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1 total messages Started by Darlene & David Bourque Wed, 21 Jan 1998 00:00
"doubting thomas makes money . . . you can too
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Author: Darlene & David Bourque
Date: Wed, 21 Jan 1998 00:00
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From: D.Bourque  January 98

**** PRINT THIS OUT NOW **** YOU NEED A HARD COPY ****
Subject: !!!!!!!!FREE INFORMATION ON HOW TO EARN EXTRA MONEY & MASSIVE
AMOUNTS!!!!!!!!!!
DO YOU NEED EXTRA INCOME?
Of course you do, we all do!!! I'll tell you "FREE" how to do so with
little effort, and, yes IT'S LEGAL.
*IF WE ALL WORK "TOGETHER" IT WILL AND DOES WORK*
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, I was curious.  I kept reading. Anyway, it
said that if you send $1.00 to
each of the 6 names and addresses stated in the article, you could make
thousands in a very short period of time. You then place your own name and
address at the bottom of the list at #6, and post the article to at least
200 newsgroups.  (There are about 22,000.) NO CATCH, that was it. Even
though the investment was a measly $6, I had three questions that needed to
be answered before I could get involved in this sort of thing.

1. IS THIS REALLY LEGAL??
I called a lawyer first. The lawyer was a little sceptical that I would
actually make any money, but he said it WAS LEGAL. It sounded a lot like a
chain letter but the details of the system (SEE BELOW) actually made it a
legitimate legal business.

2. Would the Post Office be OK with this....
I called them: 1-800-725-2161 and they confirmed THIS IS ABSOLUTELY LEGAL!
(See Title 18,h sections 1302 NS 1341 of Postal Lottery Laws).  This
clarifies the program of collecting names and addresses for a mailing list.

3. IS THIS MORAL?
Well, everyone who sends me a buck has a good chance of getting A LOT of
money ... a much better chance than buying a lottery ticket!!!
So, having these questions answered, I invested (Equivalent) EXACTLY $7.92
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