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Copy-and-Paste Response to
"Bill Gates Is Sharing His Fortune"


Instructions: Highlight the text below, then copy and paste it into the body of an email addressed to the person(s) who sent you this hoax.



Re: Bill Gates Is Sharing His Fortune

This is to inform you that you have forwarded a well-known email hoax. Contrary to what the message claims, Bill Gates is NOT sharing his fortune with people who spam their friends with bogus messages. Also, Microsoft is NOT beta testing a program for tracking chain emails, NOR you will receive $5 every time you forward this hoax.

For more information, see http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/blmsaol.htm

In most cases it only takes a few minutes of research to verify the claims in forwarded emails such as this one. Please have the consideration to do so in the future.

Thanks for your kind attention.


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