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TL Neustrom wrote:
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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???
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>    (Excerpt From Bob Novak Who Started This New Version)
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>      NEW VERSION ! 1997   (Legal Questions Addressed!)
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>        " In late October of 1996, I saw an article in an
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> internet newsgroup telling me that I could make $50,000
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> within a month for an investment of only $5. I thought, "OH
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> YEAH!! I'VE GOT LAND IN THE FLORIDA KEYS, I'LL SELL YOU TOO!!"  It
> sounded
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> like all the rest of the "get rich quick" schemes and scams
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> I've seen over the past 40 years or so.
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>         I spoke to my attorney, a few friends, and family about
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> it, and they all agreed it was some kind of scam.  I can't
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> stand scams, because usually someone gets burned, and I
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> didn't want to be a part of it. After rejecting the idea at first,
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> it kind of played on my mind and I thought, "what if it
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> really worked?" I realized all I had to lose was $5.00, I
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> usually blow that much on Cokes every week anyway, so
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> I figured what the heck, and decided to give it a shot.
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>         Within two weeks I began receiving money in the mail!
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> Soon, hundreds, and then thousands of dollars began to roll
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> in.  Within 4 weeks, I had received a total of $46,812.00!
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> It came from everywhere in the world."  Lately, I've doubled
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> my efforts and the money is rolling in even faster.  I would
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> tell you how much but then the IRS would know also, let's
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> just say it's a VERY comfortable living.  Now, I am really
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> going to work!  If I can make as much as I have, and still
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> am, on a lousy $5.00 investment, why not double it and make
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> the "Big Bucks" twice as fast?  Anybody can afford to gamble
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> $10.00 on a chance to make $100,000.00 or more in a month,
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> especially when the business has already proven itself.
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>         If you follow the three steps below, there is no reason
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> why the same shouldn't happen to you!  This is a legitimate
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> investment opportunity. You invest $10, and you receive a
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> return on your investment.  So does the next investor.  THIS
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> IS NOT ILLEGAL, THIS IS NOT A CHAIN LETTER, THIS IS
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> PERFECTLY LEGITIMATE BUSINESS.  (See additional legal details below.)
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>  THE PROCEEDURE IS SIMPLE:
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>  1) Invest your $10 by writing your name and address on five
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> seperate pieces of paper along with the words: "PLEASE ADD
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> ME TO YOUR MAILING LIST:  $2US DOLLAR  PROCESSING FEE IS ENCLOSED."
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> (In this way, you're not just sending two dollars to someone;
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> you're paying for a legitimate service.) Fold two $1 U.S. Treasury
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> bills, money order, or bank note inside each piece of paper, and
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> mail them by standard U. S. Mail to the following five addresses:
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> 1.  Sam Schechter
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>      433 Kingston Ave.
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>      Suite 56
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>      Brooklyn, NY 11225
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> 2.  Jim Lachien
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>      Rt.1 Box 2095
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>      North Ferrisburgh,Vermont 05473
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> 3.  Charles Cook
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>      1623 Carl St.
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>      Suite #3
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>      St. Paul, MN 55108
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> 4.  Van Z Enterprises
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>      PO Box 2136
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>      Sumas, WA  98295-2136
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> 5. Terry Lane
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>     524 Country Club Road
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>     Salina, KS  67401
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>  2) Now remove the top name from the list, and move the
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> other four names up. In other words, #5 becomes #4 and so
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> on. Put your name as the fifth one on the list. You can do
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> this by simply retyping the article or reposting it to other
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> newsgroups with the edited addresses.
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>  3) Post the article to at least 200 newsgroups. There are
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> 22,000, so it shouldn't be hard to find that many. Remember,
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> there are no "Free Lunches" in this world so the harder you
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> work the more money you will make.
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>         You are now in the mail order investment business, and
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> should start seeing returns within a week or two. Of course,
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> the more newsgroups you post to, the greater your return
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> will be. If you wish to remain anonymous, you may use a
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> pseudonym, but make sure your address is correct.
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>  LEGAL ? ? ?
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>         People have asked me if this is really legal.  It is!
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> You are using the Internet to advertise your business.  What
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> is that business?  You are assembling a mailing list of
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> people who are interested in home based computer and online
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> businesses and methods of generating income at home.
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>  Remember - people send you a small fee to be added to your
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> list. It is legal. What will you do with your list of
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> thousands of names?  That's up to you. "
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> MORE LEGALESE:
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>      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.
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>      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, databas=
e
> 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.
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>      There really is no risk -- eat cheaper lunches for a week and
> you've covered the $10.  The biggest risk is not to try.
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>                 There's my pitch; Now back to BOB NOVAK:
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> " NOW HERE IS WHY THE SYSTEM WORKS:
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>         The internet is growing at a tremendous rate - it
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> doubles in size every 4 months.  Think about it.  You see
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> those "Make Money Fast" posts more and more.  All that
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> growth means profits for everyone who participates. There
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> are no losers.
