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free money sound good?!

#785
From: Icedogg
Date: Wed, 26 Feb 1997 00:00
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Hey we all have seen those scams that cheat people out of 
millions but this is NOT one of them just read the instructions 
and be honest, I really works!!

(Excerpt From Bob Novak Who Started This New Version)
     
  " In late October of 1996, I saw an article in an

internet newsgroup telling me that I could make $50,000

within a month for an investment of only $5. I thought, "OH

YAH!! I'VE GOT A BRIDGE I'LL SELL YOU TOO!!"  It sounded

like all the rest of the "get rich quick" schemes and scams

I've seen over the past 40 years or so.



        I spoke to my attorney, a few friends, and family
about

it, and they all agreed it was some kind of scam.  I can't

stand scams, because usually someone gets burned, and I

didn't want it to be me. After rejecting the idea at first,

it kind of played on my mind and I thought, "what if it

really worked?" I realized all I had to lose was $5.00, I

usually blow that much on the lottery every week anyway, so

I figured what the heck, and decided to give it a shot.



        Within two weeks I began receiving money in the
mail!

Soon, hundreds, and then thousands of dollars began to roll

in.  Within 4 weeks, I had received a total of $46,812.00!

It came from everywhere in the world."  Lately, I've doubled

my efforts and the money is rolling in even faster.  I would

tell you how much but then the IRS would know also, let's

just say it's a VERY comfortable living.  Now, I am really
going to work!  If I can make as much as I have, and still

am, on a lousy $5.00 investment, why not double it and make

the "Big Bucks" twice as fast?  Anybody can afford to gamble

$10.00 on a chance to make $100,000.00 or more in a month,

especially when the business has already proven itself.



        If you follow the three steps below, there is no
reason

why the same shouldn't happen to you!  This is a legitimate

investment opportunity. You invest $10, and you receive a

return on your investment.  So does the next investor.  THIS

IS NOT ILLEGAL, THIS IS NOT A CHAIN LETTER, THIS IS

PERFECTLY LEGITIMATE.  (See additional legal details below.)



 THE PROCEDURE IS SIMPLE:



 1) Invest your $10 by writing your name and address on five

seperate pieces of paper along with the words: "PLEASE ADD

ME TO YOUR MAILING LIST:  $2USD PROCESSING FEE IS ENCLOSED."

(In this way, you're not just sending two dollars to
someone;

you're paying for a legitimate service.) Fold two $1 U.S.
dollar

bills, money order, or bank draft inside each piece of
paper, place in an envelope, stamp it, and

send them through the mail to the following five addresses:
  

 1.  Van Z Enterprises

     PO Box 2136

     Sumas, WA  98295-2136

                                        USA

 2.  Michael J. Ackerman
 
     1999 27th Ave. South

     Grand Forks, ND  58201

                                        USA


 3.  Paul Schowengerdt

     971 North 170th Road

     Minneapolis, KS 67467

                                        USA
 

 4.  Trans Canada Distributing

                                        720 Spadina Avenue

                                        #804

                                        Toronto, ON             M5S 2T9

                                        CANADA
                                                
5.  Justin Sharp
     334 Colonial Ave.
     Layton, UT 84041
                             USA
 2) Now remove the top name from the list, and move the

other four names up. In other words, #5 becomes #4 and so

on. Put your name as the fifth one on the list. You can do

this by simply retyping the article or reposting it to other

newsgroups with the edited addresses.



 3) Post the article to at least 200 newsgroups. There are

22,000, so it shouldn't be hard to find that many. Remember,

there are no "Free Lunches" in this world so the harder you

work the more money you will make.


        You are now in the mail order investment business,
and

should start seeing returns within a week or two. Of course,

the more newsgroups you post to, the greater your return

will be. If you wish to remain anonymous, you may use a

pseudonym, but make sure your address is correct.



 LEGAL ? ? ?



        People have asked me if this is really legal.  It
is!

You are using the Internet to advertise your business.  What

is that business?  You are assembling a mailing list of

people who are interested in home based computer and online

businesses and methods of generating income at home.

