To all of my friends, I do not usually forward messages, But this is from my good friend and she really is an attorney. … For every person that you forward this e-mail to, Microsoft will pay you $245.00. … My brother’s girlfriend got in on this a few months ago. … She showed me her check. It was for the sum of $4,324.44…. Like i said before, I know the law, and this is for real.
Sound too good to be true? Of course.
Like everyone, I’ve received my fair share of emails like this one. Often it’s from well meaning friends who forward a chain letter just in case (“Juuuuuuuuust in case”) it might be true. Forwarding an email doesn’t cost anything and only takes a second, so why not play it safe?
While there’s no harm done in forwarding an entertaining email, here are a few websites where you can find the truth behind scams, chain letters, urban legends, etc. These are good places to check when you hear a story that seems too good to be true.
Here’s the infamous Microsoft chain letter. It’s just comical to read.