A New Scam?

Shades

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I was recently sent this....has anyone seen this one around and have any feed back. It is a new one on me and I thought I had seen it all...including all the Nigerian oil, gold and construction scams.

>Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2004 9:53 PM
> > > >Subject: FW: PLEEEEEEASE READ!!!! it was on the
> > > news! asap
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > >I do not know if this is true or not. But I
> > > thought I would give it a
> > > >try.
> > > > _____
> > > >
> > > >THIS TOOK TWO PAGES OF THE TUESDAY USATODAY - IT
> > IS
> > > FOR REAL
> > > >
> > > >Subject: PLEEEEEEASE READ!!!! it was on the news!
> > > >
> > > >!!!! It was on the news! Kathy South 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 Sandborn 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
> > > >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
> > > weeks 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.
> > > >Regards. Charles S Bailey General Manager Field
> > > Operations
> > > >1-800-842-2332 Ext. 1085 or 904-1085 or RNX
> > > >292-1085 Charles_Bailey@csx.com
> > > <mailto:Charles_Bailey@csx.com>
> > > >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
> > > >withindays, I receive a check for $24,800.00. You
> > > need to respond before
> > > >the beta testing is over. If anyone can affoard
> > > 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
> > > $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.
> > > >TRy it; What have you got to lose????
> > > >
> > > >
 

Shades

Shades of .....
Feb 8, 2002
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thanks all...you are confirming my suspicions.
Happygrump that is a very useful site...many thanks

Shades


If it is too good to be true, it probably is.
 
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RogerRabbit

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Canada...
Saw this on ROBTV today:

www.phonebusters.com/

Established in January of 1993, PhoneBusters is a national anti-fraud call centre jointly operated by the Ontario Provincial Police and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. PhoneBusters plays a key role in educating the public about specific fraudulent telemarketing pitches. The call centre also plays a vital role in the collection and dissemination of victim evidence, statistics, documentation and tape recordings which are made available to outside law enforcement agencies.

The original mandate of PhoneBusters was to prosecute key individuals in Ontario and Quebec involved in telemarketing fraud under the Criminal Code of Canada. Our mandate now also includes facilitating prosecution by United States agencies through extradition, and by Industry Canada under the Competition Act.

PhoneBusters is the central agency in Canada that collects information on telemarketing, advanced fee fraud letters (Nigerian letters) and identity theft complaints. The information is disseminated to the appropriate law enforcement agencies. The data collected at PhoneBusters is a valuable tool in evaluating the effects of various types of fraud on the public. It also helps to prevent future similar crimes from taking place.
 
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