Delta Air Lines Free Flight Hoax Email
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What the fact-checkers found
Email claims that Delta Air Lines will give free air flights to those who send the message to five or ten other people ( Full commentary below. )
I contacted the Delta public relations office – THIS IS REAL!!!!!!
Due to the recent news regarding our Bankruptcy, the number of passengers flying Delta world-wide has fallen dramatically.
We at Delta Airlines have launched an national media campaign which aims to fill our aircraft once again. A part of this campaign is direct email advertising.
This is where YOU come in!
Delta Airlines, along with Microsoft are tracking this email, and for every 5 people you forward this to, you will receive a round trip flight to any destination in the continental U.S. Send this email to 10 people and you are eligible to fly ANYWHERE in the world round trip!
Simple as that!
However, that only catch is you MUST travel BEFORE December 31st 2005.
You will be contacted via email within 5 working days for your full contact information and booking details.
Note: one flight per person only.
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