 Remember - people send you a small fee to be added to your

list. It is legal. What will you do with your list of

thousands of names?  That's up to you. "


MORE LEGALESE:

     This opportunity has been incorrectly described as a
'pyramid
scheme' by doubters and those unwilling to risk $10 for the
chance at
a huge payoff.  This is not a pyramid, and not even as close
to one as
many 'legitimized' multi-level marketing systems (Amway,
NSA, etc. etc.)
The difference here is that the names above you do not
remain on the
list forever -- in five rounds they are removed.  There is
no residual
income that continues forever with no further effort on your
part.  You
can always add your name to the bottom of the next list you
see, but
you start from the bottom again.
     Build your mailing list, keep good accounts, declare
the income,
and pay your taxes.  By doing this you prove your business
intentions,
and can also take advantage of business write-offs on your
tax return.
You need your computer, an internet account, and a
spreadsheet, database
or mailing list software to conduct your business.  You will
also need
to drive to the bank, the post office, the office supply
store -- all
of these costs can be used to offset your income taxes.

     There really is no risk -- eat cheaper lunches for a
week and
you've covered the $10.  The biggest risk is not to try.



                There's my pitch; Now back to BOB NOVAK:

" NOW HERE IS WHY THE SYSTEM WORKS:

        The internet is growing at a tremendous rate - it

doubles in size every 4 months.  Think about it.  You see

those "Make Money Fast" posts more and more.  All that

growth means profits for everyone who participates. There

are no losers.


        Of every 200 posts I made, I received 5 responses.
That

probably doesn't seem like much.  You make $10 for every 200

posts with your name at #5.


 Each person who sent you $2 now also makes 200 additional

postings with your name at #4. i.e.. 1000 postings. On

average therefore, 25 people will send you $2 with your name

at #4. $50.00.


 Your 25 new agents make 200 postings each with your name at

#3 or 5,000 postings. Average return 125 people=$250.00.

They make 200 postings each with your name at #2=25,000

postings=625 return at $2 each=$1,250.


 Finally, 625 people make 200 postings with your name at

#1 and you get a return of $6,250 before your name drops

off the list. AND THAT'S IF EVERYONE DOWN THE LINE MAKES

ONLY 200 POSTINGS!  Total income in one cycle = $7,810. All

this on an investment of $10!


 From time to time, when you see your name no longer on the

list, you take the latest posting that appears in the

newsgroups, and send out another $10, and put your name at

#5, and start posting again. Remember, 200 postings is only

a guideline. The more you post, the greater the return.


        Let's review why you should do this. THE ONLY COST

IS $10, AND 5 STAMPS, AND 5 ENVELOPES.  Anyone can afford

$10 for such an effortless investment with such SPECTACULAR

RETURNS.


        Some people have said to me, "what happens if the

scheme is played out and no one sends me any money?" Big

Deal, so you lose $10.00 but what are the chances of that

happening?  SINCE THIS IS A BRAND NEW PROGRAM AS OF JANUARY

1997, YOU'RE IN ON THE GROUND FLOOR!


        There are millions of internet users, and millions

of new net surfers every month.


        Remember- read the instructions carefully, and play

fairly. THAT'S the only way this will work. Get a printout

so you can refer back to this article easily.


        Keep a list of everyone that sends you money, keep

good books, pay your taxes, and always keep an eye on the

postings to make sure everyone is playing fairly. You know

where your name should be.


        If you're really not sure or still think this can't

be for real, then don't do it. But please print this article

and pass it along to someone you know who really needs the

bucks, and see what happens.


        REMEMBER-HONESTY IS THE BEST POLICY. WHAT ARE 10

DOLLARS TO YOU? YOU DON'T NEED TO CHEAT THIS IDEA TO MAKE

MONEY!!! (We will monitor the program and if we find you

have cheated by not sending your money to your five

recipients, we will just dump you out of the system). This

is the easiest way that you can make a buck.  Think how

excited you'll be to open up your mailbox day after day!

Will it be $50? or $5,000?  Start making your plans, because

it can happen to you.



