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Re: Story about "making money"

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From: student2e4
Date: Mon, 25 Nov 1996 00:00
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In article <01bbd85d$e2af0660$bde92399@kc>, kclee@gte.net says...
>
>A STORY ABOUT THAT MONEY MAKING THING YOU SEE ON THE INTERNET
>__________________________________________________________________
>
>Hi, it's me. I am really nobody.  I just want to tell you the story 
behind
>this "$5.00 becomes $50.000.00" message you see on the internet 
everyday.  
>
>I work for Disney getting $5.95 a hour.  My rent is $480.00 a month 
which
>doesn't including water and gas.  Living in Florida also means A/C 
will
>cost me a fortune.  I have a Cockatiel named Harriet that wakes me up 
every
>morning while I try to sleep. She (I think it's he) needs food and 
that
>costs me money.  The a/c in my car went out and that will need to be 
fixed.
>  I had every reason to try this money making thing more than anybody 
else,
>huh?
>
>When I read these money making stories, I  had my doubts.  After all, 
it
>was just too good to be true.  But I guess investing or losing just 
$5.00
>on this thing was no big deall.  I have lost  great things in life and 
>couldn't  justify moaning over a lousy five.  I went to Vegas last
>November, and I lost  more than $500.00, but that's another story, 
maybe I
>can share with you all next time.
>
>So I did it.  I sent $1.00 to everyone on that list, and I rented a 
mail
>box and waited for the money to come in.  It was almost one month 
before I
>started to receive money.  It was not much, around  $50.00.  In four
>months, I have received a total of $985.00.  Hey, it's not bad for 
someone
>who only spent one afternoon posting messages to 250 different news 
groups.
> 
>
>I know a lot of messages you see on the internet say that you can make
>$50,000.00 in 4 months. Well, I think the number maybe overly 
distorted. 
>Who knows, I'm still seeing my returns..  Common sense says that's 
probably
>not likely.  If so, Disney World wouldn't have any ride operators at 
"It's
>a Small World" because he or she could make $40,00.00 in 4 months.  
Why
>works for Disney?
>
>The idea behind this money making system is nothing new. Whoever 
thought
>about this was probably a college economic professor.  Just like
>Government, the reason why it has so much money is to get little bit 
from
>everyone.  In this case, we are like government, we took $1.00 from
>everyone, and everyone who sent $1.00 also gets a little from everyone 
who
>sent them $1.00.  When money exchange circulating between hands, 
people who
>stay in this system all benefit from it.
>
>You may ask is this legal? Yes, the system is designed so it's legal. 
 If
>it's not legal. Date Line on ABC or 20/20 would have already done a 
lead
>story.  I must make a prediction here, I believe that our Government 
will
>probably say something soon cause they won't able to tax the money we
>receive, so far, they haven't been able to do anything.  
>
>Oh, I must tell you that I felt guilty when I opened those envelopes 
with
>money inside.  All that money for something without any effort.  
Consider
>this a thank you letter to all those who took a chance and sent me 
that
>dollar.  There is no reason not to do it.  You'll be happy you did!!
>
>NOW this is that famous letter you see on the internet everyday. 
Follow
>these steps closely.  Make sure you send $1.00 to everyone on the 
list.
>
>
>
>HEADER
>The Internet has grown tremendously. It doubles in size every 4
>months. Still, less than 5% of everyone on earth has access. Do
>you understand the potential of what I am saying here???
>
>STEP 1.
>Invest your $5 by writing your name and address on five seperate
>pieces of paper along with the words: "PLEASE ADD ME TO YOUR MAILING
>LIST." (In this way, you're not just sending a dollar to someone;
>you're paying for a legitimate service.) and mail them by 
>standard U. S. Mail to the following five addresses fold a $1 bill, 
money
>order,
>or bank note inside each:
>
>1.  Bill Brown
>    148 South Downlen #796
>    Beaumont,TX  77707
>    USA
>
>2. FLI
>    930 East Ellis Street #142
>    Jefferson City,TN  37760
>    USA
>
>3. ISL
>   2-308 Lamoine Village
>   Macomb, IL 61455
>
>4. K.LEE
>   535 Hanover St.
>   Daly City, CA 94014
>
>5. HS Lee
>   2652 31st St.
>   Santa Monica, CA 90405
> 
>
>    Now here is how and why this system works:
>
>    Out of every block of 250 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.
>
>    Each additional person who sent you $1.00 now also makes 250
>    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 250 postings each with your
>    name at #3 or 10,000 postings. Average return, 500 people= $500.
>    They make 250 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 250 postings each with your name at
>    #1 and you get a return of $60,000 before your name drops off
>    the list.And that's only if everyone down the line makes only 250
>    postings each! Your total income for this one cycle 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.
