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On Thu, 11 Jun 1998 18:46:36 -0600, jackiekrauss@yahoo.com (Jackie
Krauss) wrote:

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>ARE YOU READY TO GET $50,000 IN 5 WEEKS WITH ONLY 8 BUCKS !!!??
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>I found this posted in another group and thought I'd try it just for a
>laugh.
>Guess what? I'm laughing the whole way to the bank. Following is that
>original post. Take a minute to read it. I'm telling you--I'm a sceptic but
>even a sceptic likes to make money.
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>Awhile back, I was browsing these newsgroups, 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 $6.00 plus stamps!
>So I thought, "Yeah, right, this must be a scam!" But like most of us I was
>curious and kept reading. It said that if you send $1.00 to each of the 6
>names and addresses listed in the article, you could make thousands in a
>very short period of time. You then place your own name and address at the
>bottom of the list at #6, and post the article to at least 200 newsgroups.
>
>(There are about 22,000 of them out there and that's quite a large market
>pool). No catch, that was it.
>Even though the investment was a measly $6, I had three questions that
>needed to be answered before I could get involved in this sort of thing.
>
>1. IS THIS REALLY LEGAL??
>I called a lawyer first. The lawyer was a little sceptical that I would
>actually make any money but he said it WAS LEGAL if I wanted to try it. I
>told him it sounded a lot like a chain letter but the details of the system
>(SEE BELOW) actually made it a legitimate legal business.
>
>2. IS OK WITH THE POST OFFICE OR IS IT MAIL FRAUD?....I called them:
>1-800-725-2161 and they confirmed THIS IS ABSOLUTELY LEGAL! (See Title18, h
>sections1302 NS 1341 of Postal Lottery Laws). This clarifies the program of
>collecting names and addresses for a mailing list.
>
>3. IS IT MORAL? Well, everyone who sends me a buck has a good chance of
>getting A LOT of money ... a much better chance than buying a lottery
>ticket!!!
>
>So, having these questions answered, I invested EXACTLY $7.92 ... six $1.00
>bills and six 32 cent postage stamps ... and boy am I glad I did!!!
>Within 7 days, I started getting money in the mail! I was shocked! I
>figured it would end soon and didn't give it another thought. But the money
>continued coming in. In my first week I made between $20 to $30. By the end
>of the second week I had a made a total of $1,000.00. In the third week I
>had over $10,000.00 and it was 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 $6.00 and 6 stamps !!!
>
>So now I'm reposting this so I can make even more money! The *ONLY* thing
>stopping *ANYONE* from filling up their own bank account is the lack of
>"Want To!" "Want To" is different from IQ. My brain tells me to try it. But
>am I so happy with my present income that I don't "Want To?" It took me all
>
>of 5 MINUTES to print this out, follow the directions, and begin posting to
>newsgroups. It took me a mere 45 minutes to post to over 200 newsgroups.
>And for this GRAND TOTAL investment of $7.92 (US) and under ONE HOUR of my
>time,I have reaped an incredible amount of money -- like nothing I've ever even
>heard of anywhere before !
>
>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 when you need it. The process is very simple and
>consists of THREE easy steps.
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>
>HOW IT WORKS
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>STEP 1:
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>Get 6 separate pieces of paper and write the following on each piece of
>paper:
>
>PLEASE ADD ME TO YOUR MAILING LIST.
>$1 US DOLLAR PROCESSING FEE IN ENCLOSED.
>PLEASE WRIGHT YOUR NAME,ADDRESS,CITY,STATE,ZIP ON THE PAPER
>
>(THIS IS KEY AS THIS IS WHAT MAKES IT LEGAL SINCE YOU ARE PAYING FOR AND
>LATER OFFERING A SERVICE).
>
>Now get six $1.00 bills and place ONE inside EACH of the 6 pieces of paper
>so the bill will not be seen through the envelope to prevent theft/robbery
>(Add one chemical paper for example; this will turn your bill invisible and
>the letter still light). Then, place one paper in each of the 6 envelopes
>and seal them. You should now have 6 sealed envelopes, each with a piece of
>paper stating the above phrase and a U.S. $1.00 bill.
>Mail the 6 envelopes to the following addresses:
>
>
>#1    RRA
>      Augustana
>      Box 82
>      Rock Island, IL 61201
>
>#2    YRQ
>      101 Meadow Ln.
>      Cary, IL. 60013
>
>#3    T. Ayers
>      1403b Old Butler Rd.
>      New Castle, PA 16101
>
>#4    Ink, Inc
>      PO Box 7743
>      New Castle, PA 16107
>
>#5    George Powell
>      15582 Grape Creek Road
>      Danville, Il 61834
>
>#6    Jackie Krauss
>      2415 Perrysville Road #A
>      Danville, Il 61832
>      
>STEP 2: Now take the #1 name off the list that you see above, move the
>other names up (6 becomes 5, 5 becomes 4, etc...) and add YOUR Name as number 6
>on the list. (If you want to remain anonymous, put a nickname, but the address
>MUST be correct. It, of course, MUST contain your country,
>state/district/area,zip code, etc!!! You wouldn't want your money to fly
>away, would you?!?!).
>
>STEP 3: Now post your amended article to at least 200 newsgroups. Remember,
>200 postings is just a guideline. The more you post, the more money you
>make!
