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Re: Service? HA! still a hoax. Re: MAKE MONEY AT HOME!

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From: Brian Lowry
Date: Fri, 02 Sep 1994 21:58
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In article <347pf0$bhh@jaws.cs.hmc.edu>, byau@muddcs.cs.hmc.edu (Ben Yau) wrote:

> If you apply this to the current scheme^H^H^H^H^H^Hscenario, are people
> REALLY into this for buying this recipes?

> > 111,110 people X $2.00 each=222,220.00 in about 90days!

Obviously not in it for the culinary delights...

> > In order to increase your chance of obtaining these results,you can
> > keep mailing until you have received 1,000 request for recipe #3 then relax.

Not only is it a pyramid scheme, but they suggest constant harassment as a
marketing tool...

> > YES, this is perfectly legal multi-level mail order marketing plan. If you 
> > are in doudt ,refer to Title 18-Section 1302 and 1341 of the US Postal and 
> > Lottery Laws: A product or service must be exchanged for the money received.
> > It also takes honest work,but the rewards are tremendous. Kepp careful 
> > account of the money you receive and spend for income tax purpose.

Perhaps they ought to reconsider ever travelling abroad to one of the many
countries which are less lenient, say Canada, for example.  Especially
since the post was cross-posted to groups such as ab.jobs and ab.general
(AB, as in Alberta, Canada).

["honest work" as a description of a pyramid scheme probably violates
numerous truth in advertising laws, even if the pyramid scheme itself
doesn't]

-- 

Brian Lowry
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Subject: Re: Service? HA! still a hoax.  Re: MAKE MONEY AT HOME!
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