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Re: Earning Money For Christmas

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From: kyote36
Date: Fri, 20 Dec 1996 00:00
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"Jerry Heupel" <jheupel@btigate.com> wrote:



>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: kyote36@tnp.com
Subject: Re: Earning Money For Christmas
Date: 1996/12/20
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