Bogus Email going around Please Read

[Maleficent2]

E-mail Promising Applebee's Gift Certificates is a Hoax

A fraudulent e-mail chain message promising Applebee's gift certificates for forwarding the message is currently making its way around the Internet. The message promises a gift certificate and a confirmation number after forwarding the message to a specific number of e-mail addresses. Applebee's International, Inc. does not sponsor or endorse this activity and is unable to fulfill these requests.

I took this off a pop ups at the Applebees Website


just a heads up.


Mal

 

[Tantor]

Thanks Mal for the info....I hate this kind of thing and find it very annoying when I get these emails.

 

[WDW2002]

I am sorry but I have to say anyone who, in this day and age, think that Applebees or Microsoft or any company can track to see how many times you forward an email and reward you for it is very gullable.

 

[Tantor]

Well said WDW2002. But yet I still get these emails from people.
I just keep referring them to www.urbanlegends.com to find out for themselves. There is also another good website www.snopes.com

 

[rmom]

No matter how many times you tell people that these are a hoax and there is noway the company is going to keep track of the message, they still pass these.

The best hoax (and damaging) is the one that if you child is born between certain years, one of the baby food companies is going to send you a $50 savings bond. All you have to do is send your child's name, birthdate and social security number to a PO box. I wonder how many children will be surprised to learn they have bad credit before they are old enough to think about it!