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From: "Jerri (Rogers) Chasteen" <>
Subject: [GenChat-L] Re: Bill Gates Hoax!
Date: Fri, 06 Feb 1998 14:01:25 -0600

>
>
> has anyone been getting this message and is it a joke?
> > Hello Everyone,
> > >> > And thank you for signing up for my Beta Email Tracking Application <snip>

Please read the following from http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/CIACHoaxes.html#billgates

Bill Gates Hoax

Circulating the Internet since November 1997, is a chain letter hoax claiming to be from the
office of the chief executive of Microsoft
Corporation. Although there are special variants, they all claim to be from Bill Gates and merely
ask the receiver to forward the letter
to other people. If an attachment comes with this message, CIAC recommends you delete it at once.
DO NOT take any unnecessary
chances from unknown sources. For additional information, read the article at the ZDNet News
Channel.

ZDNet's article "Bill Gates grubs for money...NOT!" released 12/3/97.

FROM:
ATTACH: /Track883432/~TraceActive/On.html

Hello Everyone,

And thank you for signing up for my Beta Email Tracking Application or (BETA)
for short. My name is Bill Gates. Here at Microsoft we have just compiled an
e-mail tracing program that tracks everyone to whom this message is forwarded
to. It does this through an unique IP (Internet Protocol) address log book
database.

We are experimenting with this and need your help. Forward this
to everyone you know and if it reaches 1000 people everyone
on the list you will receive $1000 and a copy of Windows98 at my expense.
Enjoy.

Note: Duplicate entries will not be counted. You will be notified by email
with further instructions once this email has reached 1000 people. Windows98
will not be shipped unitl it has been released to the general public.

Your friend,
Bill Gates & The Microsoft Development Team.

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