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Re: READ AND TRY WHY NOT?I'll tell you why not.

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From: Dave Martinez
Date: Sun, 02 Mar 1997 00:00
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Judith Sylvia wrote:
> 
> -!!!-VERY IMPORTANT NOTICE-PLEASE READ NOW!!!
> !!! MAKE MONEY-LEGAL AND EASY WITH YOUR VERY OWN MAILING LIST BUSINESS!!!
> THIS IS THE FAIREST, MOST HONEST WAY I KNOW OF TO SHARE THE WEALTH!!
> 
> Hello! Would you like to make thousands of dollars,quickly, legally, with NO
> CATCH? Then keep reading.... Please take a few minutes to read this article,
> it will change your life, just like it did mine. It's true! You can make up
> to or over $50,000 in just 4-6 weeks, maybe sooner! I SWEAR I'M NOT LYING TO
> YOU, AND THIS IS NOT A SCAM! If you're interested, please, keep reading. If
> you're not, then I apologize for wasting your time.
> 
>      Here we go, 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 $5! So I thought, "yeah, right, must be a scam," but I was curious, like
> most  of us, so I kept reading. Anyway, it said that you send $1 to each of
> the 5 names and addresses stated in the article. You then place your own name
> and address in the bottom of the list at #5, and post the article in at least
> 200-250 newsgroups. (THERE ARE MANY THOUSANDS)!!!
> 
>       NO CATCH. THAT WAS IT. So after thinking it over, and talking to a few
> people first, I tried it. I figured --- what have I go to lose -- except for
> 5 stamps and $5.00, Right????
> 
> Well GUESS WHAT!... Within 7 days, I started getting requests to be put on my
> mailing list. With each request was $1. Start up money for a legitimate
> business. I couldn't believe all the money I began to get in the mail! I was
> shocked! I still figured it would end soon, and didn't give it another
> thought. But the requests just kept coming in. In my first week, I made about
> 20 to 30 dollars.. By the end of the second week I had a made total of over
> $1,000!!!! In the third week I had over $10,000 and it's still growing. This
> is now my fourth week and I have made a total of just over $42,000 and it's
> STILL COMING IN.......]
> It is certainly worth $5.00, I have spent more than that on the lottery!
> 
>       Let me tell you how AND WHY this works .. also, MAKE SURE YOU PRINT A COPY OF
> THIS ARTICLE NOW,  so you can get the information off it as you need it.
> 
> STEP 1: Get 5 seperate pieces of paper and write the following on each piece
> of paper "PLEASE PUT ME ON  YOUR MAILING LIST."
> Now get 5 $1 bills and place ONE inside EACH of the 5 pieces of paper so the
> bill will not be seen through the envelope  to prevent thievery. Next, place
> one paper in each of the 5 envelopes and seal them. You should now have 5
> sealed envelopes, each with a piece of paper stating the above phrase and a
> $1 bill. This is perfectly legal.
> 
> NOW, mail the 5 envelopes to the following addresses:
> 
> 1-         Riku Henriksson
>             Pohjolankatu 28 c 37]
>             33500 Tampere
>             Finland
> 
> 2-          Benjamin Stone
>              4 Hoover Drive
>              Thornhill, Ontario
>              Canada
>              L3T 5M7
> 
> 3-          Chris Tedford
>              General Delivery
>              Young's Point, Ontario
>              Canada
>              K0L 3G0
> 
> 4-           B Young
>               24 Dallas Dr.
>               Grantville P.A.
>               USA, 17028
> 
> 5-            J. Sylvia
>                58 Heath St.
>                Brockton, Massachusetts, 02402
>                USA
> 
> STEP 2: Now take the #1 name off of the list that you see above, move the
> other 4 names up. (5 becomes 4, etc.) and add your own name as number 5 on
> the list.
> 
> STEP 3: Change anything you wish to, but try keep this article as close to
> original as possible. Now, Post your amended article to at least 250
> newsgroups. (there are around 19,000 groups). All you NEED is 250, but
> remember,
> the MORE YOU POST , THE MORE MONEY YOU MAKE!!!
