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$$$$$$$ JUST DO IT $$$$$$$$

#489
From: Dean Vasold
Date: Sun, 14 Dec 1997 00:00
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"creamjeans" <creamjeans@hotmail.com> writes: > Recently 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! I
> thought,"Yeah, right, this must be a scam", but like most of
> us I was curious--so I kept reading. It said that
> you send $1.00 to each of the 6 names and address stated in
> the article. You then place your own name and address in the
> bottom of the list at #6, and post the article in at least
> 200 newsgroups.(There are thousands) No catch, that was it.
> The main difference between this system and others
> is that you have a mailing list of 6 instead of 5... This
> means that your average gain will be approx. 15 times
> higher!!! 
> 
> So after thinking it over, and talking to a few people
> first, I thought about trying it. I figured what have I got
> to lose except 6 stamps and $6.00, right?  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!
> Then I invested the measly $6.00.............  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 the money just kept
> coming in. In my first week, I made between $20.00 and
> $30.00. By the end of the second week I had made a total of
> over $1,000.00!!!!!! In the third week I had over $10,000.00
> and it's 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 rapidly.......
> 
> It's certainly worth $6.00, and 6 stamps, I spent more than
> 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 as you need
> it. The process is very simple and consists of 3 easy steps:
> 
> ===================================
> 
> STEP 1:
> 
> Get 6 separate pieces of paper and write, "PLEASE PUT ME ON
> YOUR MAILING LIST" on each of them.  Now get 6 US$1.00 bills
> and fold 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.  So now you've got 6 sealed envelopes, each
> with a piece of paper stating the above phrase, your name
> and address, and a $1.00 bill. 
> 
> 
> #1 D.M. Truchan
>    P.O. Box 691
>    Grand Blanc, MI  48439
>    USA
> 
> #2 A. Swope
>    2009 Avon Dr.
>    Dayton, Ohio  45431
>    USA
> 
> #3 B. A. Long
>    554 Lipscomb St.
>    Fort Worth, TX  76104
>    USA
> 
> #4 J. Roland
>   12 Kingswood Dr
>   Orchard Park, NY 14127
>   USA
> 
> #5 J. Smith
>    444 Victoria Rd N
>    #410
>    Guelph, Ontario
>    Canada, N1E 5J8
> 
> #6 D. Morgan
>    P.O. Box 882
>    Patuxent River, MD 20670
>    USA
> ===================================
> 
> 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. Now, post your amended
> article to at least 200 newsgroups. (there are close to
> 24,000 groups) All you need is 200, but remember, the more
> you post, the more money you make!
> 
> ===================================
> 
> Don't know HOW to post in the newsgroups? Well do exactly
> the following:
> 
> -----------------------------------------------------------
> DIRECTIONS - HOW TO POST TO NEWSGROUPS
> -----------------------------------------------------------
> Step 1.  You do not need to re-type this entire letter to do
> memory.
> 
> #6.
> 
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From: Dean Vasold <dvasold@2infi.net>
Subject: $$$$$$$ JUST DO IT $$$$$$$$
Date: 1997/12/14
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