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Chung Ho wrote:
> 
> 05/08/97        23:58
> 
> The following is a copy of the original letter I found when I got
> started:
> 
> Please note: This will require some work on your part, plus $6 and 6
> postage
> stamps (nothing's ABSOLUTELY free or effortless).  But please, read on,
> it's
> worth it!
> 
> Dear Friend,
> 
> I am a retired Attorney, and about two years ago a man came to me with a
> letter.  The letter brought me is basically the letter in your hands.
> He
> asked me to verify the fact that this letter was legal.
> 
> I told him that I would review it and get back to him.  When I first
> read
> the letter my new client brought me I thought it was some off-the-wall
> idea
> to make money.  However, a week and-a-half later we met in my office to
> discuss the issue.  I told him the letter he originally brought to me
> was
> not 100% legal.  I suggested a few changes with which the letter would
> be
> 100% legal.
> 
> I was curious about this letter, and my client told me how this plan
> works
> and suggested that I give it a try.  I thought it was a long shot and
> would
> be a waste of time, so I decided against participating.
> 
> However, before my client left, I asked him to keep me updated of his
> results. About two months later he called me to tell me he had received
> over $800,000 in cash!!
> 
> I didn't believe him, so he suggested that I try this idea and find out
> for
> myself.  I thought about it for a couple of days and decided that I
> didn't
> really have anything to lose, so I asked my client for a copy of the
> letter.  I followed the instructions exactly, sent out 200 copies, and
> sure
> enough, the money started arriving!  It came slowly at first, but after
> 3
> weeks, I was getting more mail than I could open in a day!  The money
> stopped
> coming after about three months.  I kept a precise record of my
> earnings,
> and
> they totaled $968,498.00!! I was earning a good living as a lawyer, but
> anyone
> in the legal profession, or even anyone who owns their own business will
> tell you, there is a lot of stress that comes with the job.  I told
> myself
> that if things worked out, I would retire from my job and travel.  I
> decided to try the letter again, but this time I sent out 500 letters.
> Well, three months later, my earnings totaled $2,344,178.00!!!  I just
> could not believe it. I met with my former client (and now my friend)
> for
> lunch to find out how it worked.  He told me there are quite a few
> similar
> letters going around.
> 
> What made THIS ONE DIFFERENT WAS THE FACT THAT 6 ADDRESSES APPEAR ON THE
> LIST, AND NOT 5 LIKE MOST OF THE OTHERS.  This fact alone results in
> your
> name being on far more returns.  Of course I was thankful that he had
> shown
> this plan to me, but he was just as thankful that I had suggested the
> changes to ensure that this plan was legal since most people don't want
> to
> risk doing something illegal.
> 
> I'll bet that by now you are curious to know the little change I
> suggested
> in my friend's original letter.  Well, if you sent a letter like this
> out,
> to be legal you must actually sell a product or service if you expect to
> receive a dollar.  I told my friend that anyone sending a dollar back to
> him must receive something in return.  You have received this letter due
> to
> the participation of each of the 6 persons given below.  This letter and
> the plan given within this letter are a "product" that you have
> received.
> Thus, you will be sending $1.00 USD to each of the 6 persons given below
> in
> exchange for receiving this letter and for asking them to provide the
> "service" of adding you on their mailing list. THIS IS A SERVICE AND IS
> A
> 100% LEGAL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY WHICH IS COVERED IN TITLE 18, SECTION
> 1302
> AND 1342 OF THE POSTAL AND LOTTERY LAWS.
> 
> NOW, PLEASE FOLLOW THESE TRIED AND TRUE STEPS TO OBTAIN THE AMOUNT YOU
> DESIRE:  Immediately send a $1 US dollar bill to each of the 6 people on
> the list below.  Wrap this dollar in a note with the words:  "Please put
> me on your mailing list."  (Remember, in this way, you're not just
> sending
> a
> dollar to someone; you're paying for a legitimate service.)  Include
> your
> address.  You do not need to include your name if you don't want to.
> This
> is
> the key to the program!
> 
> Make sure that you retain EVERY name and/or address sent to you, either
> on
> computer or hard copy, but do not discard the names and notes that
> people
> send to you.  This is PROOF that you are truly providing a service, and
> should
> the IRS or some other government agency question you, you can provide
> them
> with
> this proof!  Therefore, you will start a list of all the people who send
> you a
> dollar requesting to be added on a mailing list.  Actually, you will
> want
> to safeguard this list because it can generate even better responses and
> much more money later!
> 
> See step #4 below.
> 
> Remove the #1 name on the list, and move the rest of the names up one
> position.  Then place your name in the #6 spot.  Thus, #6 becomes #5, #4
> becomes #3, etc., and YOU will be #6 on the list.  DO NOT EDIT THIS
> LETTER
> ANYMORE BEYOND THIS POINT.  If you are mailing this letter, you may edit
> the reference to the Internet.
> 
> Post this letter in at least 250 newsgroups, I do 30 groups per post.
> You
> can simply copy the contents of this letter and post it to the
> newsgroups
> of your choice.  (If you're not sure how, see my directions
> at the bottom.)
> 
> IMPORTANT NOTE:  Please pay attention to the newsgroups in which you
> post.