>
>                The end result depends on you. You must follow through
>                and repost this article everywhere you can think of.
>                The more  postings you  make, the more cash ends up in
>                your mailbox. It's too easy and too cheap to pass
>                up!!!
>
>    So thats it. Pretty simple sounding stuff, huh? But believe me, it
>    works. There are millions of people surfing the net every day, all
>    day, all over the world. And 100,000 new people get on the net
>    every day. You know that, you've seen the stories in the paper.
>    So, my friend, read and follow the simple instructions and play
>    fair. Thats the key, and thats all there is to it. Print this out
>    right now so you can refer back to this article easily. Try to
>    keep an eye on all the postings you made to make sure everyone is
>    playing fairly. You know where your name should be.
>
>    If you're really not sure or still think this can't be
>    for real, then don't do it. But please print this article and pass
>    it along to someone you know who really needs the bucks, and see
>    what happens.
>
>    In a way, this is too good to be true but here's the deal:
>    This will only work as long as new people joins all the time,
>    you don't have to be an Einstein to figure that out. But since
>    you read this within a month of the posting you are one of the 5%
>    in the world with Internet acces. That means that the Internet 
will
>    keep growing at an increased rate for YEARS to come. And remember
>    that of all the Internetusers very few have found the Usenet, most
>    of them are still just surfing the web! I haven't made any
>    mathematical calculations but I guess that when the 50% of the
>    world are online, this wont work ant more. BUT THE BEAUTY OF IT
>    IS THAT IT WON'T HAPPEN FOR YEARS TO COME!!!
>
>
>    REMEMBER....HONESTY IS THE BEST POLICY.YOU DON'T
>    NEED TO CHEAT THE BASIC IDEA TO MAKE THE BUCKS!
>    GOOD LUCK TO ALL, AND PLEASE PLAY FAIR AND YOU WILL
>    WIN AND MAKE SOME REAL INSTANT FREE CASH!
>
>*** By the way, if you try to deceive people by posting the messages
>with your name in the list and not sending the bucks to the people
>already included, you will not get much. I know someone who did this
>and only got about $150 (and that's after two months). Then he sent
>the 5 bills, people added him to their lists, and in 4-5 weeks he had
>over $10,000!
>
>                TRY IT !!!!!!!!!!
>
>
>A STORY ABOUT THAT MONEY MAKING THING YOU SEE ON THE INTERNET
>__________________________________________________________________
>
>Hi, it's me. I am really nobody.  I just want to tell you the story 
behind
>this "$5.00 becomes $50.000.00" message you see on the internet 
everyday.  
>
>I work for Disney getting $5.95 a hour.  My rent is $480.00 a month 
which
>doesn't including water and gas.  Living in Florida also means A/C 
will
>cost me a fortune.  I have a Cockatiel named Harriet that wakes me up 
every
>morning while I try to sleep. She (I think it's he) needs food and 
that
>costs me money.  The a/c in my car went out and that will need to be 
fixed.
>  I had every reason to try this money making thing more than anybody 
else,
>huh?
>
>When I read these money making stories, I  had my doubts.  After all, 
it
>was just too good to be true.  But I guess investing or losing just 
$5.00
>on this thing was no big deall.  I have lost  great things in life and 
>couldn't  justify moaning over a lousy five.  I went to Vegas last
>November, and I lost  more than $500.00, but that's another story, 
maybe I
>can share with you all next time.
>
>So I did it.  I sent $1.00 to everyone on that list, and I rented a 
mail
>box and waited for the money to come in.  It was almost one month 
before I
>started to receive money.  It was not much, around  $50.00.  In four
>months, I have received a total of $985.00.  Hey, it's not bad for 
someone
>who only spent one afternoon posting messages to 250 different news 
groups.
> 
>
>I know a lot of messages you see on the internet say that you can make
>$50,000.00 in 4 months. Well, I think the number maybe overly 
distorted. 
>Who knows, I'm still seeing my returns..  Common sense says that's 
probably
>not likely.  If so, Disney World wouldn't have any ride operators at 
"It's
>a Small World" because he or she could make $40,00.00 in 4 months.  
Why
>works for Disney?
>
>The idea behind this money making system is nothing new. Whoever 
thought
>about this was probably a college economic professor.  Just like
>Government, the reason why it has so much money is to get little bit 
from
>everyone.  In this case, we are like government, we took $1.00 from
>everyone, and everyone who sent $1.00 also gets a little from everyone 
who
>sent them $1.00.  When money exchange circulating between hands, 
people who
>stay in this system all benefit from it.
>
>You may ask is this legal? Yes, the system is designed so it's legal. 
 If
>it's not legal. Date Line on ABC or 20/20 would have already done a 
lead
>story.  I must make a prediction here, I believe that our Government 
will
>probably say something soon cause they won't able to tax the money we
>receive, so far, they haven't been able to do anything.  
