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Article #86537

Re: Earning Money For Christmas

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From: Jerry Heupel
Date: Mon, 16 Dec 1996 00:00
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Edward R Domowitch <erdomowi@rs01.kings.edu> wrote in article
<Pine.A32.3.91.961215175540.46054F-100000@rs01.kings.edu>...
> Can you please put me on a mailing list for all these great offers. I 
> really need to make money and im so lazy i dont want to have to get a 
> job. I look forward to sending you all my hard mooched money!
> 
> On 1 Dec 1996, slewis wrote:
> 
> > You've heard of companies selling mailing lists to direct marketers. 
Well
> > here is you're oppitunity to join that crowd with as little of an
> > investment as $5.00.
> > 
> > How is this posible you ask. Well it takes some time and a little
effort
> > but can easily be done in your spare time.
> > 
> > First get five one dollar bills, five envelopes, and five stamps. Now
> > you're probably saying this sound like those $5-$50,000 offers
everywhere
> > already.  Well you're right with a another twist at the end.  
> > 
> > Follow these instuctions below and see what happens:
> > 1) Address the envelopes with the names below and affix the stamps to
them.
> > 2) write on five slips of paper " Please add me to your mailing list".
This
> > step is the most important because its that slip of paper that makes it
> > legal.  I'll explain that later.
> > 3) put one slip of paper and a one dollar bill in each envelope and
mail
> > them.
> > 4) Delete the first name on the list and move the others up one (i.e. 4
> > becomes 3, 3 becomes 2, etc.). Place your name and address in the 5
> > position.
> > 5) Repost this message with the new names in 200 news groups or web
pages
> > or any combination.
> > 
> > The reason that the slip of paper is so important is that this is the
proof
> > that these people are paying you for the service you are providing
> > (Compiling a mailing list). Make sure to hold on to the slips of paper
you
> > receive in return  for tax reasons. 
> > 
> > Now for the twist I mentioned earlier, once you have received over a
> > thousand names.  Put them into a list and begin to look for business in
> > your local area that need mailing lists for distribution of ads. You
can
> > now sell them the names off your world-wide (Yes world-wide) mailing
lists.
> > 
> > Here are your first five addresses:
> > 
> > 1. B. Franka 
> >     2614 Apollo Dr. 
> >     San Jose, Ca 95113
> > 
> > 2. Ash
> >     1325 15th Street    Apt#108
> >     Sacramento, Ca 95874
> > 
> > 3.  A. Wensel
> >      1306 Park Ave
> >      Williamsport, Pa 17701
> > 
> > 4.  J. Stebelton
> >      P.O. Box 118
> >      Carroll, Oh 43112
> > 
> > 5.  S. Lewis
> >      2075-U N. Marine Blvd   #127
> >      Jacksonville, Nc 28540
> > 
> > Good Luck and be Honest because this system has a habit of not working
if
> > you try to cheat it.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> 
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From: "Jerry Heupel" <jheupel@btigate.com>
Subject: Re: Earning Money For Christmas
Date: 1996/12/16
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