> If there is an abundance of similar letters, you may want to seek
> another
> newsgroup.  Thus, pay respect to the harmony of the newsgroup and use
> common sense.  There are plenty of newsgroups on the Internet.  (I
> think there are close to 18,000 of them.)  ALSO, PLEASE POST IN
> APPROPRIATE
> GROUPS AND SPREAD YOUR POSTINGS OVER MANY DIFFERENT LOCAL &
> INTERNATIONAL
> AREAS (SPREAD THE WORD) !
> 
> Keep a copy of this letter so you can use it more than once.  Also keep
> EACH
> AND EVERY NAME AND ADDRESS SENT TO YOU as instructed in #1.  Then, send
> out
> more copies in about 6 months, but mail it to the addresses you received
> (your new mailing list) with each dollar!  It will work again, only much
> better! Here are the addresses that you must send a dollar to with your
> slip of paper requesting placement on their mailing list, as instructed
> above:
> 
> 1.      K. Haynes
>         P.O. Box 19761
>         Denver, CO 80219
>         USA
> 
> 2.      J. Whitlock
>         1011 San Saba
>         College Station, TX 77845
>         USA
> 
> 3.      M. Slater
>         Hatton Hill
>         Windlesham Surrey, GU20 6AB
>         England
> 
> 4.      G. Haugen
>         P.O. Box 1541
>         Comox, BC, V9N 8A2
>         Canada
> 
> 5.      F.P. Tine
>         1 Pine Glen Drive
>         Sicklerville, NJ 08081-1319
>         USA
> 
> 6.     Chris Ho
>         2414 Drury Ln.
>         Glendale, CA 91206
>         USA
> 
> -!NOTE!-  YOU PAY $6 TOTAL ONE TIME ONLY!  -!NOTE!-
> 
> *************************************************************************
> *                          D I R E C T I O N S
> *
> *  How to Re-Post
> *
> *************************************************************************
> 
>         If you don't know your news server's DNS, you can try
> netnews.mis.net,
>         or any other free public news servers.
> 
>         OK.  This is how I did it (Windows95/PC).  Do not re-type this
>         email (as this post previously instructed).  First, open up an
>         empty Notepad file.  (In Windows it should be under the
> Accessories
>         menu, or just right-click, New -> Text Document)  Then, put your
> cursor
>         at the beginning of this document, hold the left mouse button
> down,
>         drag it to the bottom and release. Now hold the Control key down
> and
>         press 'C' (CTRL-C), or, just right-click, Copy.  This will copy
> the
>         highlighted text to the clipboard.
>         Now get back to your notepad file (in Windows95 it's down on
> your
>         taskbar), put the cursor on the top of the notepad file, then
> hold
>         the control key down and press 'V' (CTRL-V), or, right-click,
> Paste.
>         This will copy the contents of the clipboard into your notepad
> file.
>         Now you can edit the file.  Don't forget to remove name #1, put
> your
>         name in at #6 and re-number accordingly.  Save this file (as a
> .txt
>         file.)  If you want to break up your sessions of posting you'll
> always
>         have this file to go back to.
> 
> FOR NETSCAPE USERS:
> 
>     1)  Click on any newsgroup.  From a newsgroup, click on the 'TO
> NEWS'
>         button, which should be in the top left corner of the newsgroups
>         page.  This will bring up a message box.
> 
>     2)  Fill in the Subject.  Be creative, something catchy.
> 
>     3)  Highlight the entire contents of your .txt file, do a CTRL-C to
> copy
>         the document, get back to the e-mail you are posting to the
> newsgroup
>         and press CTRL-V to copy your file into the body of the e-mail.
> 
>     4)  Hit the 'SEND' button in the upper left corner.  You're done
> with
>         your first one!
> 
>     5)  Go to another newsgroup, press 'TO NEWS' button, type in the
> Subject
>         line, press CTRL-V, press 'SEND'.  That's two!  Repeat as
> needed...
> 
> 
> INTERNET EXPLORER USERS:
> (Directions are pretty much the same, except for the names of the
> buttons.)
> 
>     1)  Go to Newsgroups and press 'POST AN ARTICLE'.
> 
>     2)  Fill in the Subject.  Be creative, something catchy.
> 
>     3)  Hit the 'POST' button in the upper left corner.  You're done
> with
>         your first one!  You can post up to 30 newsgroups at one time by
>         selecting one newsgroup, scrolling down, then selecting another
> while
>         holding the shift key.
> 
> 
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> *                    E N D   O F   D I R E C T I O N S
> *
> *************************************************************************
> 
> The Internet has proved to be a very quick and effective means to reach
> millions of people with your message.  This message exemplifies a
> UNIVERSAL LAW OF ABUNDANCE that there is plenty to go around for
> everyone.
> You will not be hurting anyone and will be creating the opportunity for
> those who read your message to benefit -- just as you will -- from the
> abundance that exists in this universe.
> 
> Peace and goodwill !!!How generous of you to want to share this opportunity of making such good money. You were 
Attorney general of what country/community/family, please specify.

tlim8 wrote:

< Enormous SNIP - typical get-rich-quick spam >

> >
> Peace and goodwill !!!How generous of you to want to share this opportunity 
> of making such good money. You were Attorney general of what 
> country/community/family, please specify.

Hey dickhead - tell us all why you replied to a 200+ line spam, without
snipping any of its contents, just to add the above comment at the end. 
You are just as bad, if not worse, than the original spammer.  Get a
fucking clue.

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