Question

You receive an email that promises $100 travel expenses and a job interview with Bill Gates if you forward the message to twenty colleagues. What should you do with this message?

Read it and leave it in your inbox.
Mark it as spam so your email client won't put it in your inbox again.
Reply that you think Bill Gates got it wrong with Microsoft.
Send to your departmental mailing list to give everyone a chance at this offer.

Answer 1

Mark it as spam so your email client won't put it in your inbox again.

Step-by-step explanation:

This type of email is common where you are promised to receive some type of award if you either click on a link or share the email to other people. Most likely this is a phishing attack that could lead to a worm or trojan to infect your computer system. If you are at an organization, I would recommend also reporting this email to your system administrators so they can filter out similar content in the future.

Cheers.