Somehow, I think NOT! This is a typical hoax - not sure what people get
from them apart from clogging up the system.
The following information comes from the US dept. of Energy site in it's
Computer Incident Advisory Capacity ( http://www.org/ciac ).
John Duffy
Bill Gates Hoax
Circulating the Internet since November 1997, is a chain letter hoax
claiming to be from the office of the chief executive of Microsoft
Corporation. Although there are special variants, they all claim to be
from Bill Gates and merely ask the receiver to forward the letter to other
people. If an attachment comes with this message, CIAC recommends you
delete it at once. DO NOT take any unnecessary chances from unknown
sources. For additional information, read the article at the ZDNet News
Channel.
ZDNet's article "Bill Gates grubs for money...NOT!" released 12/3/97.
FROM: [log in to unmask]
ATTACH: [log in to unmask]
Hello Everyone,
And thank you for signing up for my Beta Email Tracking Application or
(BETA) for short. My name is Bill Gates. Here at Microsoft we have just
compiled an e-mail tracing program that tracks everyone to whom this
message is forwarded to. It does this through an unique IP (Internet
Protocol) address log book database.
We are experimenting with this and need your help. Forward this
to everyone you know and if it reaches 1000 people everyone on the list you
will receive $1000 and a copy of Windows98 at my expense. Enjoy.
Note: Duplicate entries will not be counted. You will be notified by email
with further instructions once this email has reached 1000 people.
Windows98 will not be shipped unitl it has been released to the general
public.
Your friend,
Bill Gates & The Microsoft Development Team.
On Tue, 19 Oct 1999 15:27:16 PDT Veronyka Carson <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>
>
> Hi all
>
> Thought you may be interested
>
> >>Subject: Fwd: Re: Bill Gates is paying us money!
> >Date: Thu, 14 Oct 1999 12:35:52 GMT
> >
> >
> >I GOT THIS MESSAGE FROM A FRIEND IN AUSTRALIA - SO YES, ITS BEEN AROUND!!!
> >Dx
> >
> > >Subject: Re: Bill Gates is paying us money!
> > >Date: Wed, 13 Oct 1999 22:17:47 PDT
> > >
> > > >
> > > >I got this message from Jacob Ross, lecturer at Goldsmiths College,
> >London.
> > > >They're obviously not paying him enough! Nor me!
> > > >
> > > >It's being around, I've cut all the other addressees so you can get to
> >the message.
> > > >
> > > >From: INTERNET:[log in to unmask], >
> > > >please forward this to everyone you know ASAP. It is real!!!!!
> > > >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!!!
> > > >
> > > >Joan Anim-Addo
> > > >Head of Caribbean Centre
> > > >Goldsmiths University of London
> > > >London SE14 6NW
> > > >
> > > >Tel: 0171 919 7395/6
> > > >Fax: 0171 919 7395
> > > >e-Mail: [log in to unmask]
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
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