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>Take 2 minutes to read this and it WILL change your life.  This really
>works..!!!

United States
Postal Inspection Service 


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. 

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. 

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.) 

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. 

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. 

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. 

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. 

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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