🚀 go-pugleaf

On Thu, 31 Oct 1996 10:28:09 +0000 (GMT) RUBEN GALEA <digitec@waldonet.net.mt> wrote the following:
>
>Taking 5 minutes to read this text may be one of the best decisions
>you ever made.
>My name is not important. What is important is what happened to me.
>
>On January 1996, I saw an article in an Internet Newsgroup telling
>me I could make $50,000 within 4 weeks for an investment of only
>$5. $5!!! For $5 why not? So I sent $1 by snail mail to each of 5
>names and addresses specified in the article.  I then placed my own
>name and address in the article and posted it in 200 other Newsgroups.
>
>Two weeks later, I started recieving money in the mail!I could not
>believe it! Hundreds of dollars turned into thousands, and in the 4
>weeks, I received a total of $57,883. It came from all over the world.
>
>If you follow the 3 steps below, there is no reason whatsoever why
>the same shouldn't happen to you. This is a perfectly legitimate
>investment opportunity. You invest $5 and you return on your
>investment. So does the next investor. NOT ILLEGAL, NOT A CHAIN
>LETTER- PERFECTLY LEGITIMATE!
>
>OBVIOULSLY, IF YOU ARE NOT INTERESTED, THEN DON'T PARTICIPATE. BUT
>PLEASE PRINT THIS ARTICLE AND GIVE IT TO SOMEONE WHO MAY WISH TO
>TAKE ADVANTAGE.
>
>This procedure is very simple.
>
>STEP 1. Write you name and address on 5 seperate pieces of paper
>with the words "PLEASE ADD ME TO YOUR MAILING LIST". Fold a $1 bill
>in each of these pieces of paper and mail them to the following five
>addresses:
>
>1. RASHAD.A, P.O.BOX 1311 STATION H MONTREAL,PQ H3G2N3 CANADA
>2. MIKE HABERNIG JR. P.O.BOX 519, LAKE KATRINE, NY 12449 USA
>3. MARKUS VALPPU, OJAKYLA, 90480 HAILUOTO, FINLAND, EUROPE
>4. EWB, P.O. BOX 53, CHESWICK, PA  15024, USA
>5. RUBEN GALEA, "CASA RIMOND", TRIQ IR-RIMONA, MOSTA MST 07, MALTA, EUROPE
>
>STEP 2. Now remove the 1st name on the list, move the other 4 names
>up (5 becomes 4, 4 becomes 3 etc) and put your name and address as
>number 5 on the list. You can do this by re-typing this article or
>simply editing and re-posting it in this or another newsgroup.
>
>STEP 3. You are now in the Mail order Investment Business and you
>will start receiving $1 returns by mail within a week or two. The
>more Newsgroups you post to, the bigger your return will be. you
>may want to rent a Post Office Box to handle the volume of mail you
>are likely to receive.
>
>If you wish to remain anonymous, you can use a psedonym such as
>"The Manager" or "The Investor", but make sure your address is
>correct!
>
>From time to time, when your name is no longer on the list, you
>take the latest posting that is appearing in the newsgroups, SEND
>OUT ANOTHER $5 TO THE NAMES THAT ARE ON THE LIST, PUT YOUR NAME IN
>AT NUMBER 5 AND START POSTING AGAIN. REMEMBER, 200 POSTINGS IS ONLY
>
>
>A GUIDELINE. THE MORE YOU POST, THE GREATER THE RETURN.
>
>Some people have said to me "What happens if the scheme is 'played
>out' and no one sends me any money"? Big deal! So you lose $5 - but
>what are the chances of that happening?
>
>Do you realise how many Internet Users there are? Do you realise
>how many times this scheme can be utilised over and over again-
>with COMPLETELY NEW PEOPLE PARTICIPATING?
>
>There are not HUNDREDS, NOT EVEN THOUSANDS, BUT HUNDREDS OF
>THOUSANDS OF NEW INTERNET USERS EVERY MONTH!
>
>Remember, read the instructions carefully and play fairly... that's
>the only way this will work. Get a printout so you can refer back
>to this article easily.
>
>Try to keep a list of everyone that sends you money and always keep
>an eye on the newsgroup postings to make sure everyone is playing
>fairly. you know where your name should be.
>
>REMEMBER - HONESTY IS THE BEST POLICY.
>
>ENJOY! 
>

I don't think that this will work if people don't respond. you will just lose
some money.