16 Biggest Internet Hoaxes That Fooled The World

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4. Free Money From Bill Gates

In 1997, people were asked to forward an email to their contacts in order to test a new email forward tracking system powered by Microsoft. The message in the email promised participants money, depending on how many times their email got resent by friends. The idea is unique, but it was, unfortunately, untrue.

16 Biggest Internet Hoaxes That Fooled The World

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