Sorry but someone gotcha. This is a spin off of a hoax posted in 12/97 and
supposedly had to do with some sort of request from Bill Gates. Anyway just
another hoax..
Doc
>Hey All,
>
>I know a lot of you receiving this e-mail haven't heard from me in awhile
>- sorry :-( - but I do have really good reasons which I'll write down at
>another time and send it out to the masses. I got this e-mail and
>thought why not give it a try! I don't know about you but I can
>certainly use some cash. Maybe we can all benefit from this. I hope
>this finds all of you doing well :-) Take care and good luck, I'll write
>again soon.
>
>Love/Regards,
>
>Lori (in Florida) this will mean something to some of you!
>
>P.S. If you were in my address book you are on this list :-)
>
>
>Hi this is pretty cool!
>
>Netscape and AOL have recently merged to form the largest internet
>company in the world. In an effort to remain at pace with this giant, =
>Microsoft has introduced a new email tracking system as a way to keep =
>Internet Explorer as the most popular browser on the market. This email
>=
>is a beta test of the new software and Microsoft has generously offered
>to =
>compensate those who participate in the testing process. For each
>person you send this email to, you will be given $5. For every person =
>they give it to, you will be given an additional $3. For every person =
>they send it to you will receive $1. Microsoft will tally all the emails
>=
>produced under your name over a two week period and then email you with =
>more instructions. This beta test is only for Microsoft Windows users =
>because the email tracking device that contacts Microsoft is embedded
>into =
>the code of Windows 95 and 98.
>
>I know you guys hate forwards. But I started this a month ago because I
>=
>was very short on cash. A week ago I got an email from Microsoft asking
>=
>me for my address. I gave it to them and yesterday I got a check in the
>=
>mail for $800. It really works. I wanted you to get a piece of the =
>action. You won't regret it.
>