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I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS "SCAM" WORKED!!!

#214
From: soulmilitia
Date: Fri, 22 Aug 1997 00:00
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I�ve looked at plenty of so called easy money making scams posted on 
newsgroups and if you�re like me and most decent people, you just ignore 
them. Like myself you want to make money the good old fashioned 
honest way and not waste your valuable time with rip offs. We both know 
realistically thatt here is no such thing as free money. I too like you was

reading newsgroup messages looking for an honest way to earn money 
and help others do the same I found this posted message which simply 
stated a means to do that and make money at the same time. If you're not
happy with your lack of adequate financial means to live and tired of just 
surviving then you've got to try this, you wont believe  the results. For
five 
bucks what have you got to lose? A six packof beer, a bottle of asprin, a
little
time. Or you can do nothing and you will get what you put into it absoutely

�NOTHING�,BECAUSE 100% OF NOTHING PRODUCES NOTHING!.BUT IF
YOU WANT TO MAKE MONEY NOW AND FAST PLEASE READ ON.

I came across this article similar to what you are you are reading now that

said you could make thousands of dollars within weeks with only an initial 
investment of $5.00! So I thought, "Yeah, right, this has got to be a
scam!"
as most decent people would think so I ignored it for several months. But
after
awhile I like most people became curious, so I begin to read carefully what
was
being said.I The article said that you send $1.00 to each of the 5 names
and
address stated in the article. You then place your own name and address on 
the list at #5, remove the #1 person, and move everyone up a position and
post
the article in at least 200 news groups.(There are literally more
than18,000 of them.) 

No catch, that was it. I thought it over for another 3 or 4 months and then

talked to an attorney. Finally, I decided why not try it, what do I have
to lose except 5 stamps, envelopes, sheets of paper and $5.00, right? I
just wanted to make sure that I wouldn't get in trouble so I called the
Post Office (1-800-725-2161) and they confirmed that it is indeed legal.
Then I invested the measly $5.00....Well GUESS WHAT!!!...Within 7 days, I
started getting money in the mail! I was shocked! I still figured it to
end soon, and didn't give it another thought. But the money just kept
coming in. In my first week, I made about $70.00 and by the end of
the second week I had made a total of just over $ 800.00 that week. In the
third
week I had over $6,000.00 and it was still growing. This is now my fourth
week and I have made a total of just over $16,000.00 and it's still coming
in..It was the best five dollars I ever spent not counting the price of the
envelopes 
and stamps which was less than the lottery tickets I wasted money on each
week.

Let me tell you how this works and most importantly, why it works.
also, make sure you print a copy of this NOW,so you can get the 
information off of it as you need it. The process is very simple and 
consists of three easy steps: 

STEP 1: Get 5 separate pieces of paper and write the following on
each piece of paper. "PLEASE PUT ME ON YOUR MAILING LIST." Now get 5 $1.00
bills and place ONE inside EACH of the 5 pieces of paper so the bill will
not be seen through the envelopes to prevent thievery. (THIS STEP IS VERY
IMPORTANT!!!) Next, place one paper in each of the five envelopes and seal
them. You should now have 5 sealed envelopes, each with a piece of paper
stating the above phrase and a $1.00 bill inside. What you are doing is
creating a service by this. THIS IS PERFECTLY LEGAL! Mail the 5 envelopes
to the following addresses:

1) Bill L
    2745 JennyDiane St.  #C
    Las Vegas               NV
    USA		   89121

2)  F.Toth
     3814 Highland Ave.  #8
     Manhattan Beach    CA
     USA                    90266

3) J. Meckley
    3400 Driftwood Lane
    Lake Elsinore, CA 
    USA    92530

4)  D. Palma
     2300 A-4 #194
     Stuart, FL.
     USA    34996

5)  J. Gomez
     P.O. Box 15148
     Spring Hill, FL
     USA    34609

STEP 2: NOW take the 1st name off the above list, move the other
names up(5 becomes 4, 4 becomes 3, etc...) and add YOUR NAME as #5 on the
bottom of the list.
STEP 3: Change anything you need to, but try to keep as close to
the original letter as possible. Now, post your amended article to at
least 250 news groups. All you need is 250, but remember the more you post
the more money you make! Don't know HOW to post in the news groups? It's
actually very simple. If you just follow the instructions below, both
 NOW POST AWAY!!!

IF YOU'RE USING INTERNET EXPLORER: It's just as easy, holding down
the left mouse button, highlight this entire article, then press the
"CTRL" key and "C" key at the same time to copy this article. Then print
the article for your records to have the names of those you will be
sending $1.00 to. NEXT: Go to the news groups and press "POST AN ARTICLE,"
type in your flashy subject and click the large window below. Press "CTRL"
and "V" and the article will appear in the message window. ***BE SURE TO
MAKE YOUR ADDRESS CHANGES TO THE 5 NAMES!!  Now re-highlight the article
and re-copy it so you have the changes...then all have to do for each of
the news groups is "CTRL" and "V" and press "POST". It's that easy!!
THAT'S IT! All you have to do is jump to different news groups and post
away! After you get the hang of it, it will take about 30 seconds for each
news group! 

REMEMBER, THE MORE NEWS GROUPS YOU POST IN, THE MORE MONEY YOU WILL MAKE!!
BUT YOU HAVE TO POST IN A MINIMUM OF 250***IF YOU DO NOT SEND THE MONEY THE
PROGRAM WILL NOT WORK AND YOU WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE MAILING LIST!! THIS
IS HONEST WAY TO PROVIDE A SERVICE AND MAKE MONEY AT THE SAME TIME. SO HAVE
FUN AND KEEP IT HONEST

Make sure to keep a list of all those whole respond to you and above all
make sure to declare your income at the end of the year to the IRS.
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From: soulmilitia@usa.net
Subject: I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS "SCAM" WORKED!!!
Date: 1997/08/22
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