Bill Gates / Windows 98 Hoax Warning

       Hello Everyone, And thank you for signing up for my Beta Email
       Tracking Application or (BETA) for short. My name is Bill Gates.
       Here at Microsoft we have 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 1000 people everyone on
       the list you will receive $1000 and a copy of Windows98 at my
       expense.

       Enjoy.

       Note: Duplicate entries will not be counted. You will be notified
       by email with further instructions once this email has reached
       1000 people. Windows98 will not be shipped until it has been
       released to the general public.

       Your friend,
       Bill Gates & The Microsoft Development Team.
 The classic forward this to "all your friends" is present above as a red flag indicating this is a hoax.  This hoax has (I suppose) gotten wider distribution than normal since people would like to believe that Bill Gates might send them $1000 and a copy of Windows 98.