I assume this is rubbish but....

[GJay]

Below is an email I received from a mate but I have a sneeky feeling this is chain/junk mail. What do you think?

hey everyone, i had a look on the internet and its actually true . On the
1st of november , we will have to pay for the use of our MSN and email
accounts unless we send this message to at least 18 contacts on your contact
list. It's no joke if you don't believe me then go to the 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 dude
will become blue. please copy and paste don't forward cos people won't take
notice of it. Hey it is Andy 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 (eg making up lots?of different accounts
for just one person), 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. WHO EVER DOES NOT SEND THIS MESSEAGE, YOUR ACCOUNT WILL
BE CLOSED AND YOU WILL COST 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 NEXT AND PASTE!

Surely if MSN is shutting down we'd have been notified by official notice?

Your views

Gem x

[Energizer]

i had it a while ago, it's not true.
if it was true, they wouldn't say hey this is andy and john.

[sl4rtzz]

lmao! i had this sent like 3 years ago its just a pathetic chain i really hate chains wth is the point

[GJay]

I hate chains too they're annoying but that one I read over twice. Surely some people don't think that MSN would log the amount of people they email or have on their MSN list!
What i laugh at is some person at the other end goes 'omg! msn are closing?1111!!!!?1/1/1/1! I'd better spread this piece of crap out!1!?1?1/11!'

It just fills my inbox with sorrow it really does :(

[Recent news update] http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4778046.stm

[the wombats]

"Sunday, 25 February, 2001, 11:00 GMT"

it's like 6 yrs old.... it's fake then.

[jrh2002]

lets all move to aim ;)

[the wombats]

lets all move to aim ;)

aim is crap lmao. it's what all the hobba's and mods used isn't it? plus some habbo staff. i never could get used to it.

[boyslikegirls]

its bull.
isn't msn owned by microsoft?
yeah, highly doubt that such a large company would get rid of their 2nd largest community.

[sBosma]

LOL.

578 email names left.

Theres like MILLIONS, probably billions of combinations of letters, numbers and symbols to make email names.

The 578 names have probably been created 100's of times since you posted this.

[:Hazel]

ive had emails like that before time and time again, its a load of rubbish.

[jrh2002]

aim is crap lmao. it's what all the hobba's and mods used isn't it? plus some habbo staff. i never could get used to it.

Yes its very crap and i was happy to delete it :)
no idea why hobbas/mods used it though because most had msn to :s

[Shawnstra]

Had that about a few months ago and I was like omgg lol. Then I say the Andy and John thing and I was like:rolleyes::p Anyway, it wouldn't happen. We sorta pay for their services from buying Windows OSes. It would cause much controversy if it happens.