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Re: Subject: This works!! Try it!!

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From: loukin
Date: Fri, 11 Apr 1997 00:00
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David Balch wrote:
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Hey Dave
What a waste fo time or are you practicing your typing


















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> Date: 8 Apr 1997 11:48:07 EDT
> From: cash@pcix.com
> Organization: IDT http://www.idt.com
> Newsgroups:
> Want to make MONEY fast ??????
> 
>  take a few mins to read or save this and learn how, it worked
>  for me, so let it work for you!
> 
>         A little while back, I was browsing these news groups, just like
> you
> are now, and came across an article similar to this that said you could
> make thousands of dollars within weeks with only an initial investment
> of $5.00! So I thought ,"Yeah, right, this must be a scam", like most of
> us, but I was curious, like most of us, so I kept reading. Anyway, it
> said that you send $1.00 to each of the 5 names and address stated in
> the article. You then place your own name and addresses in the bottom of
> the list at #5, and post the article in at least 200 mews groups.(There
> are thousands) No catch, that was it.
> 
>  So after thinking it over, and talking to a few people first, I thought
> about trying it. I figured what have I got to lose except 5 stamps and
> $5.00, right?
> 
>  Like most of us I was a little skeptical and a little worried about the
> legal aspects of it all. So I checked it out with the US. Post Office
> (1-800-725-2161)and they confirmed that it is indeed legal!
> 
>  Then I invested the measly $5.00.............
> 
>  Well GUESS WHAT!!... with in 7 days, I started getting money in the
> mail! I was shocked! I still figured it end soon, and didn't give it
> another thought. But the money just coming in. In my first week, I made
> about $20.00 to $30.00 dollars. By the end of the second week I had a
> mad total of over $1,000.00!!!!!! In the third week I had over
> $10,000.00 and it's still growing. This is now my fourth week and I have
> made a total of just over $42,000.00 and it's still coming in.......
> 
>  It's certainly worth $5.00, and 5 stamps, I spent more than that on the
> lottery!!
> 
>  Let me tell you how this works and most importantly, Why it works....
> also, make sure you print a copy of this article NOW, so you can get the
> information off of it as you need it. The process is very simple and
> consists of 3 easy steps:
> 
>  STEP 1: Get 5 separate pieces of paper and write the following on each
> piece of paper  "PLEASE PUT ME ON YOUR MAILING LIST."  now get 5 $1.00
> bills and place ONE inside EACH of the 5 pieces of paper so the bill
> will not be seen through the envelope to prevent thievery. Next, place
> one paper in each of the 5 envelopes and seal them. You should now have
> 5 sealed envelopes, each with a piece of paper stating the above  phrase
> and a $1.00 bill. What you are doing is creating a service by this. THIS
> IS PERFECTLY LEGAL!
> 
>  Mail the 5 envelopes to the following addresses:
> 
>  #1 J. Heid
>     318 Ridgeland Ave #10B
>     Iowa City, IA  52246
> 
>  #2 I. Guest
>     1800 A Hillcrest Rd.
>     Columbia Mo, 65203
> 
>  #3 B. Gelsleichter
>     RR2 Box 272
>     Tunkhannock, PA 18657
> 
>  #4 Chad Ingman
>     10156 Ascot Circle
>     Huntington Beach,ca 92646
> 
> #5 D. Balch
>     45 Upland Road
>     Plympton, MA 02367
> 
>  STEP 2: Now take the #1 name off the list that you see above, move the
> other names up ( 5 becomes 4, 4 becomes 3, etc...) and add YOUR Name as
> number 5 on the list.
> 
>  STEP 3: Change anything you need to, but try to keep this article as
> close to original as possible. Now, post your amended article to at
> least 200 news groups. (I think there is close to 18,000 groups) All you
> need is 200, but remember, the more you post, the more money you make!
> Don't know HOW to post in the news groups? Well do exactly the
> following:
> 
>  FOR NETSCAPE USERS,
> 
>     1) Click on any news group, like normal. Then click on "To News',
> which is in the top left corner of the news group page.  This will bring
> up a message box.
> 
>     2) Fill in the SUBJECT with a flashy title, like the one I used,
> something to catch the eye!!!
> 
>     3) Now go to the message part of the box and retype this letter
> exactly as it is here, with exception of your few changes. (remember to
> add your name to number 5 and move the rest up)
> 
>     4) When your done typing in the WHOLE letter, click on 'FILE' above
> the send button. Then, 'SAVE AS..' DO NOT SEND YOUR ARTICLE UNTIL YOU
> SAVE IT. (so you don't have to type this 200 times :-)
> 
>     5) Now that you have saved the letter, go ahead and send your first
> copy! (click the 'SEND' button in the top left corner)
> 
>     6) This is where you post all 200! OK, go to ANY news group article
> and click the 'TO NEWS' button again. Type in your flashy subject in the
> 'SUBJECT BOX', then go to the message and place your cursor here. Now
> click on 'ATTACHMENT" which is right below the 'SUBJECT BOX'. Click on
> attach file then find your letter wherever you saved it. Click once on
> your file then click 'OPEN' then click 'OK'. If you did this right , you
> should see your filename in the 'ATTACHMENT BOX' and it will be shaded.
