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This is a hoax. For more information see
http://urbanlegends.about.com/culture/urbanlegends/library/weekly/aa022598.htm
or http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/nothing/billgate.htm

If you are looking for information on the Nike hoax involving sending
old shoes to Nike headquarters, see these URLs:
http://urbanlegends.about.com/culture/urbanlegends/library/weekly/aa032598.htm
or http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/nothing/newshoes.htm
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Subject: Free Nike!
Date: Sunday, March 01, 1998 9:15PM

Dear Student,

We at Nike are of the philosophy that the stronger the body, the stronger
the mind. It is because of this philosophy that we are offering free Nike
shoes and clothing as part of a contest that all of you are invited to
participate in. Microsoft Corp. has developed a new e-mail tracing system
and is currently offering us the opportunity to help test their system.
With the use of this new technology, we bring a contest to you. We ask
that you forward this e-mail to your fellow students. After one month of
testing the tracing software, we will randomly select 500 names from the
list of recipients and each will be given their choice of a gift
certificate for $120.00 toward any purchase of Nike shoes or apparel.

Thank you and good luck.
Computer systems manager: Alan Whitman
E-mail: swoosh@nike.com
NIKE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT: Beaverton, OR