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Re: $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

#9822
From: Phreaker 76
Date: Sat, 23 Nov 1996 00:00
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what are you talking about

Big Money!!!! <kclee@gte.net> wrote in article
<01bbd6ee$efd206a0$e4f12399@GTE/kclee>...
> This is the best way of getting fast  money, in an easy, honest and
> legal
> way too.
> Read this message and be sure of what I am saying.
> 
> THIS IS THE FAIREST MOST HONEST WAY I KNOW OF TO SHARE THE WEALTH!
> 
> Hello!  Would you like to make thousands of dollars, quickly, legally,
> 
> with NO CATCH?  Then keep reading....please take five minutes to read
> 
> this article it will change your life, just like it did mine.  It's
> 
> true!  You can make up to or over $50,000 dollars in 4-6 weeks, maybe
> 
> sooner!  I SWEAR IM NOT LYING TO YOU, AND THIS IS NOT A SCAM!  If you're
> 
> interested, keep reading; if you're not, I apologize for waisting your
> 
> time.
> 
>         Here we go.  A little while back, I was browsing through these
> 
> newsgroups, just like you are now, and came across an article similar to
> 
> this that said you could make thousands of dollars in weeks with only an
> 
> initial investment of $5!  So, I thought, "Yeah, right, must be a scam",
> 
> but I was curious, like most of us, so I kept reading.  Anyway, it said
> 
> that you send $1 to each of the 5 names and addresses stated in the
> 
> article.  You then place your own name and address in the article at the
> 
> bottom of the list at #5, and post the article in at least 200
> 
> newsgroups (there are thousands).  No catch, that was it!
> 
>         So after thinking it over, talking to a few people first, I
> tried
> it.
> 
> I figured what have I got to lose except for 5 stamps and $5, right?
> 
> Well, guess what...within 7 days, I started getting money in the mail!
> 
> I was shocked!  I still figured it would end soon, and didn't give it
> 
> another thought.  But then the money kept coming IN, tripling in size
> 
> and multiplying by 10-20 times the amount that I got the first week!  In
> 
> my first week, I made about 20 to 30 dollars.  But by the end of the
> 
> second week, I had a mad total of over $1,000 dollars!!!! In the third
> 
> week, I had over $10,000 dollars, and it's still growing.  This is now
> 
> my fourth week (Oct 11) and I've made about $42,000 TOTAL, and the money
> 
> is STILL coming in.....
> 
> ***This is the good news for the author of this article, this is not my
> 
> history.  I am just now posting this article. When I start
> receiving
> 
> money I will update this article and inform all of my good fortune.  I
> 
> am not going to lie to you, I am giving it a shot and I think you should
> 
> too, hey, it's certainly worth five bucks. We spend that on the lottery.
> 
>         Let me tell you how this works and most importantly, WHY it
> 
> works...also, make sure you print a copy of this article NOW, so you can
> 
> get the information off of it, and begin making money.
> 
>         The process is very simple, and it consists of 3 EASY steps:
> 
> STEP 1:  Get 5 separate pieces of paper and write the following on each
> 
> sheet of paper..."PLEASE PUT ME ON YOUR MAILING LIST.  YOU ARE NUMBER
> 
> x." where x is the number that the person was on the original list.
> 
> Be sure to include your name and address on the paper too.
> 
> Get five $1 bills and place ONE inside each piece of paper that you
> 
> just wrote on, and fold each piece of paper so the bill will not be seen
> 
> in the envelope (otherwise, nosey people who like to steal envelopes
> 
> with money in it will get yours).  Use security envelopes if you like.
