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In article <32b08f96.10469403@news.praxis.net>, troyw@praxis.net says...
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>abarber@vgernet.net wrote:
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>>This is the $1.00 concept explained without the hype and silly
>>numbers!
>>Read the following carefully and you could be joining the many
>>thousands
>>of Internet users who are currently earning quite large sums of money
>>with 
>>a few hours work using their computers via the Internet!  
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>Read this text if you are about to send this spammer some money.
>You're only going to get screwed if you don't read it.
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>United States
>Postal Inspection Service 
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>Chain Letters 
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>A chain letter is a "get rich quick" scheme that promises that your 
>mail box will soon be stuffed full of cash if you decide to
>participate. 
>You're told you can make thousands of dollars every month if you
>follow 
>the detailed instructions in the letter. 
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>A typical chain letter includes names and addresses of several
>individuals 
>whom you may or may not know. You are instructed to send a certain 
>amount of money--usually $5--to the person at the top of the list, 
>and then eliminate that name and add yours to the bottom. You 
>are then instructed to mail copies of the letter to a few more 
>individuals who will hopefully repeat the entire process. The letter 
>promises that if they follow the same procedure, your name will 
>gradually move to the top of the list and you'll receive money -- 
>lots of it. 
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>There's at least one problem with chain letters. They're illegal if 
>they request money or other items of value and promise a substantial 
>return to the participants. Chain letters are a form of gambling, 
>and sending them through the mail (or delivering them in person or by 
>computer, but mailing money to participate) violates Title 18, 
>United States Code, Section 1302, the Postal Lottery Statute. 
>(Chain letters that ask for items of minor value, like picture 
>postcards or recipes, may be mailed, since such items are not 
>things of value within the meaning of the law.) 
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>Recently, high-tech chain letters have begun surfacing. They may 
>be disseminated over the Internet, or may require the copying and 
>mailing of computer disks rather than paper. Regardless of what 
>technology is used to advance the scheme, if the mail is used at 
>any step along the way, it is still illegal. 
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>The main thing to remember is that a chain letter is simply a bad 
>investment. You certainly won't get rich. You will receive little 
>or no money. The few dollars you may get will probably not be as 
>much as you spend making and mailing copies of the chain letter. 
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>Chain letters don't work because the promise that all participants 
>in a chain letter will be winners is mathematically impossible. 
>Also, many people participate, but do not send money to the person 
>at the top of the list. Some others create a chain letter that lists 
>their name numerous times--in various forms with different addressee. 
>So, in reality, all the money in a chain is going to one person. 
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>Do not be fooled if the chain letter is used to sell inexpensive 
>reports on credit, mail order sales, mailing lists, or other topics. 
>The primary purpose is to take your money, not to sell information. 
>"Selling" a product does not ensure legality. Be doubly suspicious 
>if there's a claim that the U.S. Postal Service or U.S. Postal
>Inspection 
>Service has declared the letter legal. This is said only to mislead 
>you. Neither the Postal Service nor Postal Inspectors give prior 
>approval to any chain letter. 
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>Participating in a chain letter is a losing proposition. Turn over 
>any chain letter you receive that asks for money or other items of 
>value to your local postmaster or nearest Postal Inspector. Write on 
>the mailing envelope of the letter or in a separate transmittal 
>letter, "I received this in the mail and believe it may be illegal."
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>You might be a redneck if... Your momma has "ammo" on her Christmas
>List - Jeff Foxworthy
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