Several readers have notified me over the past few weeks that Sony Ericsson executive Anna Swelung graciously sent them an email promising a free laptop computer if they would just forward the message to 20 other people. Oh, dear. It was my lot once again to be the bearer of bad tidings. The company has confirmed there is no such person as "Anna Swelung," and in any case the very idea of rewarding habitual forwarders of chain letters with laptop computers borders on the criminally negligent. Read more...
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After 10+ years of rediculus emails promising free stuff by just forwarding e-mails, who, seriously, even considers them?
a bunch of dumb asses at Pilgrims Pride, Inc. Thats who!!!!!!!!!!
HA go figure, Pilgrim’s Pride hires morons…who ever would have thought!
Anything that sounds too good to be true has to be a hoax. Couldn’t imagine any company giving away thousands of laptops.
I think it is just a way for a company to get free email addresses so they can be sold to spammers.
Just send me a laptop Bamma
CAN I HAVE A LAPTOP FOR FREE
What is the benefit of sending that e-mail for SONY ERICSSON?
I think really nothing. So, it is ridiculous that we expect a Free Laptop.
It is Feb. 14, 2008. I have just received the e-mail about the free laptop. To good to be true; felt like a chain letter; haven’t found anything on the internet that supports that this is or ever was a true event.
Really dumb!!!
I believe “THERE IS NO FREE LUNCH” ….. HOW COME YOU HAVE A FREE LAPTOP …. ISN’T IT EXTREMELY FUNNY AND FOOLISH !!!!
Well the Laptop Emails still around and Whitehead you Suck Making Promises of Thin Air! And also making money off your Scam for every email sent!! Stop It!!! Have A Heart!!
it’s a hoax IT’S A HOAX —- Did you really think you were going to get something for nothing—–come on!
loves that after how long the email is STILL going around !
It is time to put an end to this unconstitutional behavior. It is illegal to misinform consumers and continue these rediculous hoax. Law enforcement needs to find a way to track the initial entity of this unethical hoax and take the necessary legal proceedings to ensure that this individual learns his/her lesson.
A close friend sent this to me, completely oblivious to the spammy-scammy nature of it. He wouldn’t believe me until I showed him several hoax sites, including this one – and he is an intelligent, educated guy complete with a Masters degree; even now he cites “it’s **probably** not true”. It’s amazing the effect that blind faith and hope can have on the human brain.
Can you believe that I was forwarded this from a college!!. What chance do our young people have when the staff can consider something like this to be the real thing!!
Why do people believe and forward it in the first place. Are they so dumb?
this email campaign is a hoax.just a way to make people fool of it.
Last year, I received an email from the Dell Outlet store telling me I had won a laptop. All I had to do wad send som personal details. I phoned them to let them know about the hoax email that was circulating and lo and behold, it wasn’t a hoax and I did get a laptop. So not everyone that responds is a total moron although I pays to do a little chacking first.
its the human tendency of believing in luck that makes these ppl fwd such emails w/out thinking twice… no doubt i get loads of emails compelling me to fwd stupid quotes nd cute pics to 10/20/50 ppl to fulfill my wishes!!
a hoax. if you have received it then your email address is now in the hands of this anne.blahblah@ericsson.com spammer and the viagra and penis enlargment spam could be coming your way. by the way; THERE IS NO ERICSSON LAPTOPS. sony ericsson makes mobiles not laptops, D’OH. and the domain name from the above address leads to a fake site. ta da!
I got this email regarding erricsson.com
and her email and the add and I am going to give Sony a pice of my mind at least I won’t feel like such an idot since I responded to this dam email and going to report fraud because that is what it is using Sony’s name like that get my drift I am suing for distress I want my free dam lap top! LOL
People fall for anything. I got this same email a couple of years ago, but for Microsoft instead of Ericsson. I believe that’s when I told people to stop sending me chains without researching them first. Think about it people. It takes one minute to load 20 email addresses into a message and send it. How many free laptops do you think would be given away if this were real? The company would go out of business. Do you realize how many people would end up with a free laptop?
As they say,Advertising pays,this e-mail forwading thing is part of advertising and who pays who for advertising their products,these poeple take advantage of us cause they know we like free stuff.Please stop this.
sir i want laptop we cann’t aford the billbof laptop…i want laptop for my studies sir………
I get a free laptop every year I sell certain manufacters product…so don’t be so cocky..it IS possible…I just wouldn’t assume every offer is legitimate until I do some research….
what you mean i didn’t realy win ; lol
Oh darn
where is my laptop???? i’ve sent 20 emails and nothing!
Well poor sony Ericsson, I have just banned them in our domain and Email Filters
then why don’t you do something about it because we do not send emails for free. maybe you should get the person and let them pay for there mistake or are you in on the hoax? to just lift your shoulders will not help it will only give your company a bad name.
وصلتني اليوم من إحدى معارفي رساله إلكترونيه مرفق معها صوره لدعاية من سوني إريكسون
مفادها أن شركة سوني إركسون ستعطي جهاز لابتوب إذا أعدت إرسال الرساله لعدد من الأشخاص
مع إرسال نسخة إلى عنوان مذكور في الإعلان
لم أصدق
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Fake & Humbuk
1nce again i got this email abouth the free laptops from sony, its still around
1nce again i got this email about the free laptops from sony, its still around
Once again it circulates, there’s still bunch of morons who send and forward the same, can’t believe it