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jekylljuice · 02-28-2009, 03:07 PM

Yeah, I've gotten the exact same message myself a few times, only for my Hotmail account. It was pretty much word for word the same.

As with so many of these email scams/hoaxes, the cheapness of the font and layout is a dead giveaway - I'm pretty confident that if Hotmail were to issue a legitimate warning of this nature (and it's highly dubious that they ever would), they'd opt for a much more professional-looking layout. Same goes for Bill Gates - if you're that mind-bendingly weathly and are seriously going to send out emails promising free hand-outs to anyone who forwards it to so many of their online buddies (yeah, I know, just play along), then surely you could afford to splash out on a bit of style while you're at it.

02-28-2009, 03:07 PM	#51
jekylljuice Executive Weasel Ball jekylljuice was here. Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: the 44th floor (not counting the mezzanine) Posts: 1,568	Yeah, I've gotten the exact same message myself a few times, only for my Hotmail account. It was pretty much word for word the same. As with so many of these email scams/hoaxes, the cheapness of the font and layout is a dead giveaway - I'm pretty confident that if Hotmail were to issue a legitimate warning of this nature (and it's highly dubious that they ever would), they'd opt for a much more professional-looking layout. Same goes for Bill Gates - if you're that mind-bendingly weathly and are seriously going to send out emails promising free hand-outs to anyone who forwards it to so many of their online buddies (yeah, I know, just play along), then surely you could afford to splash out on a bit of style while you're at it. __________________ That's it, The End, But you'll get over it, My Friend. Last edited by jekylljuice; 02-28-2009 at 03:07 PM.