'
> <janetd@cciu.org>; 'Jeanmarie'
> > <jeanmarie.phillips@ghv.com>; 'Jimmy'
> <jccpjr@yahoo.com>; 'Kathleen'
> > <kgmcg@attglobal.net>; 'Kim Guyer'
> <GoCM@comcast.net>; 'Linda and
> > George Roberts' <LRRGRR@aol.com>; 'molly'
> > <gregormoll@brandywine.net>; 'nina
> > cote'
> > > <ncote1116@aol.com>; 'pam daughn-wood'
> <pamazond@earthlink.net>;
> 'stacey'
> > > <tmpkoch@comcast.net>; 'Susan Brigham'
> <SEBrigham@aol.com>; 'Sydney
> Heiss'
> > > <heisss@lmsd.org>; 'tanya'
> <tanbarton@aol.com>; 'theresa'
> > > <bogumill@juno.com>; 'porterhett@aol.com'
> <porterhett@aol.com> Date:
> > Monday, June 09, 2003 10:53 AM
> > > Subject: FW: PLEEEEEASE READ!!!! It was on the news!
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >> -----Original Message-----
> > > >> From: King, Joan B
> > > >> Sent: Monday, June 09, 2003 10:49 AM
> > > >> To: All BES Staff; All CHS Staff; All DES Staff;
> All HES Staff;
> > All
> NES
> > > >> Staff; All TEM Staff; All VFE Staff; All VFM Staff
> > > >> Subject: FW: PLEEEEEASE READ!!!! It was on the
> news!
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >> -----Original Message-----
> > > >> From: gmpadian [SMTP:gmpadian@warwick.net]
> > > >> Sent: Monday, June 02, 2003 4:54 PM
> > > >> To: Tom & Carol Walsh; Sheila Lenihan; patty
> dabal; Patrick
> > Doyle; Mauree & Frank Neeson; maria padian; Lucille
> Bianco;
> > lorraine kosel;
> > > Linda
> > > >> Montero; John Morales; John Gizzi; Joan & Ed
> McCarthy; Irene & Sy
> > Kasper;
> > > >> Eleanor Wyrich; Christine Bolzan; barbara kampf;
> Anne Keane
> > Subject: Fw: PLEEEEEASE READ!!!! It was on the news!
> > > >>
> > > >> Oh well, what the heck, what have we go to lose.
> > > >>
> > > >> jenny
> > > >> ----- Original Message -----
> > > >> From: john <mailto:jgchs@earthlink.net>
> > > >> To: njfjk5@aol.com <mailto:njfjk5@aol.com>  ;
> nancy lynch
> > > >> <mailto:nlynch@weichert.com>  ; gmpadian
> <mailto:gmpadian@warwick.net>
> > ;
> > > >> laura mcm <mailto:emmyliv98@aol.com>  ;
> louise/dominic
> > > >> <mailto:louisedom@aol.com>  ; ann/john
> <mailto:aspatidol@hotmail.com>
> > > >> spatidol ; Lauren  <mailto:lyses96@yahoo.com>
> Lyse ; frank lynch
> > <mailto:fel141@aol.com>
> > > >> Sent: Monday, June 02, 2003 2:08 PM
> > > >> Subject: Fw: PLEEEEEASE READ!!!! It was on the
> news!
> > > >>
> > > >> Please forward, this is from my cousin in Florida.
> > > >> Ronnie
> > > >>
> > > >> ----- Original Message -----
> > > >> From: JRTADL@aol.com <mailto:JRTADL@aol.com>
> > > >> To: MaryLN81@aol.com <mailto:MaryLN81@aol.com>  ;
> DFACE2@aol.com
> > <mailto:DFACE2@aol.com>  ; jonanddi2@yahoo.com
> > > >> <mailto:jonanddi2@yahoo.com>
> > > >> ; FAMESS@aol.com <mailto:FAMESS@aol.com>  ;
> LairdsLair@aol.com
> > <mailto:LairdsLair@aol.com>  ; Visualchick252@aol.com
> > > >> <mailto:Visualchick252@aol.com>  ; HHowes@webtv.net
> > > >> <mailto:HHowes@webtv.net>  ; Lleimone@hotmail.com
> > > >> <mailto:Lleimone@hotmail..com>  ;
> johnlocascio@raany.com
> > > >> <mailto:johnlocascio@raany.com>  ;
> Daniel.Lynch@bookspan.com
> > <mailto:Daniel.Lynch@bookspan.com>  ; Dlynch67@aol.com
> > > >> <mailto:Dlynch67@aol.com>  ; dlynch@arcxs.com
> <mailto:dlynch@arcxs.com>
> > > ;
> > > >> LiLoPi31@aol.com <mailto:LiLoPi31@aol.com>  ;
> > cwr@rmsengineering.com
> <mailto:cwr@rmsengineering.com>  ;
> > jssurvey@optonline.net
> > > >> <mailto:jssurvey@optonline.net>  ;
> happy6x@yahoo.com
> > > >> <mailto:hXppy6x@yahoo.com>  ;
> ajterranova@hotmail.com
> > > >> <mailto:ajterranova@hotmail.com>  ;
> Gnaterranova@aol.com
> > > >> <mailto:Gnaterranova@aol.com>  ; terranov@erols.com
> > > >> <mailto:terranov@erols.com>  ; MartyandBern@aol.com
> > > >> <mailto:MartyandBern@aol.com>  ; Ujosepht@aol.com
> > > >> <mailto:Ujosepht@aol.com>
> > > >> ; Bro202@aol.com <mailto:Bro202@aol.com>  ;
> BRODEURDR@aol.com
> > <mailto:BRODEURDR@aol.com>  ; Dadeleo@aol.com
> <mailto:Dadeleo@aol.com>
> > ;
> > > >> Kita36@msn.com <mailto:Kita36@msn.com>  ;
> JGCHS@earthlink.net
> > <mailto:JGCHS@earthlink.net>  ; nancy.knarr@wachovia.com
> > > >> <mailto:nancy.knarr@wachovia.com>  ;
> DLTerranova@finsvcs.com
> > <mailto:DLTerranova@finsvcs.com>  ;
> Rmoscola@optonline.net
> > > >> <mailto:Rmoscola@optonline.net>  ; zwycewr@att.com
> > > >> <mailto:zwycewr@att.com>
> > > >>
> > > >> Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2003 10:40 AM
> > > >> Subject: Re: PLEEEEEASE READ!!!! It was on the
> news!
> > > >>
> > > >> In a message dated 6/1/03 9:48:05 AM Eastern
> Daylight Time,
> > mariagary41@hotmail.com
> <mailto:mariagary41@hotmail.com>  writes:
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >> Alcoa - EHS Maintenance Coordinator
> > > >> Phone: 765/771-3547
> > > >> Pager: 765/420-6575
> > > >>
> > > >> 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
> > > >> Charles_Bailey@csx.com
> <mailto:Charles_Bailey@csx.com>
> > > >>
> > > >> 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 http://www.F-
> Secure.com/
> > > >> <http://www.f-secure.com/>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
> ---
> Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.
> Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
> Version: 6.0.489 / Virus Database: 288 - Release Date:
> 6/10/03
>
>
>
>
>
>


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