Re: UKNM: no such thing as a free WAP phone

[Stefan Magdalinski]

Amy Vickers wrote:

>

> I keep coming across a spam mail from Ericsson offering free WAP phones if

> you spam 20 friends, and cc the mail back to ericsson (see below)

>

>

only, the address given: Anna [dot] Swelundericsson [dot] com, supposedly in the

> marketing department of ericsson, bounces and the message returned directs

> the user to a spam site.

>

> i know this has been going for at least a month now, but does anyone know

if

> it actually started off as kocher or has it always been complete and utter

> gubbins?

>

> rgds

> amy


http://www.ericsson.se/infocenter/news/E-mail_hoax.html


found by typing 'ericcson hoax' into http://www.google.com


still impressed by seeing a journalist at least attempting to do some

fact-checking, though. have a gold star.


stefxgrumpytobebackatwork


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