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Thanks Renee – I’m getting bombarded also

Tonight I received one of the greatest (NOT!) emails from an online casino manager in a long time. Not only is the message itself of outrageous quality (NOT!!), but the header of the email also included almost a couple hundred email addresses of casino players from Gold VIP Club Casino (YES!). :bullshit:

I will only past the content here however, so check this out:

From: jason armist (viprep540@gmail.com)
Sent: Friday, March 28, 2008 9:55:29 PM

“READ!!!! It was on the news!

>>>

>>> This was on the 9:00 o’clock news the other night and this works

>>>

>>> THIS TOOK TWO PAGES OF THE TUESDAY USA TODAY – IT IS FOR REAL

>>>

>>> PLEEEEEEASE READ!!!! it was on the news!

>>>

>>> 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

>>> 292-108 5

>>>

>>> 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

>>> within days, 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!

—
Jason Armist
VIP Manager
Gold VIP Club Casino”