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Re: Safe and easy $$$

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From: Ralph O'Brien IV
Date: Tue, 24 Jun 1997 00:00
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Ralph O'Brien IV <ccd@cybertours.com> wrote in article
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> Hello there!
> 
>      A Little while back, I was browsing a newsgroups, and  came
> across
> to
> an article that says, you could make thousands of dollars within weeks
> with
> only an initial investment of $5.00! So, I thought, " Yeah, right,
> this
> must be a scam", but like most of us, I was curious, so I kept on
> reading.
> Anyway, it said that you send $1.00 to each of the 5 names and address
> stated in the article . You then place your own name and address in
> the
> bottom of the list at #5, and post the article in at least  200
> newsgroups
> or individual email address. No catch, that was it.
> 
>      So after thinking it over, and talking to a few people I thought
> of
> trying. I figured what have  I got to lose except 5 stamps and $5.00,
> right?
> 
>      Like most of us, I was a little bit skeptical and worried about
> the
> legal aspects of it all. So I checked it out with  AUSTRALIA POST (
> 131318), U.S. POST OFFICE ( 1-800-725-2161 ) and they confirmed that
> it
> is
> indeed legal !
> 
>      Well, GUESS WHAT !! !!...... within 7 day, I started receiving
> money
> in the mail! I was shocked !!! I still figured it would end soon, and
> didn't give another thought. But the money just kept coming in. In my
> first
> week, I had made a total of over  $860.00!  on the third weeks, I had
> over
> $8,500.00 and it's still growing. this is now my fourth weeks and I
> have
> made a total of just over $35,000.00 and it's still coming
> in..........
> 
> Its certainly worth US$5.00 and 5 stamps, NOTE: FOR CURRENCIES OTHER
> THAN
> US$, YOU COULD PURCHASE US $ NOTE THRU BANKS. In my case (here in
> Australia) I spent A$ 9.45 this include bank service fee.
> 
>      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 because you need it. 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
> piece
> of paper  'PLEASE PUT ME ON YOUR MAILING LIST"  Now get 5 $1.00 bills
> and
> place ONE inside each of the 5 pieces of paper so the bill will not be
> seen
> through the envelope to prevent thievery. Next, place one paper in
> each
> of
> the 5 envelopes and seal them. you should now have 5 sealed envelopes,
> each
> with a piece of paper stating the above phrase and a $1.00 bill. What
> you
> are doing is creating a service by this. THIS IS PERFECTLY LEGAL .
> 
>      Mail the 5 envelopes to the following addresses:
> 
> 1.      Ron Bush
>         4 High St.
>         Kennebunk, Me. 04005
>         
> 2.     Ken Jones 
>         15078 S.W. 104th Street #903
>         Miami, Fla., 33196
> 
> 3.      Phil Elliott
>         Misseden  Road, PO
>         PO Box  M74
>         Camperdown, NSW, 2050
>         Australia
> 
> 4.     Ralph O'Brien
>         96 Graham St.
>         Biddeford, Me. 04043
>         USA
>  
> 5      Charles L. Davidson
>         PO Box 2291
>         Hazard. KY 41702
> 
> 
> 
> STEP 2:
> 
>      Now take the # 1 name off the list that you see above, move the
> other
> names up ( 5 becomes 4, 4 becomes 3, etc....) and add YOUR  name as 
> number
> 5 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 and individual email address. ( I think there is close to
> 18,000
> 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 newsgroup? Well do exactly the
> following:
> 
> FOR NETSCAPE USERS
> 
>      1.) Click on any newsgroup, like normal. Then click on  TO NEWS,
> which
> is in the top left corner of the newsgroup page. This will bring up a
> message box.
> 
>      2.) Fill in the SUBJECT with a flashy title, like the one I used,
> something to catch the eye !!!1
> 
>      3.) Now go to the message part of the box and retyped this letter
> exactly as it is here, with exception of your few changes. (remember
> to
> add
> your name to number 5 and move the rest up)
> 
>      4.) When your done typing in the WHOLE  letter, click on FILE 
> above
> the  send button. Then, SAVE AS.. ...  DO NOT SEND YOUR ARTICLE UNTIL
> YOU
> SAVE IT. (so don't have to type this 200 times)
> 
>      5.) Now that you have saved the letter, go ahead and send your
> first
> copy ( click the SEND  button in the top left corner)
> 
>      6.) This is where you post all 200!! OK, go to any Newsgroup
> article
> and click the TO NEWS  button again. Type in your flashy subject in
> the
> SUBJECT BOX, then  go to the message and place your cursor here. Now
> click
> on ATTACHMENT which is right below the  SUBJECT BOX. Click on attach
> file
> then find your letter however you saved it. Click once on your file
> then
> click OPEN then click OK. If you did this right, you should see your
> filename in the ATTACHMENT BOX and it will be shaded.
> 
>      NOW POST AWAY!!!!
> 
>      IF YOU ARE USING INTERNET EXPLORER
> 
>      Its just easy, holding down the left mouse button,  highlight
> this
> entire article, then press the CTRL key and  C key at the same time to
> copy
> this article. Then print the article for your records to have the
> names
> of
> those you will be sending $1.00 to.
> 
>      Go to the newsgroups and press POST AN ARTICLE  type in your
> flashy
> subject and click the large window below. Press CTRL and V and the
> article
> will appear in the message window. **** BE SURE TO MAKE YOUR ADDRESS
> CHANGES TO THE 5 NAMES****. Now re-highlight the article and re-copy
> the 
> entire changes.... then all you have to do for each newsgroup is  CTRL
> and
> V and press POST.   Its that easy!!!.
> 
>      THAT'S IT !  All you have to do is jump to different newgroups
> and
> post away, after you get the hang of it, it will take about 30 seconds
> for
> each newsgroup.****  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 PO. 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.oo with my name at # 5 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 #4 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 post
> with
> my name at #3 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 #2 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 of 200 letters with my name #1 and they each only receive 5
> replies, that just made  $3,125.00 !!!! with a original investment of
> only
> $5.00! AMAZING!!! and as I said 5 responses is  actually  VERY LOW
> average
> is probable 20 to 30, so lets put those figures at just 15 responses
> per
> person. Here is what you will make:
> 
> at #5    $15.00
> at #4    $225.00
> at #3    $3,375.00
> at #2    $50,625.00
> at #1    $759,375.00
> 
>      When your name is no longer on the list, you just take the latest
> posting in the newgroups, and send out another $5.00 to 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
> joining the internet and reading these articles everyday, JUST LIKE
> YOU
> are
> now!!!. so can you afford $5.00 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 everyday with thousands of
> those joining the actual internet.
> REMEMBER  HONESTY IS THE BEST POLICY, IN RETURN EVERYONE IS REWARDED. 
>      You don't have to cheat the basic idea is everyone has a fair
> share.
> 
>      Good luck to all and please play fairly and reap the huge rewards
> from
> this, which is tons of extra  CASH. 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  who knew someone who did that and he
> only
> made about $150.00 and that's after 7 to 8 weeks, then he sent the  5
> $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 list for future dollars.
> 
> Please remember to declare your extra income.  Thanks once again......
> 
> 
> Regards,
> 
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From: "Ralph O'Brien IV" <ccd@cybertours.com>
Subject: Re: Safe and easy $$$
Date: 1997/06/24
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