Gates Nightmare?

Fri Apr 29 14:19:00 2005

This stuff is hillarious.  I can't believe that it's still being passed
on.  Even more so, why is it being posted to this list?  It obviously
has nothing to do with VNC.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: vnc-list-admin "at" realvnc.com 
> [mailto:vnc-list-admin "at" realvnc.com] On Behalf Of Ward, Stuart
> Sent: Friday, April 29, 2005 8:32 AM
> To: 'Joseph Thames'
> Cc: vnc-list "at" realvnc.com
> Subject: RE: Gates Nightmare?
> 
> 
> oh, please ...utter nonsense
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joseph Thames [mailto:bear "at" metacalculus.net]
> Sent: Friday, April 29, 2005 7:42 AM
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> Subject: Gates Nightmare?
> 
> 
>   Why not, anything for good ole Bill.
> 
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Forward from Mary's Brother Patrick
> Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2005 06:08:02 -0400
> From: aniesathames "at" netscape.net
> To: beartham "at" netscape.net
> 
> 
> 
> This was on the 9:00 o'clock news the other night so I'm 
> assuming it works 
> 
> THIS TOOK TWO PAGES OF THE TUESDAY USA TODAY - IT IS FOR REAL 
> 
> 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 "at" csx.com Charles_bailey "at" 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 afford 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 
> 
> 
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> Joseph 'Bear' Thames
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