How to make a fast buck?

[Brakes to Park]

Received this e-mail from someone the other day. Is it too good to be true? Anyone know anything about it?:- 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.
> >>> > >> > > > >
> >>> > >> > > >
> >>> > >> > > >
> >>> > >> > >
> >>> > >> > > ------- End of forwarded message -------
> >>> > >> > >

[RadAlt]

It's a load of bull!!!!!. There's no way that M$ can track and trace an e-mail for one.
It's just another chain-letter with no use fot it whatsoever.
If it sounds too good to be true, it is just too good to be true.

[Feline]

Not only total b*ll!!!!! - it's old b*ll!!!!! too - it's been around for about a year now.

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Feline
(I Sit, I Watch, I Smile)

[InFinRetirement]

I received this via a massive list of forwarded addresses about 10 weeks ago. It is as RadAlt says - crap!!! Delete it and dream of the lottery instead.

[Voidhawk]

Like the infamous "Virus-Warnings", made to stress mail-servers around the world with junk-mail.

[Slasher]

>>>>>>>>>First time Ive
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>heard about
>>>it
>>>>*>>>>myself but
>>>>>>>>yes
>>>it
>>>>>>>>>>>does
>>>sound like it could
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>be
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>bull!!!!!
>>>>>*>>>>>>>>>&gt ;>>>>>>>>>>>!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>& gt;
>>>>*>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>& gt;
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<<<<<<<<<<Slasher>>>& gt;>>>>>>

[Brakes to Park]

Thanks everybody - I think I get the message.

Just off to write a begging letter to ERNIE.