Got this email form one of my friend, err…. I dont think I even really know him, from the msg it was like few yearsss ago!!! I wonder why ppl still forward it?? Anyway the content is as below….
This is Tara and John, the directors of MSN. We would like to sincerely apologize for the interruption, but msn is closing down. We know many of these messages have been sent out lately, and that they wouldn't be true. However, this one is in fact true, and it will occur soon.
MSN will begin to charge you money soon. This is due to the fact that too many inconsiderate people are taking up all the names (ie. making up lots of different accounts for just one person). Therefore, we only have 578 names left. If you would like to close your account, DO NOT SEND THIS MESSAGE ON. We would not reccommend this, because if in the future you'd like to use MSN, and you don't send this message on, you will be CHARGED to use MSN monthly. If you would like to keep your account, then SEND THIS MESSAGE TO EVERYONE ON YOUR CONTACT LIST. As we said this before, this is no joke, and we will be shutting down the servers. Please send it on. We do not want to be receiving phone calls stating that your MSN will not open, or that you are being charged for using it - because this will be your fauly for not sending it on. The estimated cost for MSN monthly will be about ten dollars CAN.
SEND THIS TO EVERYONE ON YOUR CONTACT LIST. NOW YOU
KNOW WHAT TO DO.THANK YOU FOR YOUR
ATTENTION. In case you believed this is yet another of those 'prank' MSN shut down emails, go to:http://news. bbc.co.uk/ 1/hi/business/ 1189119.stm
Once you've sent this message to at least 18 contacts, your msn icon will become blue.
Regards,
Tara and John
(Directors and Operators of MSN.com, Hotmail, Windows Live Hotmail, etc)
Do you think this is true?
Reasons might be real
- It's be reported on the BBC website that 'Microsoft is reportedly planning to start charging surfers for the improved services of its MSN internet portal., You can view the page yourself http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/1189119.stm That url looks real.
Reasons for it to be fake
- It's chain mail, if it was real it would come from staff@msn.com
- MSN knows who is using there account, they don't need people to forward their message like 100 times to all there contacts.
- MSN makes loads of money from banners and MSN adverts.
- If they require MSN users to do something, they will email them directly. Chain mail will never ever be used as a means to pass on service announcements, not by any company.
- Look at the date it was written (above the bold headline) Sunday, 25 February, 2001, 11:00 GMT.
BBC has posted another story, but on 2006? http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4778046.stm
Looks like it was just some scammers using old articles to get the pointless e-mail sent to the world.
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