> DON'T KNOW HOW TO POST?
> WELL DO THE FOLLOWING:
> For netscape users,
> 1) Click on any newsgroup, like normal. Then click on "To News", which is top
> left corner. This will bring up a message box.
> 2) Fill in Subject with a FLASHY TITLE LIKE THE ONE I USED!!!
> 3) Now go to the message part of the box and retype this letter exactly as it
> is here, with the exception of your few changes. (remember to add your name
> to number 5 and move the rest up)
> 4) When you are done typing the whole letter click on "File" above the send
> button, then, "SAVE AS'''  DO NOT SEND YOUR LETTER UNTIL YOU SAVE IT. ---So
> you won't have to type this 250 times.!!!!
> 5) Now that you have saved this letter, go ahead and send your first copy!
> (click the send button in the top left corner)
> 6) THIS IS WHERE YOU POST ALL 250!    OK! go to any newsgroup and click the
> "To News" button, Type in your flashy
> subject line in the subject box, (REMEMBER-you want to get their attention
> with your flashy line), then go to the message body and place your curser
> here. NOW click on 'Attachment' which is right below the subject box. Click
> on attach file then find your letter wherever you saved it. Click once on
> your file and then click 'open' then  click 'OK
> IF   you did this right, you should see your file name in the attachement box
> and will be shaded green. NOW POST AWAY!!!!
> IF YOU ARE 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 to.
> NEXT GO TO THE NEWSGROUPS and press POST AN ARTICLE OR SEND NEW MESSAGE and
> type in your flashy attention getting subject line 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 you have to do for
> each newsgroup is CTRL and 'V'-and press 'POST' It is that EASY! THAT's It!
> All you have to do is jump to different newsgroups and post away, after you
> get the hang of it, it takes about 30 seconds for each newsgroup!
> 
>  ***Remember the more NEWSGROUPS you post in, the more responses you will get
> and the more responses THE MORE MONEY YOU WILL MAKE!!
> 
> MAKE SURE ALL THE ADDRESSES ARE CORRECT***
>       Now the WHY part: out of 250 postings: Say I receive only 5 replies ---
>  a very low example --- So then I made $5 with my name at #5 on the letter. Now,
>  each of the 5 persons who just sent me $1 make the Minimum 250 postings, each
> with my name at #4 and only 5 persons respond make 250 minimum posts with my name
> at #3 and only receive 5 replies each, I will bring in an additional $125! NOW ----
> those 125 persons turn around and post the minimum 250 with my name at #2 and only
>  receive 5 replies each, I will make an additional $625 dollars! OK, NOW ----
> here is the FUN part, EACH of those 625 persons post a minimum 250 letters with
> my name at #1 and they each only receive 5 replies, that just made me $3,125!!!
> with an original investment of only $5 dollars! Amazing!!! And as I said 5 responses
> is actually VERY LOW!!! Average is probably 20 to 30! So let's put those figures at
> just 15 responses per person. Here is what you will make at #5 -- $15, at #4 -- $225,
>  at #3 $3,375 at #2 $50,625, at #1 $759,375. Unbelievable!!!! When your name is
> no long on the list, you just take the latest posting that
> appears in the newsgroups and SEND OUT another $5 to the names on the list,
> putting your name at number 5 again,, and start posting again.
> 
> REMEMBER THIS ---- thousands of people all over the world are joining the
> internet every day and reading these articles every day just like you are
> now. So can you afford $5 dollars and see if it really works??? I think
> so.....
> 
> 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 YOU WILL REAP THE HUGE REWARDS
> FROM THIS WHICH IS TONS OF EXTRA CASH.
> 
>  Don't fall for this it will not make you rich. This has been around for years. don't waste your money it is a gamble. I get these letters all the time and I toss them. did they forget to mention the cost of stamps envelopes paper ink and most importantly your time.only $5.00 my ass.
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From: Dave Martinez <Martinel@ucsu.colorado.edu>
Subject: Re:  READ AND TRY WHY NOT?I'll tell you why not.
Date: 1997/03/02
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