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Article #168ILLEGAL, ILLEGAL, ILLEGAL Re: MAKE EXTRA $$$$
From: Merlin
Date: Thu, 21 May 1998 00:00
Date: Thu, 21 May 1998 00:00
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This is a form of chain letter and is highly illegal. If something sounds to good to be true, then, remember, it probably is!!!!!!!! -- Merlin Ace In Aus wrote: > > Ace In Aus wrote in message ... > > > >Ace In Aus wrote in message ... > >> > >> > >>Want some $$$$$$??? > >> > >>Here is the faster way for you to get extra cash. It is simply, safe, > >>and it really works. For $6 (U.S), 6 stamps, and about an hour of your > >time, > >>you could earn a year's salary in a month. > >> > >>Turn $6 into $60,000 in just 5 weeks!!! > >> > >>A little 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! So I thought, "Yeah, right, this must be a scam!" > >>but like most of us, I was curious. Like most of us, I kept reading. > >Anyway, > >>it said that if > >>you send $1.00 to each of the 6 names and addresses stated 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. (There are about 22,000.) or e-mail > >>them to friends, or e-mailing lists... > >>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. Would the Post Office be ok with this...? > >>I called them: 1-800-725-2161 and they confirmed THIS IS ABSOLUTELY > >>LEGAL! > >>(See Title 18,h sections 1302 NS 1341 of Postal Lottery Laws). This > >>clarifies the program of collecting names and addresses for a mailing > >>list. > >>3. Is this 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 $7.92 ... six > >>$1.00 bills and six 32 cent postage stamps ... and boy am I glad I did! > >>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 > >the > >>money just continued coming in. In my first week, I made about $20.00 to > >>$30.00 dollars. By the end of the second week I had a mad 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 $42,000.00 and > >>it's still coming in..... > >>It's certainly worth $6.00 and 6 stamps! > >>So now I'm reposting this so I can make even more money! The *ONLY* > >>thing stopping *ANYONE* from enriching their own bank account is pure > >>laziness! > >>It took me all of 5 MINUTES to print this out, follow the directions, > >>and begin posting to newsgroups. It took me a mere 45 minutes to post > >>to over 200 newsgroups. And for this GRAND TOTAL investment of $ 7.92 > (US) > >>and under ONE HOUR of my time, I have reaped an incredible amount of > >>money > >>-- > >>like nothing I've ever even heard of anywhere before! > >>'Nuff said! > >>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 when you need it. The process is very simple and > >>consists of THREE easy steps. > >>============ > >>HOW IT WORKS > >>============ > >>STEP 1: > >>------ > >>Get 6 separate pieces of paper and write the following on each piece of > >>paper: > >> PLEASE ADD ME TO YOUR MAILING LIST. > >> $1 US DOLLAR PROCESSING FEE IS ENCLOSED. > >>(THIS IS KEY AS THIS IS WHAT MAKES IT LEGAL SINCE YOU ARE > >>PAYING FOR AND > >>LATER OFFERING A SERVICE). > >>Now get 6 $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 > theft/robbery. > >>Then, 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 and an U.S. $1.00 bill. > >>Mail the 6 envelopes to the following addresses: > >> > >>#1 Ace investments > >>p.o.box 370 Greenacre > >>2190 N.S.W > >>AUSTRALIA > >>#2 Matt Williams > >> 5611 Willow Wood Ln > >> Dallas, TX 75225 > >>#3 Kathi Campbell > >> 3254 St Joachim Ln > >> St. Ann, MO 63074 > >>#4 Jeff Kleiber > >> 2613 South 94th St > >> West Allis, WI 53227 > >>#5 John Wu > >> 866 Jackson Apt. 103 > >> San Francisco, CA 94133 > >>#6 Jacqui Dunphy > >> 8331 Fredericksburg Rd #1109 > >> San Antonio, Tx 78229 > >> > >>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. (If you want to remain anonymous put a nickname, > >>but the address MUST be correct. It, of course, MUST contain your > >>country, state/district/area, zip code, etc! You wouldn't want your money > >to > >>fly > >>away, wouldn't you?). > >>STEP 3: Now post your amended article to at least 200 newsgroups. > >>Remember that 200 postings are just a guideline. The more you post, the > >>more money you make! > >>Don't know HOW to post in the news groups? Well do exactly the > >>following: > >>------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >>HOW TO POST TO NEWSGROUPS FAST WITH YOUR WEB > >>BROWSER: > >> The fastest way to post a newsletter: Highlight and COPY > >>(Ctrl-C) the text of this posted message and PASTE (Ctrl-V) it into a > >>plain text editor (as Wordpad) and save it. After you have made the > >>necessary changes that are stated above, simply COPY (Ctrl-C) and PASTE > >>(Ctrl-V) > >>the text into the message composition window, after selecting a > >>newsgroup, and post it! (Or you can attach the file, without writing > >>anything to > >>the message window.) > >>------------------------ > >>------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >>If you have Netscape Navigator 3.0 do the following: > >>1. Click on any newsgroup like normal, then click on 'TO NEWS'. 