Right. The oldest crap there is.
I know this from more then 35 years ago.
I think now one buys this
On Mon, 5 May 2008 08:57:19 -0700 (PDT), timm7
wrote:
>MAKING 50,000 DOLLARS IN 20 days
>This is NO joke…..
>A while back, I was browsing these newsgroups, just like you are now,
>and came across an article similar to this that said you could make
>thousands of dollars within weeks with only an initial investment of
>$6.00 plus stamps! So I thought, "Yeah, right, this must be a scam!"
>But like most of us I was curious and kept reading. It said that if
>you send $1.00 to each of the 6 names and addresses listed in the
>article, you could make thousands in a very short period of time! You
>then place your own name and address at the bottom of the list at #6,
>and post the article to at least 200 newsgroups. No catch that was it.
>Even though the investment was a measly $6, I had three questions that
>needed to be answered before I could get involved in this sort of
>thing. 1. IS THIS REALLY LEGAL?? I called a lawyer first. The lawyer
>was a little skeptical that I would actually make any money but he
>said it WAS LEGAL if I wanted to try it. I told him it sounded a lot
>like a chain letter but the details of the system (SEE BELOW) actually
>made it a legitimate legal business. 2. IS OK WITH THE POST OFFICE OR
>IS IT MAIL FRAUD?....I called them: 1-800-725-2161 and they confirmed
>THIS IS ABSOLUTELY LEGAL! (See Title18, h sections1302 NS 1341 of
>Postal Lottery Laws). This clarifies the program of collecting names
>and addresses for a mailing list. 3. IS IT MORAL? Well, everyone who
>sends me a buck has a good chance of getting A LOT of money ... a much
>better chance than buying a lottery ticket!!! So, having these
>questions answered, I invested EXACTLY $8.04 ... six $1.00 bills and
>six 34 cent postage stamps ... and boy am I glad I did!!! Within 7
>days, I started getting money in the mail! I was shocked! I figured it
>would end soon and didn't give it another thought. But the money
>continued coming in. In my first week I made between $20 to $30. By
>the end of the second week I had a made a total of $1,000.00. In the
>third week I had over $10,000.00 and it was still growing. This is now
>my fourth week and I have made a total of just over $42,000 and it's
>still coming in..... It's certainly worth $6.00 and 6 stamps!!! Also,
>make sure you print a copy of this article NOW, so you can get the
>information off of it as you need it. I promise you that if you follow
>the directions exactly, that you will start making more money than you
>thought possible by doing something so easy! Suggestion: Read this
>entire message carefully! (print it out or download it.) Follow the
>simple directions and watch the money comes in! It's easy. It's legal.
>And, your investment is only $6.00 (Plus postage)
>
>IMPORTANT: This is not a rip-off; it is not indecent; it is not
>illegal; and it is virtually no risk - it really works!!!! If all of
>the following instructions are adhered to, you will receive
>extraordinary dividends.
>
>PLEASE NOTE: Please follow these directions EXACTLY, and $50,000 or
>more can be yours in 20 to 60 days. This program remains successful
>because of the honesty and integrity of the participants. Please
>continue its success by carefully adhering to the instructions. You
>will now become part of the Mail Order business. In this business your
>product is not solid and tangible, it's a service. You are in the
>business of developing Mailing Lists. Many large corporations are
>happy to pay big bucks for quality lists. However, the money made from
>the mailing lists is secondary to the income which is made from people
>like you and me asking to be included in that list.
>
>HERE ARE 4 EASY STEPS TO SUCCESS
>
>STEP 1: Get 6 separate pieces of paper and write the following on each
>piece of paper "PLEASE PUT ME ON YOUR MAILING LIST." Now get 6 US
>$1.00 bills and place ONE inside EACH of the 6 pieces of paper so the
>bill will not be seen through the envelope (to prevent thievery).
>Next, place one paper in each of the 6 envelopes and seal them. You
>should now have 6 sealed envelopes, each with a piece of paper stating
>the above phrase, your name and address, and a $1.00 bill. What you
>are doing is creating a service. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY LEGAL! You are
>requesting a legitimate service and you are paying for it! Like most
>of us I was a little skeptical and a little worried about the legal
>aspects of it all. So I checked it out with the U.S. Post Office
>(1-800-725-2161) and they confirmed that it is indeed legal! Mail the
>6 envelopes to the following addresses:
>
>#1) Jeannie Hallal
>17352 Parkcliffe Ln. Friant, CA 93626
>
>#2) Vicki Clark
>63 Jefferson Ave. New London, CT 06320
>
>#3) Nancy Andrews
>5507 Weslo Willow Rd. Greenboro, NC 27409
>
>#4) Amy Kriemelman
>3113 Piney Pointe. St.Louis, MO. 63129
>
>#5) Ann Ng.
>13362 Cypress st. Garden Grove, CA 92843
>
>#6) Timothy Wegrecki
>1204 Rabus Dr. Fort Wayne, IN 46825
>
>
>STEP 2: Now take the #1 name off the list that you see above, move the
>other names up (6 becomes 5, 5 becomes 4, etc...) and add YOUR Name as
>number 6 on the list.
>
>STEP 3: Change anything you need to, but try to keep this article as
>close to original as possible.
