Re: $146 for sending an e-mail?
From: John McGaw (nowhere_at_inparticu.lar)
Date: 08/25/03
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Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2003 21:22:19 -0400
"Chris" <chris.toff@btinternet.com> wrote in message
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> I've had a few emails recently forwarded from friends with
> messages slong the lines: "Microsoft and AOL are currently
> tracking emails and will pay you $146 each time you sent
> this email." I have junked these assuming them to be
> rubbish. But why are they sent? and could they be harmful?
> Does someone just want to generate lots of email traffic
> or are they collecting email addresses? Any ideas? Thanks,
> Chris
"But why are they sent?" Well, your "friends" sent them so you should have a
better idea than any of us. If one of my "friends" sent me such rubbish I'd
assume that (s)he wasn't terribly bright or had suffered some sudden brain
damage, and quite possibly wasn't really a friend after all. Probaby the
best way to find out why they were sent would be to query your friends.
While you're at it, ask them how much money THEY made sending the email. I'm
sure they'll be glad to take you out for dinner and drinks with the $146
they got by sending the message to you...
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