It’s a major scoop. I can reveal, without fear of contradiction, that Pearlas Sandborn is Anthony De Croud‘s sister.

I know what you’re thinking. How could that be?

After all, Pearlas is a well-known attorney (who you cannot find on the Internet because she eschews publicity), whereas Anthony is a world renowned missionary (who you cannot find on the Internet because he eschews publicity) and they don’t even have the same name.

Easily explained. This brother and sister were separated at birth, with Pearlas being adopted by a well-to-do American family, while Anthony was taken in by the De Croud’s, a French family living in the Netherlands. As they were separated at birth, it’s quite a coincidence that they both became heavily involved in “pro bono” activity.

You may have run into Anthony as the benevolent originator of the Chinese Proverb circular, an initiative that has brought joy and wealth to millions. But even earlier than that, in the early years of the Internet, Pearlas, acting as an undercover software tester for Microsoft, circulated the email reproduced below, which is still as valid as it ever was. I received a copy this morning:

PLEASE PASS IT ON CAN’T HURT ANYONE, BUT BILL GATES?

Read carefully…

THIS TOOK TWO PAGES OF THE TUESDAY USA TODAY – IT IS FOR REAL

To all of my friends, I do not usually forward messages, but this is from my friend Pearlas Sandborn and she really is an attorney. If she says that this will work – It will work. After all,What have you got to lose?

SORRY EVERY BODY.. JUST HAD TO TAKE THE CHANCE!!!

I’m an attorney, And I know the law. This thing is for real. Rest assured AOL and Intel will follow through with their promises for fear of facing a multimillion-dollar class action suit similar to the one filed by PepsiCo against General Electric not too long ago.

Dear Friends: Please do not take this for a junk letter. Bill Gates sharing his fortune. If you ignore this, You will repent later. Microsoft and AOL are now the largest Internet companies (yes this spam email really was born before Google) and in an effort to make sure that Internet Explorer remains the most widely used program, Microsoft and AOL are running an e-mail beta test.

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