>
>Oh, I must tell you that I felt guilty when I opened those envelopes 
with
>money inside.  All that money for something without any effort.  
Consider
>this a thank you letter to all those who took a chance and sent me 
that
>dollar.  There is no reason not to do it.  You'll be happy you did!!
>
>NOW this is that famous letter you see on the internet everyday. 
Follow
>these steps closely.  Make sure you send $1.00 to everyone on the 
list.
>
>
>
>HEADER
>The Internet has grown tremendously. It doubles in size every 4
>months. Still, less than 5% of everyone on earth has access. Do
>you understand the potential of what I am saying here???
>
>STEP 1.
>Invest your $5 by writing your name and address on five seperate
>pieces of paper along with the words: "PLEASE ADD ME TO YOUR MAILING
>LIST." (In this way, you're not just sending a dollar to someone;
>you're paying for a legitimate service.) and mail them by 
>standard U. S. Mail to the following five addresses fold a $1 bill, 
money
>order,
>or bank note inside each:
>
>1.  Bill Brown
>    148 South Downlen #796
>    Beaumont,TX  77707
>    USA
>
>2. FLI
>    930 East Ellis Street #142
>    Jefferson City,TN  37760
>    USA
>
>3. Yoshitsugu Kikuchi
>    6-19-9-403, Arakawa
>    Arakawa-ku, Tokyo 116
>    JAPAN
>
>4. Billy Landenberger
>      P.O. Box 509
>      Accord, MA  02018
>      USA
>
>5. Cheryl Shih
>    P.O. Box 22756
>    Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830
>    USA
>
>    Now here is how and why this system works:
>
>    Out of every block of 250 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.
>
>    Each additional person who sent you $1.00 now also makes 250
>    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 250 postings each with your
>    name at #3 or 10,000 postings. Average return, 500 people= $500.
>    They make 250 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 250 postings each with your name at
>    #1 and you get a return of $60,000 before your name drops off
>    the list.And that's only if everyone down the line makes only 250
>    postings each! Your total income for this one cycle 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.
>
>                The end result depends on you. You must follow through
>                and repost this article everywhere you can think of.
>                The more  postings you  make, the more cash ends up in
>                your mailbox. It's too easy and too cheap to pass
>                up!!!
>
>    So thats it. Pretty simple sounding stuff, huh? But believe me, it
>    works. There are millions of people surfing the net every day, all
>    day, all over the world. And 100,000 new people get on the net
>    every day. You know that, you've seen the stories in the paper.
>    So, my friend, read and follow the simple instructions and play
>    fair. Thats the key, and thats all there is to it. Print this out
>    right now so you can refer back to this article easily. Try to
>    keep an eye on all the postings you made to make sure everyone is
>    playing fairly. You know where your name should be.
>
>    If you're really not sure or still think this can't be
>    for real, then don't do it. But please print this article and pass
>    it along to someone you know who really needs the bucks, and see
>    what happens.
>
>    In a way, this is too good to be true but here's the deal:
>    This will only work as long as new people joins all the time,
>    you don't have to be an Einstein to figure that out. But since
>    you read this within a month of the posting you are one of the 5%
>    in the world with Internet acces. That means that the Internet 
will
>    keep growing at an increased rate for YEARS to come. And remember
>    that of all the Internetusers very few have found the Usenet, most
>    of them are still just surfing the web! I haven't made any
>    mathematical calculations but I guess that when the 50% of the
>    world are online, this wont work ant more. BUT THE BEAUTY OF IT
>    IS THAT IT WON'T HAPPEN FOR YEARS TO COME!!!
>
>
>    REMEMBER....HONESTY IS THE BEST POLICY.YOU DON'T
>    NEED TO CHEAT THE BASIC IDEA TO MAKE THE BUCKS!
>    GOOD LUCK TO ALL, AND PLEASE PLAY FAIR AND YOU WILL
>    WIN AND MAKE SOME REAL INSTANT FREE CASH!
>
>*** By the way, if you try to deceive people by posting the messages
>with your name in the list and not sending the bucks to the people
>already included, you will not get much. I know someone who did this
>and only got about $150 (and that's after two months). Then he sent
>the 5 bills, people added him to their lists, and in 4-5 weeks he had
>over $10,000!
>
>                TRY IT !!!!!!!!!!
>

Dear friends;
Only stupid people and suckers would fall for a scam like this... Why 
would you have to send to someone when you can retype the same shit and 
post it up...  for free ofcourse...
I tried several times and I did not get a single penny back...
Dan

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From: cctc2e4@sandpiper.ccc.cccd.edu (student2e4)
Subject: Re: Story about "making money"
Date: 1996/11/25
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