        DON'T PASS UP THIS ONCE IN A LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY!!!



    
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                         Extra section:

        HOW TO POST TO NEWSGROUPS FAST WITH YOUR WEB
BROWSER:



              The Fastest Way To Post To a Newsletter:
Highlight and COPY (Ctrl-C for copy) the text of this e-mail
message
and PASTE it into a text editor (Notepad) and SAVE it (as a
.txt file).

After you have made the necessary changes that are outlined
above,
simply COPY and PASTE the text into the message section of
the message
composition window, select a Newsgroup and post it!


     
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         If you have Netscape 3.0 do EXACTLY the following:

1) Click on any news group like normal, THEN click on 'TO
NEWS', which
is on the far left when you're in the newsgroups page.  This
will bring
up a box to type a message in.

2) Leave the newsgroup box like it is, CHANGE the subject
box to some-
thing flashy, like, "NEED CASH $$$  READ HERE $$$" or "FAST
CASH"!!!

3)      Highlight this message, go to the top of the screen and
hit `Edit', then `Copy'. Go back into the mail box and hit
`Paste'. You are now ready to edit this message.

4) You may want to retype the entire message. Tab once and
you should be ready to type.  Now, retype (only once)
THIS whole article WORD FOR WORD, except insert your name at
#5, and
remove #1 off the list, plus any other small changes you
think you need
to make.  Keep almost all of it the SAME!

4) When you're done typing the WHOLE article, click on FILE
in THIS BOX,
RIGHT ABOVE SEND, NOT WHERE IT SAYS NETSCAPE NEWS ON THE
FIRST BOX.

Click on SAVE AS when you're under FILE.  Save your article
as a text
file to your C: or A: drive.  DO NOT SEND OR POST YOUR
ARTICLE UNTIL
YOU DO THIS.  Once saved, move on to number 5 below.

NOTE: If you don't want to type in the whole article by
hand, AND you
know how to use a plain text editor (like Notepad), you can
edit the
file ahead of time, then attach it as shown in step 6.
5) If you still have all of your text, send or post to this
newsgroup
now by just clicking send (right below FILE, and right above
Cc:).

6) Here's where you're going to post all 200.  OK, click on
any news
group then click on 'TO NEWS', again in the top left corner.
Leave the
NEWSGROUPS BOX alone again, put a flashy subject title in
the SUBJECT
BOX, hit TAB once and you're in the body of the message.
Click on
ATTACHMENTS, which is below the SUBJECT BOX.  You will get
another box
to come up.  Click on ATTACH FILE, then find YOUR file that
you saved;
click on the file, and then click 'OPEN' now click on OK; if
you did
this right, you should see your file name in the attachments
box, and
it will be shaded green.

Note: If you don't want to type in the whole article and you
know how
to use a plain text editor (Notepad), you can edit the file
ahead of
time, then attach it.


                                QUICK TIP!

You can post this message to many newsgroups at a time by
simply
selecting a newsgroup near the top of the screen, hold down
the SHIFT
key, and then select a newsgroup near the botton of the
screen.  All of
the newsgroup in-between will also be selected.


                         IF YOU USE IE EXPLORER...

IT'S JUST AS EASY...HOLDING DOWN THE LEFT MOUSE BUTTON,
highlight this
article.  then press the "crtl" key and the "c" key at the
same time to
copy this article.  Then print this article for your
records, to have
the names of those you will be sending $1 bills to.

2) Go to the news groups and press "post an article".  A
window will
open. Type in your headline in the subject area and then
click in the
large window below.  Press "crtl" and then "v" and the
article will be
placed in the window.

If you want to edit the article, do so and then highlight
and copy it
again. Now every time you post the article in a new
newsgroup all you
have to repeat is "ctrl" and "v" and press post.

3) That's it.  Each time you do this, all you have to do is
type in a
different newsgroup, so that way, it posts to 200 DIFFERENT
newsgroups,
or more.

You see?  Now you just have 199 to go!! (Don't worry, each
one takes
about 30 seconds, once you get used to it.)


                        REMEMBER 200 IS THE MINIMUM.
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