>NOTE:IN MANY NEWSGROUPS THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT DELETE THIS KIND OF MESSAGES
>
>I RECOMMEND YOU TO POST1 OR EVEN 2 TIMES A WEEK TO 300 NEWSGROUPS SO OTHER
>PEOPLE CAN SEE YOUR MESSAGES. THIS IS A WAY TO INCREASE THE POSSIBILITIES
>TO GET MORE MONEY!!
>
>Don't know HOW to post in the news groups? Well do exactly the following:
>
>HOW TO POST TO NEWSGROUPS FAST WITH YOUR WEB BROWSER:
>
>The fastest way to post a newsletter:
>Highlight and COPY(Ctrl-C) the text of this posted message and PASTE(Ctrl-V)
>it into a plain text editor (as Wordpad, Scrapbook, even AOL�s mail) and
>save it. After you have made the necessary changes that are stated above,
>simply COPY(Ctrl-C) and PASTE(Ctrl-V) the text into the message composition
>window, after selecting a newsgroup, and post it! (Or you can attach the
>file, without
>writing anything to the message window.)
>If you have Netscape Navigator 3.0 do the following:
>
>1. Click on any newsgroup like normal, then click on 'TO NEWS'. This will
>bring up a box to type a message in.
>
>2. Leave the newsgroup box like it is, change the subject box to something
>flashy, something to catch the eye, as "$$$ NEED CASH $$$?!!", "READ
>HERE!$!$!$" or "$$$!!!MAKE FAST CASH, YOU CAN'T LOSE!!!$$$". Or you can use
>my subject title.
>
>3. Now click on 'ATTACHMENTS'. Then click on 'ATTACH FILE'. Find your file
>on your Hard Disk(the one you saved from the text editor). Once you find
>it, click on it and then click 'OPEN' and 'OK'. You should now see your file
>name in the attachments box.
>
>4. Now click on 'SEND'/'POST'. You see? Now you just have 199 to
>go!!!(Don't worry, it's easy and quick once you get used to it.)
>NOTE: All the versions of Netscape Navigator's are similar to each
>other, so you'll have no problem doing this if you don't have Netscape
>Navigator 3.0.
>
>(FOR A QUICK TIP)! Netscape Navigator 3.x and above)
>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, and then
>select a newsgroup near the bottom of the screen. All of the newsgroups in/between
>will be selected. After that, you follow/do the basic steps, stated below
>in this letter, except step #1. You can go to the page stated below in this
>letter and click on a newsgroup to open up the newsgroups window. Once 
>you've done this, in the same window go to 'OPTIONS', and then mark 
>'SHOW ALL NEWSGROUPS' and 'SHOW ALL MESSAGES'.
>
>Now you can see all the newsgroups and you can apply easier the above
>tip.
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>Now the WHY part:
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>Out of 200 postings, say I receive only 5 replies (a very low example). I
>made $5.00 with my name at #6 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 #5
>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 #4 and
>only 5 replies each, I will bring in an additional $125.00! Now, those 125
>persons turn around and post the MINIMUM 200 with my name at #3 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 #2 and they each only receive 5 replies, that just made me
>$3,125.00!!! Those 3,125 persons will all deliver this message to 200
>newsgroups with my name at #1 and if still 5 persons per 200 newsgroups
>react I will receive $15,625,00! With a original investment of only $6.00!
>AMAZING! And as I said 5 responses is actually VERY LOW! Average is
>probably 20 to 30! So lets put those figures at just 15 responses per person.
>
>Here is that you will make:
>at #6 $15.00
>at #5 $225.00
>at #4 $3,375.00
>at #3 $50,625.00
>at #2 $759,375.00
>at #1 $11,390,625.00
>
>When your name is no longer on the list, you just take the latest posting
>in the newsgroups, and send out another $6.00 to names on the list, putting
>your name at number 6 again. And start posting again. The thing to remember
>is, do you realise 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 $6.00 and see if it really works?? I think so... People have
>said, "what if the plan is played out and no one sends you the money? So
>what! What are the chances of that happening when there are tons of new
>honest users and new honest people who are joining the internet and
>newsgroups 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.
>** 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 6 $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 without costing anything but our time!!! You also may want to
>buy mailing and e-mail lists for future dollars.
>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 newsgroups 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.
>
>Please remember to declare your extra income. Thanks once again...
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>LEGAL ? ? ? (Comments from Bob Novak who started this new version.) "People
>have asked me if this is really legal. Well, 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 business and methods of generating income at home.
>Remember, people send you a small fee to be added to your mailing list.It
>is legal. what will you do with your list of thousands of names? That's up 
>to you."
>
>So, build your mailing list, keep good accounts, declare the income and pay
>your taxes. By doing this you prove your business intentions. Keep an eye
>on the newsgroups and when the cash has stopped coming (that means your name
>is no longer on the list), you just take the latest posting at the newsgroups,
>send another $6.00 to the names stated on the list, make your corrections
>(put your name at #6) and start posting again.
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>NOTES:
>*1. In some countries, the export of the country's exchange is illegal. But
>you can get the license to do this from the post office, explaining the
>above statements (that you have an online business, etc. You may have to
>pay an extra tax, but that's OK, the amount of the incoming money is HUGE! And
>as I said, a few countries have that restriction.
>
>*2. You may want to buy mailing and e-mail lists for future dollars. (Or
>Database or Spreadsheet software.)
>
>*3. If you're really not sure or still think this can't be for real, please
>print a copy of this article and pass it along to someone who really needs
>the money, and see what happens.
>
>*4. You will start getting responses within 1-2 weeks, it depends.
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