DON'T SHARE THE MICROSOFT GIVING AWAY A FORTUNE HOAX

PLEASE DON'T SHARE... IT IS A HOAX.. and it's been around for about 10 years ! 

This was on the 9:00 o'clock news the other night and this works. THIS TOOK TWO PAGES OF THE TUESDAY USA TODAY - IT IS FOR REALPLEEEEEEASE READ it was on the news!This thing is for real. Rest assured AOL and Intel will follow through with their promises for fear of facing a multimillion-dollar class action suit similar to the one filed by PepsiCo against General Electric not too long ago.

Dear Friends; Please do not take this for a junk letter.

Bill Gates sharing his fortune. If you ignore this, You will repent later. Microsoft and AOL are now the largest Internet companies and in an effort to make sure that Internet Explorer remains the most widely used program, Microsoft and AOL are running an e-mail beta test.When you forward this e-mail to friends, Microsoft can and will track it (If you are a Microsoft Windows user)?

For a two weeks time period.For every person that you forward this e-mail to, Microsoft will pay you $245.00 For every person that you sent it to that forwards it
on, Microsoft will pay you $243.00 and ! for every third person that
receives it, You will be paid $241.00.

Within two weeks, Microsoft
will contact you for your address and then send you a check.RegardsCharles S Bailey General Manager Field Operations
1-800-842-2332 Ext. 1085 or 904-1085 or RNX
292-1085I thought this was a scam myself, But two weeks after receiving
this e-mail and forwarding it on. Microsoft contacted me for my
address and within days, I receive a check for $24, 800.00. You need
to respond before the beta testing is over.

If anyone can afford this,
Bill gates is the man.It's all marketing expense to him. Please forward this to as many
people as possible.

PLEASE NOTE.. IF YOU ARE SHARING THIS SCAM WITH YOUR FRIENDS THEN YOU AREN'T REALLY A VERY GOOD ONE..

PLEASE READ IT AND STOP AND THINK.

HOAX.. DO NOT FORWARD FACEBOOK MESSAGES... EVER !

HOAX.... FAKE.. DO NOT FORWARD.....DO YOU REALLY WANT TO FORWARD SOMETHING AND HAVE ON YOUR PHONE SOMETHING YOU HAVE NO IDE ABOUT.. AND SPREAD IT !! !

Regards Charles S Bailey General Manager Field Operations
1-800-842-2332 Ext. 1085 or 904-1085 or RNX
292-1085

BE CAREFUL ABOUT WHAT HAS BEEN STOLEN FROM YOUR PHONE BECAUSE YOU HAVE FORWARDED THIS.

This was on the 9:00 o'clock news the other night and this works. THIS TOOK TWO PAGES OF THE TUESDAY USA TODAY - IT IS FOR REALPLEEEEEEASE READ it was on the news!

This thing is for real. Rest assured AOL and Intel will follow through with their promises for fear of facing a multimillion-dollar class action suit similar to the one filed by PepsiCo against General Electric not too long ago.

Dear Friends;

Please do not take this for a junk letter. Bill Gates sharing his fortune. If you ignore this, You will repent later. Microsoft and AOL are now the largest Internet companies and in an effort to make sure that Internet Explorer remains the most widely used program, Microsoft and AOL are running an e-mail beta test.When you forward this e-mail to friends, Microsoft can and will track it (If you are a Microsoft Windows user)?

For a two weeks time period.For every person that you forward this e-mail to, Microsoft will pay you $245.00 For every person that you sent it to that forwards it
on, Microsoft will pay you $243.00 and ! for every third person that
receives it, You will be paid $241.00.

Within two weeks, Microsoft
will contact you for your address and then send you a check.RegardsCharles S Bailey General Manager Field Operations
1-800-842-2332 Ext. 1085 or 904-1085 or RNX
292-1085I thought this was a scam myself, But two weeks after receiving

this e-mail and forwarding it on. Microsoft contacted me for my
address and within days, I receive a check for $24, 800.00. You need

to respond before the beta testing is over. If anyone can afford this,
Bill gates is the man.It's all marketing expense to him. Please forward this to as many
people as possible..

DON'T.. YOU ARE LETTING PEOPLE INTO YOUR PHONE.... HACKERS

MICROSOFT ENGINEER PHONE SCAM

It's a scam every bit as much as a Romance or 419 scam...

YOU ANSWER YOUR PHONE AND IT'S SOMEONE SAYING THEY ARE FROM MICROSOFT AND THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH YOUR COMPUTER...
I AM IN THE UK AND IT HAPPENS REGULARLY HERE TO US AS WELL...
SO.. IF A ANYONE HAS THESE SCAM NUISANCE CALLS... WE'LL POST ANY DETAILS HERE..

THE ONE TODAY REPORTED WAS FROM
760 - 424- 4239.

Microsoft phone scam: what to do if you are called

1. Put the phone down. Get rid of the caller and move on with your life. It is not a legitimate call.

2. During your conversation, don't provide any personal information. This is a good rule for any unsolicited call. And certainly never hand over your credit card or bank details. Just don't do it.

3. If you've got this far, we can only reiterate point number 1: get off the phone. But whatever you do don't allow a stranger to guide you to a certain webpage, or instruct you to change a setting on your PC or download software.

4. If possible get the caller's details. You should certainly report any instance of this scam to Action Fraud.

5. Finally, change any passwords and usernames that could plausibly have been compromised, and run a scan with up-to-date security software. Then ensure that your firewall and antivirus are up to date and protecting your PC.

Oh, and there is a number 6: tell everyone about it. This scam preys on people's insecurity about lack of tech knowledge. It is very easy to be a victim, and the best defence is sharing knowledge. It is much easier to put the phone down if you are forewarned.

Microsoft phone scam: what to do if you have been a victim

First of all don't beat yourself up. This could happen to anyone (and does). You need to change all the personal data that you can change. As much as you might like to you can't change your date of birth, and changing your name and address seems extreme. But you can change all your passwords and usernames, starting with your main email account and any bank- and credit card logins. Also, contact your bank to ask them to be on the lookout for anything dodgy.

Again, use up-to-date security software to scan and cleanse your PC, and if the scammer did get you to do something to your PC using System Restore to roll back the settings is always a good idea. And tell the police. If you have lost money, it's possible your credit card company or contents insurance will cover the loss.