Forward an email about OLD NAVY, get a gift certificate-Fiction!

Forward an Email About OLD NAVY and Get a Gift Certificate-Fiction!

Summary of Rumor:
This email has a poem at the beginning, then says it is from the founder of OLD NAVY stores. If you forward the email, you'll get gift certificates.

The Truth:
This is a hoax. There is no way for your forwarded emails to be tracked and the company has officially denied being involved in any such promotion. In a statement on the Old Navy website, the company says, "If you receive a message that makes a statement about Old Navy or announces give-aways of Old Navy clothing or other merchandise that does not come to you directly from Old Navy, you can be sure it was not developed by us."

For more information:

www.oldnavy.com

A real example of the story as it has been circulated:

MAKE SURE YOU READ THE "OLD NAVY" MESSAGE AT THE VERY BOTTOM

Written with a pen.
Sealed with a kiss.
If you are my friend,
please answer this:
Are we friends
Or are we not?
You told me once
But I forgot.
So tell me now
And tell me true.
So I can say....
"I'm here for you."
Of all the friends
I've ever met,
You're the one
I won't forget.
And if I die
Before you do,
I'll go to heaven
And wait for you.
I'll give the angels
Back their wings
And risk the loss
Of everything
Just to prove my
friendship is true..
to have a friend like you!

SEND THIS TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS AND BACK TO THE PERSON WHO SENT IT TO YOU. IF YOU GET IT BACK, THAT PERSON IS YOUR TRUE FRIEND. OK YOU HAVE 1 MINUTE TO SEND THIS!

DEAR OLD NAVY SHOPPER I AM LAURA THIMIS, THE FOUNDER OF OLD NAVY. AS YOU KNOW, THERE HAS BEEN SOME PROMOTION THINGS GOING ON WITH ABERCROMBIE AND FITCH AND THE GAP.

NOW I WANT TO BE PART OF THE INTERNET PROMOTION "GIG". FOR EVERY 10 PEOPLE THAT YOU SEND THIS TO, YOU GET A FREE $25.00 GIFT CARD FOR ANY OLD NAVY STORE, IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD, FROM THE U.S.A. TO CHINA, FROM ICELAND TO PARIS!! MAKE SURE THAT YOU SEND THIS TO LOTS AND LOTS AND LOTS OF PEOPLE! AFTER YOU SEND THIS TO AT LEAST 10 PEOPLE, YOU WILL RECEIVE YOUR FREE OLD NAVY GIFT CARD IN 2-4 WEEKS!!!! WATCH THE MAIL! Thank You!!