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Sep 25, 2005 · One of the oldest Internet hoaxes holds that Microsoft and other companies are giving $5,000 to Facebook users who click a share link. David Mikkelson. Published Sept. 25, 2005. Claim: Facebook...
Apr 9, 2022 · The viral chain email is under a content type called a "giveaway" email hoax. The central theme of the various iterations of the hoax is that Microsoft developed a beta of an email tracing program or tracking system and that Bill Gates will hand out cash to those who will forward the email.
Jun 30, 2004 · Origin of the Bill Gates Email Hoax. Displaying some very impressive sleuthing skills, Jonathon Keats has apparently solved the mystery of the origin of the ubiquitous Bill-Gates-will-pay-you-to-forward-this-email hoax. He writes about it in an article in Wired.
Dec 20, 2019 · But the founder of Microsoft won’t just send you $500,000 just for reaching out to him on social media, as a post now circulating on Facebook says. The post was flagged as part of Facebook’s ...
Jul 11, 2003 · The series of Bill Gates email chain letters is topping the charts as the most prevalent scam on the Internet, choking corporate in-boxes, clogging bandwidth and causing headaches for IT managers.
Reporting scams. We are aware of numerous forms of fraudulent communications claiming to be from, or associated with, the Gates Foundation. They circulate via email, social media, postal mail, fax, and telephone in a number of languages.
Mar 26, 2021 · Social media users have been sharing posts online that list claims about Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates. The post here looks like a poster of a “wanted” individual and lists...
