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We've all seen these "Quick Money" messages posted all over
our favorite newsgroups before.  Like most people, I simply
swore under my breath and deleted them -- until now.  For some
reason I decided to actually read one, and I have included an
excerpt from that message.  Read through it and my additional
comments at the end.  I think you'll see this idea really can
work.  Besides, what have you got to lose???


   (Excerpt From Bob Novak Who Started This New Version)


     NEW VERSION ! 1997   (Legal Questions Addressed!)


       " 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 PROCEEDURE 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. Treasury

bills, money order, or bank note inside each piece of paper, and 

mail them by standard U. S. Mail to the following five addresses:




 1.  T. Knight

     42 Plum Creek Rd

     North East, MD 21901


 2.  Sam Schechter

     433 Kingston Ave.

     Suite 56

     Brooklyn, NY 11225
  

 3.  Jim Lachien

     Rt.1 Box 2095
     
     North Ferrisburgh,Vermont 05473

 
 4.  Charles Cook

     1623 Carl St.

     Suite #3

     St. Paul, MN 55108


 5.  Van Z Enterprises

     PO Box 2136

     Sumas, WA  98295-2136


 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, 50 people will send you $2 with your name

at #4. $100.00.


 Your 50 new agents make 200 postings each with your name at

#3 or 10,000 postings. Average return 500 people=$1,000.00.

They make 200 postings each with your name at #2=100,000

postings=5000 return at $2 each=$10,000.


 Finally, 5,000 people make 200 postings with your name at

#1 and you get a return of $100,000 before your name drops

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

ONLY 200 POSTINGS!  Total income in one cycle = $100,000.


 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.


        Lets 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

1, 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) 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.