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Old 17-11-2008, 12:54 PM #1
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Default MSN closing down - e-mail chain letter
Did anyone else get one?

It's obviously fake but the website it links to is pretty realistic looking.


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Hi,

This is Tara and John, the directors of MSN,

Sorry for the interruption but MSN is closing down. This is because too many inconsiderate people are taking up all the name (e.g. Making up lots of different accounts for just one person, etc.), we only have 578 names left. If you would like to close your account, DO NOT SEND THIS MESSAGE ON. If you would like to keep your
Account, then SEND THIS MESSAGE TO EVERYONE ON YOUR CONTACT LIST. This is no
joke, we will be shutting down the servers.
Send it on, thanks.

P.S.
WHO EVER DOES NOT SEND THIS MESSAGE, YOUR ACCOUNT WILL BE CLOSED AND IT WILL COST YOU 10.00 A MONTH TO USE. SEND THIS TO EVERYONE ON YOUR CONTACT LIST. NOW YOU
KNOW WHAT TO DO. PLEASE DO NOT FORWARD THIS or REPLAY. COPY THE WHOLE EMAIL.
GO BACK TO YOUR INBOX AND CLICK ON NEW. AND PASTE THANK YOU FOR YOUR
ATTENTION.

This is no joke if you don't believe us then go to this site:
http://news.BBC.co.UK/1/hi/business/1189119.stm
and see for yourself. Anyways once you've sent this message to at least 18 contacts, your MSN icon will become blue. Please copy and paste don't forward because people wont read them.

- Tara and John



ROFL, Tara and John!
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I got this as an E-mail AGES ago.

So I don't believe it at all.
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" Sunday, 25 February, 2001, 11:00 GMT
MSN 'to charge user fee'"

From the BBC Website
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Realistic website? It's dated "Sunday, 25 February, 2001, 11:00 GMT"
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Lol
"Tara and John"


Of course! the high flying execs of MSN!
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Realistic website? It's dated "Sunday, 25 February, 2001, 11:00 GMT"
lol !
God, I didn't study and revise it or anything, just looked.
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I got this like 3 years ago or sumin.
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Lol thats what I did when I first got it
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lol, so that would of been the logical thing to do...
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I'm not usually this dim, I swear.
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If they were going to close down or charge anything then it would probably make the news or you'd be notified with more then just an email. it'd be spiffy looking!
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lmao i got that in like 2004, i'm still waiting for it to close. That article is from 2001, and there is no way they only have 578 names, there are endless possibilities
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I like the fact it has "thousands fall for hotmail prank" in the top right.
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and delete lol!
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it was with the bebo for a wile
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I like the fact it has "thousands fall for hotmail prank" in the top right.
hahahahah
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