!!! READ THIS NOW !!!
Anonymous
IT CAN AND DOES HAPPEN!!
Taking 5 minutes to read what follows can change your life!
HOW MUCH DO YOU SPEND ON LOTTERIES? AND HOW POOR ARE THE ODDS?
HOW MUCH DOES $5 BUY AT MCDONALD'S? AND DO YOU REALLY ENJOY IT?
HOW MUCH DOES ONE MAGAZINE COST? MORE THAN THIS DOES MOST LIKELY...
I saw an article in an internet newsgroup telling me I could
make $50,000 within a month for an investment of only $5.
Who'd believe that? It's a scam, right? Wrong!
*********************************> ** Don't go away yet!
** READ ON!!!!!!!
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I thought it was a huge joke. I spoke to my wife, attorney
and friends about it, and they all agreed it was some kind
of scam. I can't stand scams, because usually someone gets
burned, and I didn't want it to be me. Of course, I rejected
the idea at first. After a short period of about two weeks,
I thought "I have already heard of such things. But on the
Internet?!?". I decided that even if I had to throw $5 into
the fire, it wouldn't hurt my wallet that much, and gave it
a try. After all my wallet could sure use a LOT more than
five dollars.
Two weeks later, I began receiving money in the mail! I
could not believe it! Soon hundreds, and then thousands of
dollars began to roll in. Within 4 weeks, I had received a
total of $32,445! It came from everywhere in the world. My
bank account has changed its "-" into a big "+" (++++)!!!
I bought myself a car and things I had wanted for a long,
long time for my wife and kids!
If you follow the three steps below, there is no reason why
the same shouldn't happen to you! This is a legitimate
investment opportunity. You invest $5, and you receive a
return on your investment. So does the next investor. NOT
ILLEGAL, NOT A CHAIN LETTER - PERFECTLY LEGITIMATE.
If you are not interested, then don't participate, but
please print this article and pass it on to someone who may
be interested, so they can take advantage.
The procedure is simple:
1) Write your name and address on 5 sheets of paper.
Below that, write the words, "Please add me to your
mailing list." Fold $1 note or bank draft or money
order in each piece of paper and mail them to the
following 5 addresses:
1. BJ Connolly
34 Nottawasaga Crescent,
Brampton, Ontario,
Canada, L6Z-1B9
2. Peter Lamoure
18955 Ridgeview Circle
Villa Park, CA 92861
*USA*
3. Benoit Vermaut
51 Chaussee de la hulpe
1180 Bruxelles BELGIUM
4. L Valdez
P. O. Box 330, Fintas
51001 STATE OF KUWAIT
5. G. Hardy
P.O. Box 76302
Colorado Springs, Co 80970-6302
*USA*
2) Now remove the top name from the list, and move the other
four names up. In other words, #5 becomes #4 and so on.
Put your name as the fifth one on the list. Use a simple
text editor such as Notepad, in your "accessories" window
(if you have MS-Windows), or DOS editor. In fact, any
editor will do.
3) Post the article to at least 200 newsgroups. There are
17,000, so it shouldn't be hard to find that many. Try
posting to as many newsgroups as you can, and the bigger the
newsgroup is, the more people are sure to see your message!
You are now in the mail order investment business, and
should start seeing returns within a week or two. Of course,
the more newsgroups you post to, the greater your return is.
If you wish to remain anonymous, you may use a pseudonym,
call yourself "The Manager", "The Boss", whatever but make
sure your address is correct.
Now, here is why the system works:
-Of every 200 posts I made, I received 5 responses. Yes,
only 5. You make $5 for every 200 posts with your name at #5.
-Each person who sent you $1 now also makes 200 additional
postings with your name at #4. ie. 1000 postings. On average
therefore, 50 people will send you $1 with your name at #4.
$50
-Your 50 new agents make 200 postings each with your name at
#3 or 10,000 postings. Average return 500 people = $500.
They make 200 postings each with your name at #2=100,000
postings=5000 return at $1 each=$5000.
-Finally, 5,000 people make 200 postings with your name at
#1 and you get a return of $50,000 before your name drops
off the list. AND THAT'S IF EVERYONE DOWN THE LINE MAKES 200
POSTINGS! Total income in one cycle=$55,000.
From time to time, when you see your name no longer on the
list, take the latest posting that appears in the newsgroups,
and send out another $5, and put name at #5, and start
posting again. Remember, 200 postings is only a guideline.
The more you post, the greater the return.
Let's review why you should do this. THE ONLY COST IS $5, AND
5 STAMPS, AND 5 ENVELOPS. Anyone can afford $5 for such an
effortless investment with such SPECTACULAR RETURNS.
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
think that NOBODY cares about a LEGAL chance of making such
BIG money as $50,000.00???? And all for a microscopic
investment of five separate dollars? Just think of all of
the new Internet users that join the net every day!!!
There are millions of internet users, and millions of new
net surfers every month! This is the great plus of the
Internet, people all over the world can hear you and will
listen carefully if you talk reasonably. Everyone will take
that chance! I agree, if it wasn't the Internet, and was a
small circle of people, the chance wouldn't have been so
small. The amount of money had to be 200 times bigger, and
the chances were zero. It wouldn't succeed.