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>         Of every 200 posts I made, I received 5 responses. That
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> probably doesn't seem like much.  You make $10 for every 200
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> posts with your name at #5.
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>  Each person who sent you $2 now also makes 200 additional
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> postings with your name at #4. i.e.. 1000 postings. On
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> average therefore, 50 people will send you $2 with your name
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> at #4. $100.00.
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>  Your 50 new agents make 200 postings each with your name at
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> #3 or 10,000 postings. Average return 500 people=3D$1,000.00.
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> They make 200 postings each with your name at #2=3D100,000
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> postings=3D5000 return at $2 each=3D$10,000.
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>  Finally, 5,000 people make 200 postings with your name at
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> #1 and you get a return of $100,000 before your name drops
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> off the list. AND THAT'S IF EVERYONE DOWN THE LINE MAKES
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> ONLY 200 POSTINGS!  Total income in one cycle =3D $100,000.
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>  From time to time, when you see your name no longer on the
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> list, you take the latest posting that appears in the
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> newsgroups, and send out another $10, and put your name at
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> #5, and start posting again. Remember, 200 postings is only
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> a guideline. The more you post, the greater the return.
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>         Lets review why you should do this. THE ONLY COST IS
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> $10, AND 5 STAMPS, AND 5 ENVELOPES.  Anyone can afford $10
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> for such an effortless investment with such SPECTACULAR RETURNS.
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>         Some people have said to me, "what happens if the
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> scheme is played out and no one sends me any money?" Big
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> Deal, so you lose $10.00 but what are the chances of that
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> happening?  SINCE THIS IS A BRAND NEW PROGRAM AS OF JANUARY
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> 1, 1997, YOU'RE IN ON THE GROUND FLOOR!
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>         There are millions of internet users, and millions of
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> new net surfers every month.
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>         Remember- read the instructions carefully, and play
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> fairly. THAT'S the only way this will work. Get a printout
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> so you can refer back to this article easily.
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>         Keep a list of everyone that sends you money, keep good
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> books, pay your taxes, and always keep an eye on the
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> postings to make sure everyone is playing fairly. You know
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> where your name should be.
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>         If you're really not sure or still think this can't be
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> for real, then don't do it. But please print this article
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> and pass it along to someone you know who really needs the
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> bucks, and see what happens.
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>         REMEMBER-HONESTY IS THE BEST POLICY. WHAT ARE 10
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> DOLLARS TO YOU? YOU DON'T NEED TO CHEAT THIS IDEA TO MAKE
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> MONEY!!! (We will monitor the program and if we find you
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> have cheated by not sending your money to your five
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> recipients, we will just dump you out of the system). This
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> is the easiest way that you can make a buck.  Think how
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> excited you'll be to open up your mailbox day after day!
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> Will it be $50? or $5,000?  Start making your plans, because
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> it can happen to you.
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>         DON'T PASS UP THIS ONCE IN A LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY!!! "
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>     ------------------------------------------------------------
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>                          Extra section:
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>         HOW TO POST TO NEWSGROUPS FAST WITH YOUR WEB BROWSER:
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>               The Fastest Way To Post To a Newsletter:
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> 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).=

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> 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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>      ------------------------------------------------------------
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>          If you have Netscape 3.0 do EXACTLY the following:
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> 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.
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> 2) Leave the newsgroup box like it is, CHANGE the subject box to some-
> thing flashy, like, "CASH-101 $$$  READ HERE $$$" or "FAST-CASH"!!!
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> 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!
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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:).
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> 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.
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> 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.
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>                                 QUICK TIP!
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> 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.
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>                          IF YOU USE IE EXPLORER...
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> You see?  Now you just have 199 to go!! (Don't worry, each one takes
> about 30 seconds, once you get used to it.)
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>                         REMEMBER 200 IS THE MINIMUM.
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> QUICK RE-CAP:________________________________________________
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> Print this out and use for your convenience....
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>  Fold two $1 U.S. Treasury bills, money order,
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>  or bank note inside each piece of paper, and
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>  mail them by standard U. S. Mail to the
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>  following five addresses:
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>  1.  Sam Schechter
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>       433 Kingston Ave.
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>       Suite 56
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>       Brooklyn, NY 11225
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>  2.  Jim Lachien
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>       Rt.1 Box 2095
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>       North Ferrisburgh,Vermont 05473
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>  3.  Charles Cook
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>       1623 Carl St.
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>       Suite #3
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>       St. Paul, MN 55108
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>  4.  Van Z Enterprises
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>       PO Box 2136
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>       Sumas, WA  98295-2136
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>  5. Terry Lane
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>      524 Country Club Road
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>      Salina, KS  67401
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>   2) Now remove the top name from the list, and move the
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>  other four names up. In other words, #5 becomes #4 and so
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>  on. Put your name as the fifth one on the list.
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>  3) Mail & Begin Posting!
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> --
> MZ=90
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