Remember this scam? In the 1990s, e-mail hoaxers commonly claimed to be passing along a method for getting easy money from Bill Gates. While that particular fraud has faded, the spam-fighting team at Stock scams, phony transaction records and cheap offers says celebrity-based variations continue, even as spammers get more sophisticated.
According to AOL, one of the most prevalent spam subject lines in 2005 was "Donald Trump Wants You _ Please Respond." Another frequent pitch played on the belief that the tech world just gives stuff away to people in the know: "Get an Apple iPod Nano, PS3 or Xbox360 for Free."
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