チェーンレター

noun

chain letter

A message that instructs the recipient to send copies to multiple people, often with promises of luck or threats of bad luck. In modern contexts, it can refer to email or social media chain messages as well.

• チェーンレターが届とどいたら、無む視しするのが一いち番ばんだ。

  When you receive a chain letter, it's best to ignore it.

• 昔むかしは手て紙がみのチェーンレターが流行はやったが、今いまはSNSで広ひろがる。

  Chain letters used to be popular as physical mail, but now they spread on social media.