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"Virus Hoax:
Give-Away Example"
Virus Hoax Warnings: Page 4
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Miller's Free Beer
April 1999: On April 14, 1999 the Miller Brewing Company issued a press
releases that states that the chain letter listed here is indeed a hoax.
The claim to track e-mail is very similar to the Bill Gate's e-mail
tracking tool hoax: Bill Gates Hoax
Hello: We here at Miller Brewing Company, Inc. would like to help bring
in the new millennium for everyone. We like to think of ourselves as a
progressive company, keeping up with our customers. We have found the
best way to do this via the Internet and email. Combining these things,
we would like to make a special offer to our valued customers: If this
email makes it to 2,000,000 people by 12:00 PM on New Year's Eve of
1999, we will send a coupon for one six-pack of any of our Miller Brand
beverages. In the event that 2,000,000 people are reached, our
tracker/counter, embedded in this message, will report to us with the
list of names and email addresses. Thereafter, each email address will
be sent an electronic coupon which you can print out and redeem at any
Miller Brand beverage carrying store. The coupons will be sent as soon
as 2,000,000 people are reached, so the sooner, the better.
Enjoy, and Cheers, Gary D. Anderson, Chief Marketing Director Miller
Brewing Company, Inc. http://www.millerbrewing.com
Copyright 2004 by Jay Jennings
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