Mary - I did a simple search in Yahoo on "urban legends" and found a site
that just added today (8/25/98) a message that this too, is an urban
legend.
See http://snopes.simplenet.com/spoons/faxlore/billgate.htm
Anne Morrison, Assistant Law Librarian
Circuit Court for Prince George's County, MD
amorriso@clark.net
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> From: Mary G Persyn <Mary.Persyn@valpo.edu>
> To: law-lib@ucdavis.edu
> Subject: FW: Walt Disney World or $5,000 - a new urban myth?
> Date: Tuesday, August 25, 1998 2:47 PM
>
> I just received this message from a relative. It had a
> bunch of headers on it. It sounds like a new variation on
> the Bill Gates' email tracker system myth, but I have been
> unable to identify this particular myth at any of the
> internet urban myth sites I checked. I did find the Bill
> Gates' email myth however.
>
> Has anyone seen this one?
>
> Mary
>
>
> snip
>
> Sort through the header stuff.. Walt Disney appears to have something of
> an offer going !
>
> snip
> >
> > What the heck... If this is true, it could be interesting..
> > Read the bottom part....
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Tob
> >
> >
> Subject: Fw: Walt Disney World or $5,000
>
> Apparently this is true and worth a shot!!!
>
> > >> >> >+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > >> >> >Folks,
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> >I called Disney my damn self. It's no lie. GET IT DONE! You
> > >> all
> > >> >> owe me.
> > >> >>
> > >>
> >+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > >> >> +++>>
> > >> >> >>>Disney message & $5,000.00
> > >> >> >>>
> > >> >> >>>If you read below you will see the note from Walt
> > >> >> >>>Disney Jr. & Management at Disney World.
> > >> >> >>>Basically if this messages reaches 13,000 people,
> > >> >> >>>everyone will receive $5,000.00 or a free, all expenses paid,
> > >> trip
> > >> >> to
> > >> >> >>Disney >World in anytime during the summer of 1999.
> > >> >> >>>
> > >> >> >>>See the note below - its worth it!!!!
> > >> >> >>>
> > >> >> >>>Everyone is to resend to 15 individuals.
> > >> >> >>>Please read and forward to as many friends as
> > >> >> >>>possible...we've checked up on
> > >> >> >>>this and this is no joke of a chain letter or something
> > >> >> >>>if this reaches 13,000 people...duplicate entries don't
> > >> >> >>>count, though...So, please help & pass on...
> > >> >> >>>thank you, and here you go!!!
> > >> >> >>>
> > >> >> >>>
> > >> >> >>>WALT DISNEY JR.
> > >> >> >>>GREETING
> > >> >> >>>Hello Disney fans,
> > >> >> >>> And thank you for signing up for Bill Gates' Beta
> > >> >> >>>Email Tracking
> > >> >> >>>My name is Walt Disney Jr.
> > >> >> >>>Here at Disney we are working with Microsoft which has just
> > >> >> >>>compiled an e-mail tracing program that tracks everyone
> > >> >> >>>to whom this message is forwarded to. It does this
> > >> >> >>>through an unique IP (Internet Protocol) address log book
> > >> database.
> > >> >> >>>We are experimenting with this and need your help. Forward
> > >> this
> > >> >> to
> > >> >> >>everyone > you know and if it reaches 13,000 people, 1,300 of
> > >> the
> > >> >> people =
> > >> >> >on
> > >> >> >>the >list will receive $5,000, and the rest will receive a
> free
> > >> trip
> > >> >> for
> > >> >> >>two
> > >> >> >>>to Disney World for one week during the summer of 1999
> > >> >> >>>at our expense. Enjoy.
> > >> >> >>>
> > >> >> >>> Note: Duplicate entries will not be counted. You will
> > >> >> >>>be notified by email with further instructions once this
> email
> > >> >> >>>has reached 13,000 people.
> > >> >> >>>
> > >> >> >>>Your friends,
> > >> >> >>>Walt Disney Jr., Disney, Bill Gates, & The Microsoft
> > >> >> >>>Development Team.
>
> -----------------------------------------
> Mary Persyn (219) 465-7830
> Email: Mary.Persyn@valpo.edu
> Law Librarian
> School of Law
> Valparaiso University
> Valparaiso, IN 46383
> FAX: (219) 465-7917
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