Do companies really use e-mail chain letter schemes to get customers?
E-mail advertising and outreach is quite prolific in the corporate world. But, companies want you to visit their web sites, where they can make money through selling products and advertising. They typically use e-mail solely to drive traffic to their sites. If you get an e-mail that tells you a company wants to give you free products or cash, but doesn’t point you to a web site or promises you can get it simply by forwarding the message, you can safely dismiss it as a hoax.
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