>
>STEP 4: Now, post your amended article to at least 200 newsgroups. (I
>think there are close to 32,000 groups) All you need is 200, but
>remember, the more you post, the more money you make! This is
>perfectly legal! Keep a copy of these steps for yourself and, whenever
>you need money, you can use it again, and again. PLEASE REMEMBER that
>this program remains successful because of the honesty and integrity
>of the participants and by their carefully adhering to the directions.
>Look at it this way. If you are a person of integrity, the program
>will continue and the money that so many others have received will
>come your way. NOTE: You may want to retain every name and address
>sent to you, either on a computer or hard copy and keep the notes
>people send you. This VERIFIES that you are truly providing a service.
>(Also, it might be a good idea to wrap the $1 bill in dark paper to
>reduce the risk of mail theft.) So, as each post is downloaded and the
>directions carefully followed, six members will be reimbursed for
>their participation as a List Developer with one dollar each. Your
>name will move up the list geometrically so that when your name
>reaches the #1 position you will be receiving thousands of dollars in
>CASH!!! What an opportunity for only $6.00 ($1.00 for each of the
>first six people listed above) Send it now, add your own name to the
>list and you're in business!
>HOW TO POST TO NEWSGROUPS
>
>Step 1) You do not need to re-type this entire letter to do your own
>posting. Simply put your cursor at the beginning of this letter and
>drag your cursor to the bottom of this document, and select 'copy'
>from the edit menu. This will copy the entire letter into the
>computer's memory.
>
>Step 2) Open a blank 'notepad' file and place your cursor at the top
>of the blank page. From the 'edit' menu select 'paste'. This will
>paste a copy of the letter into notepad so that you can add your name
>to the list.
>
>Step 3) Save your new notepad file as a .txt file. If you want to do
>your postings in different settings, you'll always have this file to
>go back to.
>
>Step 4) Use Netscape or Internet explorer and try searching for
>various newsgroups (on-line forums, message boards, chat sites,
>discussions.)
>
>Step 5) Visit these message boards and post this article as a new
>message by highlighting the text of this letter and selecting paste
>from the edit menu. Fill in the Subject, this will be the header that
>everyone sees as they scroll through the list of postings in a
>particular group, click the post message button. You're done with your
>first one!
>
>Congratulations...THAT'S IT! All you have to do is jump to different
>newsgroups and post away, after you get the hang of it, it will take
>about 30 seconds for each newsgroup! **REMEMBER, THE MORE NEWSGROUPS
>YOU POST IN, THE MORE MONEY YOU WILL MAKE!! BUT YOU HAVE TO POST A
>MINIMUM OF 200** That's it! You will begin receiving money from around
>the world within days. If you wish to stay anonymous, you can invent a
>name to use, as long as the postman will deliver it. **JUST MAKE SURE
>ALL THE ADDRESSES ARE CORRECT.** Now the WHY part: Out of 200
>postings, say I receive only 5 replies (a very low example). So then I
>made $5.00 with my name at #6 on the letter. Now, each of the 5
>persons who just sent me $1.00 make the MINIMUM 200 postings, each
>with my name at #5 and only 5 persons respond to each of the original
>5, that is another $25.00 for me, now those 25 each make 200 MINIMUM
>posts with my name at #4 and only 5 replies each, I will bring in an
>additional $125.00! Now, those 125 persons turn around and post the
>MINIMUM 200 with my name at #3 and only receive 5 replies each, I will
>make an additional $626.00! OK, now here is the fun part, each of
>those 625 persons post a MINIMUM 200 letters with my name at #2 and
>they each only receive 5 replies, that just made me $3,125.00!!! Those
>3,125 persons will all deliver this message to 200 newsgroups with my
>name at #1 and if still 5 persons per 200 newsgroups react I will
>receive $15,625,00! With an original investment of only $6.00!
>AMAZING! When your name is no longer on the list, you just take the
>latest posting in the newsgroups, and send out another $6.00 to names
>on the list, putting your name at number 6 again. And start posting
>again. The thing to remember is: do you realize that thousands of
>people all over the world are joining the internet and reading these
>articles everyday?, JUST LIKE YOU are now!! So, can you afford $6.00
>and see if it really works?? I think so... People have said, "what if
>the plan is played out and no one sends you the money? So what! What
>are the chances of that happening when there are tons of new honest
>users and new honest people who are joining the internet and
>newsgroups everyday and are willing to give it a try? Estimates are at
>20,000 to 50,000 new users, every day, with thousands of those joining
>the actual internet. Remember, play FAIRLY and HONESTLY and this will
>really work. ] By the way, if you try to deceive people by posting the
>messages with your name in the list and not sending the money to the
>rest of the people already on the list, you will NOT get as much.
>Someone I talked to knew someone who did that and he only made about
>$150.00, and that's after seven or eight weeks! Then he sent the 6
>$1.00 bills, people added him to their lists, and in 4-5 weeks he had
>over $10k. This is the fairest and most honest way I have ever seen to
>share the wealth of the world without costing anything but our time!!!
>You also may want to buy mailing and e-mail lists for future dollars.
>Make sure you print this article out RIGHT NOW! Also, try to keep a
>list of everyone that sends you money and always keep an eye on the
>newsgroups to make sure everyone is playing fairly. Remember, HONESTY
>IS THE BEST POLICY. You don't need to cheat the basic idea to make the
>money!! GOOD LUCK to all and please play fairly and reap the huge
>rewards from this, which is tons of extra CASH!!
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