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"Virus Hoax:
Give-Away Example"
Virus Hoax Warnings: Page 8
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IBM Giveaway Hoax
June 1999
In this variant of the Bill Gates hoax, IBM is giving away computers. If
you look at the wording, this one is almost identical to the GAP
giveaway hoax above.
Subject: Free Computer Equipment!!! Date: Monday, June 28, 1999 6:35 PM
Hey, I just wanted to let you guys know about this great new PC I just
got from IBM!
Hewlett-Packard and Gateway have just merged to form the biggest
computer supplier in the world! Bigger than Dell, bigger than IBM,
bigger than them all! In response to this amazing merger, IBM has set
aside 250,000 free computers to reward and keep it's most loyal and
trusted customers! I've already got mine, read on to see how you can get
yours!!!
This email has a special encoding which will let IBM know every time you
send it to one of your friends or relatives. The first 250,000 people
who send this to at least 15 of their friends will receive a brand new
IBM computer! After you send this to your friends, and qualify, IBM
will contact you via email, and get your shipping address. Send them
your address, and in a couple of days, a brand new computer, complete
with printer, and 19" monitor is sitting on your doorstep! You must
hurry, because this offer ends July 31 of this year!
Here's the catch, though. Each of your friends must send this to at
least 5 people or you won't be eligible, so choose your friends wisely!
Remember, a true friend will send this along for you! That's all it
takes,no strings attached! No purchase necessary!!! You don't even
have to have previously purchased a computer from IBM! They want to
earn or keep your future business, and they're willing to pay for it!!!
Copyright 2004 by Jay Jennings
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