Folks who work in the history biz should know better than to fall for an
urban legend. Please check out
http://www.snopes.com/spoons/faxlore/billgate.htm for a reference to this
particular scam. As a matter of fact, I'd suggest that you ALWAYS check out
snopes.com before believing (and especially before passing on) anything of
this ilk. Otherwise, you're simply adding to the misconceptions and taking
up bandwidth for no good reason. Thanks.
Annie
-----Original Message-----
From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On
Behalf Of Kent Archer
Sent: Monday, October 18, 1999 4:03 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: [Fwd: Tr: [Fwd: Fwd: FW: Fw: Fwd: Fw: Check this out quickly
and respond!](fwd)]
Lucy Hogg wrote:
> --------------------------------------
> lucy hogg
> Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design
> Vancouver, B.C Canada
> ---------------------------------------
>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>----- Original Message -----
> > >>>>From: John W. Worley, Ph.D. <[log in to unmask]>
> > >>>>To: Andy White <[log in to unmask]>
> > >>>>Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 1999 10:47 PM
> > >>>>Subject: Check this out quickly and respond!
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> 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 Gates is the man. It's all
> >marketing
> > >>>>> expense to him.
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> Do Well!!!
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>
> > >>>> >
> > >
> > >------------------------ End Forwarded Message
> >-------------------------
> > >
> >
>
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>
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