Chain Mail

I received this chain mail from a friend today...
some abstracts...

Title: Fwd: FW: Fwd: PLEEEEEEASE READ!!!! (it was on the news)

Contents (some part of it):

> > > THIS TOOK TWO PAGES OF THE TUESDAY USA TODAY -
> > IT IS FOR REAL
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Subject: 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
> > > 292-1085 Charles_Bailey@csx.com
> > Charles_bailey@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 whic
> > h 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

I find this rather amusing. IF its for real, it will be on Google News RIGHT NOW! Apparently, some internet users are still quite gullible.