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Article #86543

Re: Earning Money For Christmas

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From: slewis
Date: Mon, 02 Dec 1996 00:00
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Please ignore this, as it is illegal.!!

slewis <slewis@nternet.net> wrote in article
<01bbdfb3$0835bc60$e4149ace@slewis>...
> 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: "slewis" <x@x.com>
Subject: Re: Earning Money For Christmas
Date: 1996/12/02
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