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Article #158Re: Make $6,000 out of $6 and get arrested for mail fraud. asking money for nothing?
From: Kortina
Date: Mon, 08 Nov 1999 00:00
Date: Mon, 08 Nov 1999 00:00
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This is a pyramid scheme!! they work! if your at the top! when you say you've recieved $42K that means there is 42 thousand people who are below you... What are the chances of me getting another 42 thousand people below me ? The funniest thing is you'll never even read this post and 99% of newgroup reader a sick to death of this shit being posted daily... maybe since i have you address i'll forward it to a bomb making site or better.. the unabomber. kortina LocalPinoy wrote in message <7vk0b5$5ap$1@news.skyinet.net>... > >Freda @postrmaster.co.uk> wrote in message >news:7vc81a$hab$5@violet.singnet.com.sg... >Please read this. if everyone cooperates, this is a really great plan! > A little while 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! > So I thought," Yeah, right, this must be a scam", but like most of us, but >I > was curious, so I kept reading. > > Anyway, it said that you send $1.00 to each of the 6 names and address > stated in the article. You then place your own name and address in the > bottom of the list at #6, and post the article in at least 200 newsgroups. > (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 6 stamps and > $6.00, 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 U.S. Post Office > (1-800-725-2161) and they confirmed that it is indeed legal! > > Then I invested the measly $6.00.............plus postage. > > Well GUESS WHAT!!... within 7 days, I started getting money in the mail! I > was shocked! I still figured it would end soon, and didn't give it another > thought. But the money just kept coming in. In my first week, I made about > $20.00 to $30.00 dollars. By the end of the second week I had made a 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 rapidly....... It's certainly >worth > $6.00, and 6 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 6 separate pieces of paper and write the following on each >piece > of paper "PLEASE PUT ME ON YOUR MAILING LIST." > > Now get 6 US$1.00 bills (or equivalent in your local currency) and place >ONE > inside EACH of the 6 pieces of paper so the bill will not be seen through > the envelope to prevent thievery. > >Next, 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, your name and address, and a $1.00 bill. What you are doing is > creating a service by this. > > THIS IS ABSOLUTELY LEGAL! The FBI should start searching for the true >identities of these >persons and verify if they do exist: Not just Names for funnelling donation >funds.. > >It may be called mail fraud. > > > >1 B.J. Mauray >210 Herr St. > Lebanon, PA 17042 > >#2 Antoine Lafontant > P.O. Box 729444 > Tallahassee, Florida 32307 > > #3 Majed Quaiz > 008 X St. #A > Vancouver, WA 98661 > > #4 Dave Collins > 180 Buckman Rd. > Rochester, NY 14615 > > #5 Mike Zitter > Thijssenstraat 5 > 4033 GL Lienden > The Netherlands > > #6 Freda Ann > Orchard Post Office Box 786 > Singapore 912327 > > 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. (Use your 'delete" key to remove name #1 and move all other names > up. Then change numbers and add your name as #6) > > 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 > newsgroups. (I think there is close to 24,000 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 newsgroups? Well do exactly the following: > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > DIRECTIONS - HOW TO POST TO NEWSGROUPS > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > Step 1. You do not need to re-type this entire letter to do your own > posting. Simply put your cursor at the beginning of this letter and click > and hold down your mouse button. While continuing to hold down the mouse > button, drag your cursor to the bottom of this document and over to just > after the last character, and release the mouse button. At this point the > entire letter should be highlighted. > > Then, from the 'edit' pull down menu at the top of your screen select > 'copy'. This will copy the entire letter into the computer's memory. > > Step 2. Open a blank 'notepad' file and place your cursor at the top of the > blank page. From the 'edit' pull down menu select 'paste'. This will paste >a > copy of the letter into notepad so that you can add your name to the list. > > Remember to eliminate the #1 position, move everyone up a spot (re-number >everyone else's positions), and add yourself in as #6. > > Step 3. Save your new notepad file as a .txt file. If you want to do your > postings in different sittings, you'll always have this file to go back to. > > -------------------------------------------------- > INTERNET EXPLORER USERS: > -------------------------------------------------- > > Step 4. Go to newsgroups and select 'Post an Article'. > > Step 5. Fill in the subject. > > Step 6. Same as #6 above. > > Step 7. Hit the 'Post' button. > ------------------------------------------- > > THAT'S IT! All you have to do is jump to different newsgroups and post >away, > after you get the hang of it, it will take about 30 seconds for each > newsgroup! > > **REMEMBER, THE MORE NEWSGROUPS 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 >days! > 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 can 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 #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 an original investment of only $6.00! 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 #6 $15.00 > at #5 $225.00 > at #4 $3,375.00 > at #3 $50,625.00 > at #2 $759,375.00 > at #1 $11,390,625.00 > IT I$ CALLED PYRAMID SCAM > > 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 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 $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, everyday, 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 >> 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. >> > >
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: fd9bd,1124750b70e9138 X-Google-Attributes: gidfd9bd,public X-Google-Thread: 10d683,1124750b70e9138 X-Google-Attributes: gid10d683,public X-Google-Thread: 101647,1124750b70e9138 X-Google-Attributes: gid101647,public X-Google-Thread: 100a73,1124750b70e9138 X-Google-Attributes: gid100a73,public X-Google-Thread: fee24,1124750b70e9138 X-Google-Attributes: gidfee24,public X-Google-Thread: 1132b9,1124750b70e9138 X-Google-Attributes: gid1132b9,public X-Google-Thread: 102983,1124750b70e9138 X-Google-Attributes: gid102983,public X-Google-Thread: 108c83,1124750b70e9138 X-Google-Attributes: gid108c83,public From: "Kortina" <kortina476@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: Make $6,000 out of $6 and get arrested for mail fraud. asking money for nothing? Date: 1999/11/08 Message-ID: <38265342@info-int> X-Deja-AN: 545777869 References: <7vc81a$hab$5@violet.singnet.com.sg> <7vk0b5$5ap$1@news.skyinet.net> X-Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: 10.28.161.139 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.2120.0 X-Complaints-To: abuse@telstra.net X-Trace: nsw.nnrp.telstra.net 942035781 165.12.252.10 (Mon, 08 Nov 1999 15:36:21 EST) Organization: Customer of Telstra Big Pond Direct NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 08 Nov 1999 15:36:21 EST Newsgroups: aus.comms.videocon,aus.computers,aus.computers.ai,aus.computers.amiga,aus.computers.cdrom,aus.computers.ibm-pc,aus.computers.linux,aus.computers.logic-prog