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Ericsson "Free Laptop" Hoax

Written by neobita | 24 August 2008
Posted in Knowledge - Hoax Busters

This is regarding an email I received yesterday. This is actually a 7~year~old~hoax and the word "computer laptops" has been added to reel in more suckers. In the first version of this email hoax, the message that the user intent to send to 8 of his/her friends should be forwarded to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  , then, in the updated one, it should be forwarded to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Recently, this "updated" hoax has been floating around since May 2007, it seems that its getting itself back into the email chains. Let's bust this hoax shall we? The ever so popular email would mainly contains the following:

Fwd: FREE Laptops!...

The Ericsson Company is distributing free computer Lap-tops in an attempt to match Nokia that has already done so. Ericsson hopes to increase its popularity this way. For this reason, they are giving away the new WAP laptops. All you need to do to qualify is to send this mail to 8 people you know. Within 2 weeks, you will receive EricssonT18. But if you can send it to 20 people or more, you will receive Ericsson R320.

Make sure to send a copy to: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

HoaxBuster: This chain letter makes no sense

"The Ericsson Company is distributing free computer laptops in an

 attempt to match Nokia that has already done so."

The first fraud that can be detected. For your information, nokia has never distributed free laptop and will most likely will never ever do it.

"All you need to do to qualify is to send this mail to 8 people you know. Within 2 weeks, you will receive Ericsson T18."

For your information, the Ericsson T18 is an ericsson discontinued cell phone model, not a computer.

"But if you can send it to 20 people or more, you will receive Ericsson R320."

Same here, the Ericsson R320 is a phone model and has also been discontinued.

Below are the links from Trend Micro and Ericsson's official website to deny the hoax.

ERICSSON About the "Free Phone" Email Hoax

Untrue mail connected with Ericsson

Information from Trend Micro

 

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