Microsoft and AOL giving away money just to send an email?
By Sergeantrom
@sergeantrom (5721)
United States
September 28, 2009 6:52pm CST
It was on USA Today. Did you get this email? Have you been paid? Is it legit? The only thing I know is supposed to be a beta test. Sounds just way too easy but Bill Gates can afford it.
4 responses
@firemom31 (598)
• United States
29 Sep 09
Did you actually see it on USA Today? This has been a scam circulating on the internet for years, unless it's something different. How would they even know you were sending emails? If you go to www.snopes.com/inboxer/nothing/microsoft-aol.asp you can read all about the scam.
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@sergeantrom (5721)
• United States
29 Sep 09
No I didnt see anything. Thanks for link, I will send it to my friend who sent this email to me, hoping to be paid from microsoft.
@moonchild1au (6237)
• Australia
5 Oct 09
This would be really good if it is legit & if it's available to people worldwide because then we could ALL join in & get paid for sending emails...I agree with you too that there is no doubt that Bill Gates can afford it.
@sergeantrom (5721)
• United States
6 Oct 09
I just got an email today saying Ericsson was giving away laptops. Why are scammers taking advantage of this bad economy and people? This is probably not going to happen either, even if Bill can afford it. I wrote Ericsson and they told me its a scam.
@moonchild1au (6237)
• Australia
6 Oct 09
This is so true & the amount of emails that I have recieved about me winning the lottery in Europe, UK & USA that I haven't entered (plus I'm in Australia)!! I'd be well off financially if I had a penny for each of those emails lol.
@enola1692 (3323)
• United States
29 Sep 09
really I need to go look this one up this is the first time i heard of this where I sign up an yes Bill Gates can afford it
@sergeantrom (5721)
• United States
30 Sep 09
Nothing to sign up. You just have to foward the email to as many people as you can and they are supposed to track it. I dont know how this relates to money. 
@coffeebreak (17798)
• United States
29 Sep 09
Don't know about that but did read that here in Los Angeles City Hall or wherever runs the City of LA... the two of them are literally having some kind of war between them to see which gets the contract to "upgrade" the city's email system.
@sergeantrom (5721)
• United States
30 Sep 09
Maybe the scammer read that too and put out this chain email. Who knows but thanks for info.