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, something to catch the eye, as "$$$ NEED CASH $$$? > >>READ HERE! $! $! $" Or "$$$! MAKE FAST CASH, YOU CAN'T LOSE! $$$". Or you > >>can > >>use my subject title. > >>3. Now click on 'ATTACHMENTS'. Then click on 'ATTACH FILE'. Find your > >>file on your Hard Disk (the one you saved from the text editor). Once > >>you find it, click on it and then click 'OPEN' and 'OK'. You should now > see > >>your file name in the attachments box. > >>4. Now click on 'SEND'/'POST'. You see? Now you just have 199 to go! > >>(Don't worry, it's easy and quick once you get used to it.) NOTE: All > >>the versions of Netscape Navigator's are similar to each other, so you'll > >>have no problem to do this if you don't have Netscape Navigator 3.0. > >>------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >> ! QUICK TIP! > >> (For Netscape Navigator 3.x and above) > >>You can post this message to many newsgroups at a time, by simply > >>selecting a newsgroup near the top of the screen, hold > >>down the SHIFT, and then select a newsgroup near the bottom of the > >>screen. All of the newsgroups in/between will be selected. After that, you > >>follow/do the basic steps, stated below at this letter, except of step #1. > >>You can go to the page stated below in this letter and click on a > >>newsgroup to open up the newsgroups window. Once you've done this, in the > >>same > >>window go to 'OPTIONS', and then mark 'SHOW ALL NEWSGROUPS' and 'SHOW > >>ALL MESSAGES'. > >>Now you can see all the newsgroups and you can apply easier the above > >>tip. > >>------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >> If you have MS Internet Explorer do the following: > >>1. Go to the newsgroups and press 'POST AN ARTICLE'. To the new > >>window type your headline in the subject area and then click in the > >>large window below. > >>There either PASTE your letter (which it's been copied from the text > >>editor), or attach the file which contains it. > >>2. Then click on 'SEND' or 'OK'. NOTE: All versions of MS Internet > >>Explorer are similar to each other, so you won't have any problem doing > >>this. > >>GENERAL NOTES ON POSTING: A nice page where you'll find all the > >>newsgroups if you want help is http://www.liszt.com/ (When you go to the > >>home page, click on the link 'Newsgroup Directory'). But I don't think > >>you'll have any problem posting because it's very easy once you've > >>found the newsgroups. All these web browsers are similar. It doesn't > >>matter which one you have. (But it makes it very easy if you have > >>Netscape Navigator 3.0 or later. You may download it from the Internet if > >>you > >>don't have it.) You just have to remember the basic steps, stated below. > >>BASIC STEPS FOR POSTING: > >>1. Find a newsgroup and you click on it. > >>2. You click on 'POST AN/NEW ARTICLE' or 'TO NEWS' or anything else > >>similar to these. > >>3. You type your flashy headline in the subject box. > >>4. Now, either you attach the file containing your amended letter, or > >>you PASTE the letter. (You have to COPY it from the text editor, of > >>course, from before.) > >>5. Finally, you click on 'SEND' or 'POST' or 'OK', whatever is there. > >>------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >>**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! You may eventually want to rent a P.O.Box due to the large amount > >>of mail you receive. 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! And as I said 5 > >>responses is actually VERY LOW! Average are probable 20 to 30! So lets > >>put those figures at just 15 responses per person. Here is what you will > >>make: > >>at #6 $15.00 > >>at #5 $225.00 > >>at #4 $3,375.00 > >>at #3 $50,625.00 > >>at #2 $759,375.00 > >>at #1 $11,390,625.00 > >>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 > >>work. You just have to be honest. > >>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 that 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. Please remember to declare your extra > >>income. Thanks once again... > >>=========================================================== > >>========== > >>LEGAL? ? ? (Comments from Bob Novak who started this new version.) > >>"People have asked me if this is really legal. Well, it is! You are > >>using the Internet to advertise you business. What is that business? You > >are > >>assembling a mailing list of people who are interested in home based > >>computer and online business and methods of generating income at home. > >>Remember that people send you a small fee to be added to your mailing > >>list. It is legal. What will you do with your list of thousands of names? > >>Compile all of them into a database and sell them as "Mailing Lists" > >>on the internet in a similar manner, if you wish, and make more money. > >>How do you think you get all the junk mail that you do? Credit card > >>companies, mail order, Utilities, anyone you deal with through the mail > >>can sell your name and address on a mailing list, unless you ask them > >>not to, in addition to there regular business, So, why not do the same > >>with the list you collect. You can find more info about "Mailing Lists" > >>on the internet using any search engine. > >>." So, build your mailing list, keep good accounts, declare the > >>income and pay your taxes. By doing this you prove your business > >>intentions. Keep an eye on the newsgroups and when the cash has stopped > >>coming (that means your name is no longer on the list), you just take > >>the latest posting at the newsgroups, send another $6.00 to the names > >>stated on the list, make your corrections (put your name at #6) and start > >>posting again. > >>=========================================================== > >>NOTES: > >>*1. In some countries, the export of the country's exchange is illegal. > >>But you can get the license to do this from the post office, explaining > >>the above statements (that you have an online business, > >>etc. You may have to pay an extra tax, but that's OK, the amount of the > >>incoming money is HUGE! And as I said, a few countries have that > >>restriction. > >>*2. You may want to buy mailing and e-mail lists for future dollars. (Or > >>Database or Spreadsheet software.) > >>*3. If you're really not sure or still think this can't be for real, > >>please print a copy of this article and pass it along to someone who > >>really needs the money, and see what happens. > >>*4. You should start getting responses within 1-2 weeks. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > >
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