> 
> Put one paper inside the envelope and
> 
> seal it.  Do the same for all 5.  You should now have 5 envelopes
> 
> sealed, EACH have a piece of paper AND a $1 bill stuffed inside of the
> 
> paper.  Make sure those words that were stated above are stated on each
> 
> peper.  What you are doing is creating a service by this, this is
> 
> PERFECTLY LEGAL.  Now then, mail the 5 envelopes with paper and $1 in
> 
> each to the following 5 addresses:
> 
> 
> 1.      S. Shaw, 611 23rd Street, Sacramento,CA. 95816
> 
> 2.      M. NAWLO, 27 CROWS NEST LN. # 17, Danbury, CT. 06810
> 
> 3.      J. Simpson, Brks 447 Box 769, NSA Memphis, TN  38054
> 
> 4.	E. Calkins, 4300 Twisted Tree Dr., Austin, TX 78735
> 
> 5.      K.Lee, 535 Hanover St. Daly City, CA 94014
> 
> STEP 2:  Now take the #1 name off the list that you see above, move the
> 
> other 4 names up (5 becomes 4, 4 becomes 3, etc.) and put YOUR NAME as
> 
> number 5 on the list.  You can slightly alter this article if you need
> 
> to, editing what YOU need to edit.
> 
> STEP 3:  Post your amended article (with your name at #5) to at least
> 
> 200 news groups (I think there's close to 18,000 of them).  All you need
> 
> is say, at least 200.  HOW TO DO THIS:  If you have Netscape 3.0 do
> 
> EXACTLY  the following:
> 
> 1)  Click on any news group like normal, THEN click on 'TO NEWS', which
> 
> is on the far left when you're in the newsgroups page.  This will bring
> 
> up a box to type a message in.
> 
> 2)  Leave the newsgroup box like it is, CHANGE the subject box to
> 
> something flashy, like, "NEED CASH $$$  READ HERE $$$" or "FAST CASH"!!!
> 
> 3)  Tab once and you should be ready to type.  Now, retype (only once)
> 
> THIS whole article WORD FOR WORD, except to insert your name at #5, and
> 
> to remove #1 off the list, plus any other small change you think you
> 
> need to make.  Keep almost all of it the SAME!
> 
> 4)  When you're done typing the WHOLE article, click on FILE in THIS
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> BOX, RIGHT ABOVE SEND, NOT WHERE IT SAYS NETSCAPE NEWS ON THE FIRST BOX.
> 
> Click on SAVE AS when you're under FILE.  Save your article as a text
> 
> file to your C: or A: drive.  DO NOT SEND OR POST YOUR ARTICLE UNTIL YOU
> 
> DO THIS.  Once saved, move on to number 5 below.
> 
> 5)  If you still have all of your text, send or post to this newsgroup
> 
> now by just clicking send, which is right below FILE, and right above
> 
> Cc:
> 
> 6)  Here's where you're going to post all 200.  OK, click on any news
> 
> group then click on 'To News', again in the top left corner.  Leave the
> 
> NEWSGROUPS BOX alone again, put a flashy subject title in the SUBJECT
> 
> BOX, hit TAB once so you're in the body of the message, and then click
> 
> on ATTACHMENTS, which is below the SUBJECT BOX.  You will get another
> 
> box to come up.  Click on ATTACH FILE, then find YOUR file that you
> 
> saved; click once on the file, and then click OPEN; now click on OK; if
> 
> you did this right, you should see your file name in the attachments
> 
> box, and it will be shaded green.
> 
> 7)  optionaly, if you prefer you can open the saved text file (edited 
> 
> to include your name), select all of the text and copy it to the
> clipboard.
> 
> Now, every time you open a new message, you may paste the text into the 
> 
> empty window.
> 
> IF YOU USE IE EXPLORER IT'S JUST AS EASY...HOLDING DOWN THE LEFT MOUSE
> BUTTON, HIGHLIGHT THIS ARTICLE. THEN PRESS THE "CTRL" KEY AND THE "C"
> KEY
> AT THE SAME TIME TO COPY THE ARTICLE.  THEN PRINT THIS ARTICLE FOR YOUR
> RECORDS TO HAVE THE NAMES OF THOSE YOU WILL BE SENDING $1 BILLS TO.