> 
>  NOW POST AWAY!!
> 
>  IF YOU'RE USING INTERNET EXPLORER:
> 
>   It's just as easy, holding down the left mouse button, highlight
> this entire article, then press the 'CTRL' key and 'C' key at the same
> time to copy this article. Then print the article for your records to
> have the names of those you will be sending $1.00 to.
> 
>  NEXT
> 
>  Go to the news groups and press 'POST AN ARTICLE' type in your flashy
> subject and click the large window below. Press 'CTRL' and 'V' and the
> article will appear in the message window. **BE SURE TO MAKE YOUR
> ADDRESS CHANGES TO THE 5 NAMES.** Now re-highlight the article and
> re-copy it so you have the changes.... then all you have to do for each
> news group is 'CTRL' and 'V' and press 'POST' . It's that easy!!
> 
>  THAT'S IT! All you have to do is jump to different news groups and post
> away, after you get the hang of it , it will take about 30 seconds for
> each news group! **REMEMBER, THE MORE NEWS GROUPS YOU POST IN, THE MORE
> MONEY YOU WILL MAKE!! BUT YOU HAVE TO POST A MINIMUM OF 200**
> 
>  That's it! You will begin receiving money from around the world within
> day's! You may eventually want to rent a P.O.Box due to the large amount
> of mail you receive. If you wish to stay anonymous, you con invent a
> name to use, as long as the postman will deliver it. **JUST MAKE SURE
> 
>  ALL THE ADDRESSES ARE CORRECT.**
> 
>   Now the WHY part:
> 
>  Out of 200 postings, say I receive only 5 replies (a very low
> example). So then I made $5.00 with my name at #5 on the letter. Now,
> each of the 5 persons who just sent me $1.00 make the MINIMUM 200
> postings, each with my name at #4 and only 5 persons respond to each of
> the original 5, that is another $25.00 for me, now those 25 each make
> 200 MINIMUM posts with my name at #3 and only 5 replies each, I will
> bring in an additional $125.00! Now, those 125 persons turn around and
> post the MINIMUM 200with my name at #2 and only receive 5 replies each,
> I will make an additional $626.00! OK, now here is the fun part, each of
> those 625 persons post a MINIMUM 200 letters with my name at #1 and they
> each only receive 5 replies, that just made me $3,125.00!!! With a
> original investment of only $5.00! AMAZING! And as I said 5 responses is
> actually VERY LOW! Average is probable 20 to 30! So lets put those
> figures at just 15 responses per person. Here is what you will make:
> 
>     at #5 $15.00
> 
>     at #4 $225.00
> 
>     at #3 $3,375.00
> 
>     at #2 $50,625.00
> 
>     at #1 $759,375.00
> 
>  When your name is no  longer on the list, you just take the latest
> posting in the news groups, and send out another $5.00 to names on the
> list, putting your name at number 5 again. And start posting again. The
> thing to remember is, do you realize that thousands of people all over
> the world are joining the internet and reading these articles everyday,
> JUST LIKE YOU are now!! So can you afford $5.00 and see if it really
> works?? I think so... People have said, "what if the plan is played out
> and happening when there are tons of new honest users and new honest
> people who are joining the internet and news groups everyday and are
> willing to give it a try? Estimates are at 20,000 to 50,000 new users,
> every day, with thousands of those joining the actual internet.
> Remember, play FAIRLY and HONESTLY and this will work. You just have to
> be honest. Make sure you print this article out RIGHT NOW, also. Try to
> keep a list of everyone that sends you money and always keep an eye on
> the news groups to make sure everyone is playing fairly. Remember,
> HONESTY IS THE BEST POLICY. You don't need to cheat the basic idea to
> make the money!!
> 
>  GOOD LUCK to all and please play fairly and reap the huge rewards from
> this, which is tons of extra CASH. **By the way, if you try to deceive
> people by posting the messages with your name in the list and not
> sending the money to the rest of the people already on the list, you
> will NOT get as much. Someone I talked to knew someone who did that and
> he only made about $150.00, and that's after seven or eight weeks! Then
> he sent the 5 $1.00 bills, people added him to their lists, and in 4-5
> weeks he had over $10k. This is the fairest and most honest way I have
> ever seen to share the wealth of the world with costing anything but our
> time!!! You also may want to buy mailing and e-mail lists for future
> dollars.
> 
>  Please remember to declare your extra income.
> 
> Be sure to send your maney, I mean, if you dont send yours,
> how can you expect others to send theirs?
> 
> Thanks once again...
> 
> 
> 
> 
> "D
> 
> "D
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From: loukin@total.net
Subject: Re: Subject: This works!! Try it!!
Date: 1997/04/11
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To: David Balch <dwb39@mail.idt.net>
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