These emails are just pointless, bandwidth wasting chain letters.
They simply ask you to add your first name to the email before passing them on. Often, the messages claim to be a “survey” started by a teacher are part of an educational project.
However, there is no way for the alleged teacher or project organizers to receive and compile any results, so what would be the point of the exercise?
And like other classic chain emails, the messages suggest that something “kind of cool” will happen if you follow the instructions. In fact, nothing “cool” or out of the ordinary will happen at all. The claim is just a way of enticing people to participate.
The best thing to do with these silly messages is just hit the “delete” key and be done with them. DON’T just play! Break the chain instead.
Examples
One of our teachers is doing this survey for her daughter. DON’T ASK – JUST PLAY!
Copy and paste this letter into a new email (PLEASE do NOT hit Forward). Then read the list of names. If your name is on the list, put a star * next to it. If not, then add your name (in alphabetical order, put no star). Send it to ten people and send it back to the person who sent it to you. Put your name in the subject box! You’ll see what happens to you…… its kind of cool! Please keep this going.
Don’t mess it up!
Aaron*
Abigail
Adam****
Adria
Adrienne
Alanna*
Ann
Andrew***
Alex ***
Alexis*
(many more removed.)
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