> 
> NEXT, GO TO THE NEWS GROUPS AND PRESS "POST AN ARTICLE"  A WINDOW WILL
> OPEN. TYPE IN YOUR HEADLINE IN THE SUBJECT AREA AND THEN CLICK IN THE
> LARGE WINDOW BELOW.  PRESS "CTRL" AND THEN "V" AND THE ARTICLE WILL BE
> PLACED IN THE WINDOW.  IF YOU WANT TO EDIT THE ARTICLE, DO SO AND THEN
> HIGHTLIGHT AND COPY IT AGAIN. NOW EVERYTIME YOU POST THE ARTICLE IN A
> NEW NEWSGROUP ALL YOU HAVE TO REPEAT "CTRL" AND "V" AND PRESS POST.
> 
> 7)  That's it.  Each time you do this, all you have to do is type in a
> 
> different newsgroup, so that way, it posts to 200 DIFFERENT newsgroups,
> 
> you see?  Now you just have 199 to go!! (Don't worry, each one takes
> 
> about 30 seconds, once you get used to it)  REMEMBER 200 IS A MINIMUM.
> 
> The more you post to, the more money you will make.
> 
> AND THAT'S IT!!!  THAT'S THE ONLY 3 STEPS THERE ARE!!!!
> 
> You are now in the mail order business and will start receiving your $1
> 
> envelopes from various people all over the world within days.  HINT:
> 
> THE MORE NEWSGROUPS YOU POST TO, THE MORE MONEY YOU WILL MAKE.  You may
> 
> want to rent a PO Box eventually because of all the mail.  If you wish
> 
> to stay anonymous, you can come up with a name, such as "manager" or
> 
> "investor".  Just make sure all the addresses are CORRECT, please.
> 
>           LET ME TELL YOU WHY THIS SYSTEM WORKS!!!!
> 
> Out of every 200 postings, let's say I ONLY receive 5 replies, which is
> 
> actually VERY LOW.  So I made 5 dollars with my name at #5.  Now then,
> 
> each person who just sent me $1 makes, say only 200 postings, now with
> 
> your name at number 4, WHICH IS A TOTAL OF 1000 POSTINGS, not including
> 
> yours too.  50 people send you $1 now; thats $50 you just made!  Now,
> 
> then your new 50 agents post 200 each with YOUR NAME AT NUMBER 3, OR
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> 10,000 POSTING (50X200).  Average return is 500 at $1 each is $500.
> 
> They make 200 postings each with your name at number 2, which is 100,000
> 
> postings, which is 5,000 returns at $1 each, which is $5,000 dollars!
> 
> And finally, 5,000 people make 200 postings each with YOUR NAME AT
> 
> NUMBER 1.  YOU NOW GET A RETURN OF $50,000 BEFORE YOUR NAME DROPS OFF
> 
> THE LIST.  AND THAT'S IF EVERYONE MAKES 200 POSTINGS ONLY, AND IF ONLY 5
> 
> PERSONS RESPOND!!!!!
> 
>         When your name is no longer on the list, you just take the
> latest
> 
> posting that is appearing in the newgroups, and SEND OUT ANOTHER $5 TO
> 
> THE NAMES ON THE LIST, PUTTING YOUR NAME AT NUMBER 5 AGAIN.  And start
> 
> posting again.  The thing to remember is, do you realize that  THOUSANDS
> 
> OF PEOPLE ALL OVER THE WORLD ARE JOING THE INTERNET AND READING THESE
> 
> ARTICLES EVERYDAY, JUST LIKE YOU ARE RIGHT NOW!!! So can you afford $5
> 
> dollars 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 WORK, I PROMISE YOU!!!  You just have to be
> 
> honest.  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 newgroups 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 YOU WILL
> 
> REAP THE HUGE REWARDS FROM THIS, WHICH IS TONS OF EXTRA CASH.
> 
>         ** By the way, if you try to decieve people by posting the
> messages
> 
> with your name in the list and not sending the money to 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 dollars, and that's
> 
> AFTER seven or eight weeks!  Then he sent the 5 $1 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!!!!!!!!!!!!
> 
> 
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From: "Phreaker 76" <jray96@airmail.net>
Subject: Re: $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
Date: 1996/11/23
Message-ID: <01bbd8f1$341797e0$ec0442ce@phreaker-76>
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