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To: E who wrote (3726)5/27/1999 2:08:00 PM
From: RJL  Respond to of 110626
 
ROFL!

We had the same thing in Canada.

Some guy had started an email letter stating that Canada Post and the government were planning a 5 cent surcharge on every email as well as a general sales tax for ISP usage.

So many people believed it, that there was almost a revolt against the postal service.

A great hoax, that got carried away a bit too far...

Rich



To: E who wrote (3726)5/27/1999 2:26:00 PM
From: Cheeky Kid  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 110626
 
Hoax buster site:

urbanlegends.miningco.com

Another Internet Fee Hoax appeared on SI:
techstocks.com

Here is more on the Internet & phone company hoax
urbanlegends.about.com