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Re: Use the Internet to make $$$

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Date: Sat, 18 Jan 1997 00:00
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CAUTION>>> this is agenst the law in the united states. Contact your local
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John Pontius <johnpont@matnet.com> wrote in article
<01bc017b$852aa160$993660ce@downstairs-p133>...
> Need Money? Try this...
>
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> 
> 
> This is the $1.00 concept explained without the hype and silly numbers!
> This is an honest and legitimate way of making money on a regular
> basis.  Read the following carefully and you could be joining the many
> thousands of Internet users who are currently earning quite large sums
> of money with a few hours work using their computers via the Internet!
>
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> 
> 
> This posting has been appearing for quite some time and has now
> literally got thousands of people actively involved.  No doubt like me,
> you may have seen it before and become a little confused by the way it's
> been explained.  However, I personally have never believed in a so
> called "Free Lunch" and have always worked hard to support my family. 
> But this idea is so simple involving a modest $5.00 investment that I
> simply had to try it.  With so many people involved I became convinced
> that I too could benefit.  And, as I found out, this system really does
> work!
> After about two weeks in, I'm beginning to get a reasonable and
> realistic return with a further understanding of just how big this
> concept really is.  Money is coming in from all over the world!
> 
> If you're interested there are three basic steps, all of which are
> pretty simple.
> 
> THE FIRST STEP (1).
> 
> Take five sheets of paper.  Write your name and address on each piece
> along with the words: "Please place me on your mailing list".  Take each
> piece of paper, put them in an envelope along with a one dollar bill
> inside and mail them to the five names listed below.    *NOTE: By asking
> to be placed on each person's mailing list you are in fact paying for a
> service that consists of using the Internet to advertise a  business
> dealing with assembling a mailing list of people who are interested in
> working from home using their computers to generate an income. 
> 
> Mail to:
> 
> 
> 1.  Peter Lamoure
>     18955 Ridgeview Circle
>     Villa Park, CA 92861
>     *USA*
> 
> 2.  Benoit Vermaut
>     51 Chaussee de la hulpe
>     1180 Bruxelles   BELGIUM
> 
> 3.  L Valdez
>     P. O. Box 330, Fintas
>     51001 STATE OF KUWAIT
> 
> 4.  Brandon Perrin
>      1000 W. Valley Ridge Blvd.
>      Apt. 6102
>      Lewisville, TX  75067
> 
> 5.  John Pontius	
>      P.O. Box 874407
>      Wasilla, AK 99687
> 
> When you have mailed your message and one dollar bill **(Please don't
> send checks or money orders)** to the above people go to the second
> step:
> 
> SECOND STEP (2).
> 
> Remove the top name and address from the above list and insert your own
> in the number 5 position.  This can be done simply by amending the
> address section with no other alterations and posting as described
> later, or you can retype the whole document adding information you feel
> may be important.
> 
> HERE IS WHY THE SYSTEM IS SO SUCCESSFUL!!! 
> 
> As you probably are aware, the Internet is growing daily at a phenomenal
> rate, doubling every year.  With literally millions and millions of
> people surfing the Net there is the potential for tremendous exposure. 
> With nearly 20,000 Newsgroups to post to and hundreds of thousands of
> people dialing in to them every day, if done correctly this program
> can't help but be successful.
> 
> THIRD STEP (3).
> 
> Post this message with your name in the number 5 slot to at least 250
> newsgroups.  There are at least 17000 newsgroups at any given moment in
> time.  Out of every block of 200 posts I made, I got back 5 responses.
> Yes, thats right,only 5. You make $5.00 in cash, not checks or money
> orders, but real cash with your name at #5. Not a large sum...but
> wait...
>  
> Each additional person who sent you $1.00 now also makes 200 additional
> postings with your name at #4, 1000 postings.  On average then, 50
> people will send you $1.00 with your name at  #4,....$50.00 in your
> pocket!
>  
> Now these 50 new people will make 200 postings each with your name at #3
> or 10,000 postings. Average return, 500 people= $500.  They make 200
> postings each with your name at #2= 100,000 postings=5000 returns at
> $1.00 each=$5,000.00 in cash!
>  
> Finally, 5,000 people make 200 postings each with your name at #1 and
> you get a return of $50,000 before your name drops off the list.And
> that's only if everyone down the line makes only 200 postings each! Your
> total income before your name drops off the list is $55,000.
> 
> From time to time when you see your name is no longer on the list, you
> take the latest posting you can find and start all over again. For a
> better return post to more than 250 newsgroups initially.  
> 
> The end result depends on you. You must follow through and repost this
> article everywhere you can think of. 
> 
> GENERAL STEPS ON AUTOMATING THE PROCESS: 
> 
> Make any necessary changes to this article as explained in step (2) and
> when you're done save it to your word processor. Then click on Copy.  
> 
> Next, locate the newsgroups you intend to post to (Netscape 3.0 is
> terrific for this because you can highlight dozens of newsgroups all at
> once, enabling you to distribute your message to 1,000s of locations in
> less than an hour or two).  Highlight all the newsgroups you want to
> post to, which is done by holding down CTRL while clicking your left
> mouse button.  This way you can select multiple newsgroups in one go. 
> Then after highlighting the newsgroups, click on "To News".  Place a
> sensible title in the "Subject" location, click on the text section, go
> to the Edit menu and click "paste"  Click on send...and that's it.
> 
> Repeat the process over and over again be selecting further newsgroups
> in multiples of 10s, but try to be selective with the groups by posting
> to high volume locations, and don't choose a subject that appears too
> flashy, as this will only put people off.
> 
> This is an honest and legitimate way of making a reasonable amount of
> money on a regular basis, but only if your message is clearly understood
> by others.
> 
> *NOTE:  This system is based on everyone being honest.  It's all too
> tempting not to send out the initial $5.00, but if you don't, you won't
> be successful.  THIS SYSTEM REALLY WORKS!  Give it a try...you won't be
> disappointed.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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From: "gopher" <gopher@megalink.net>
Subject: Re: Use the Internet to make $$$
Date: 1997/01/18
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