But here, on the Internet, it is a giant village, where
thousands of new members join every day! You CAN'T lose!!!
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 postings to make sure everyone is
playing fairly. You know where your name should be.
REMEMBER-HONESTY IS THE BEST POLICY. YOU DO NOT NEED TO
CHEAT THIS IDEA TO MAKE MONEY!! BESIDES, NOT PLAYING THE
GAME FAIRLY IS ILLEGAL. SO LET'S BE REASONABLE AND PLAY
FAIRLY, SO WE CAN ALL ENJOY THE INTERNET GOLD MINE.
THIS IS THE FAIREST AND MOST HONEST WAY I HAVE EVER SEEN TO
SHARE THE WEALTH OF THE WORLD WITHOUT COSTING ANYTHING BUT
OUR TIME!!!
GOOD LUCK FOR YOU ALL, and remember, play fair and you'll
win, I don't want to mention what might happen to those who
won't. AND AGAIN, SEE YOU NEXT TIME WITH SOMETHING YOU'VE
WANTED FOR A LONG TIME!!!
crystal littleton
Ted...@aol.com
From: nob...@replay.com (Anonymous)
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Subject: !!! READ THIS NOW !!!
Date: Tue, 31 Dec 1996 05:43:46 GMT
Organization: InternetMCI
Lines: 169
Message-ID: <5aa9be$5...@news.internetmci.com>
On Tue, 31 Dec 1996 05:43:46 GMT, nob...@replay.com (Anonymous) wrote:
Is this Anonymous?
G. Hardy
P.O. Box 76302
Colorado Springs, Co 80970-6302
What was posted was a chain letter.
Not only are chain letters illegal in the U.S. (2 year jail term for
first offense, see below), they CAN NOT WORK. There would have to
beover 1,000,000,000,000 people participating for them to work.
Here's PROOF:
---
The chain letters claim that you will make at least $10,000 (often
they claim $20,000 or $50,000), by people sending you $1 bills.
If the person who originally wrote the chain letter made $10,000 off
of it, then there are at least 10,000 people who have joined so far.
That's obvious; if someone made $10,000 from people sending him $1,
then 10,000 people have joined so far.
In order for each of those 10,000 people to make $10,000, there would
need to be 100,000,000 people joining (10,000 people already in the
program, each causing another 10,000 to join; 10,000 times 10,000
is100,000,000). That, too, is quite obvious.
So, if you saw this chain letter and joined it, according to the way
the chain letter claims it works, there would be 100,000,000 other
people joining. For all of you to make your $10,000, you would each
need to cause another 10,000 people to sign up. How many are we at
now? It's simple: 100,000,000 people times 10,000 new people each.
That's 1,000,000,000,000 (1 trillion) people joining. That's about
200 times as many people as there are on this planet.
Now do you understand why chain letters won't work?
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Chain letters are illegal if the chain letter or money is transferred
via U.S. Mail, and can get you a $1,000 fine and a 2 YEAR jail
sentence for your first offense. The second offense can get you in
jail for 5 years. Even if transmitted via the Internet, they violate
Title 18 USC Section 1302, the Postal Lottery Statute. For
verification, you can currently go to
http://www.usps.gov/websites/depart/inspect/chainlet.htm to see that
it is illegal, and go to
http://www.usps.gov/websites/depart/inspect/usc18/lottery.htm for the
text of the law).
Bill Seurer
While you might make some money off some poor suckers by doing this
be advised that this is a scam called a "pyramid" or "Ponzi" scheme.
It is illegal both in the USA and nearly every other country.
Check out http://www.nwrain.com/ponzi.htm for some information from
the FBI about Ponzi schemes.
Note also that if you follow the instructions to re-post this scam you
will likely (in no particular order) lose your internet account, be
reported to the postal inspectors, be reported to the IRS, and be
buried under piles of email protests.
Check out the US Postal Inspection Service's web site
http://www.usps.got/websites/depart/inspect/chainlet.htm
which starts:
-=-=-
United States
Postal Inspection Service
Chain Letters
A chain letter is a "get rich quick" scheme that promises that your mail
box will soon be stuffed full of cash if you decide to participate. You're
told you can make thousands of dollars every month if you follow the
detailed instructions in the letter.
. . .
There's at least one problem with chain letters. They're illegal if they
request money or other items of value and promise a substantial
return to the participants. Chain letters are a form of gambling,
and sending them through the mail (or delivering them in person or by
computer, but mailing money to participate) violates Title 18, United
States Code, Section 1302, the Postal Lottery Statute.
. . .
Recently, high-tech chain letters have begun surfacing. They may be
disseminated over the Internet, or may require the copying and mailing
of computer disks rather than paper. Regardless of what technology is
used to advance the scheme, if the mail is used at any step along the
way, it is still illegal.
. . .
--
- Bill Seurer ID Tools and Compiler Development IBM Rochester, MN
Business: BillS...@vnet.ibm.com Home: BillS...@aol.com
Home page: http://members.aol.com/BillSeurer
Shawn C. Robak
On 2 Jan 1997, Bill Seurer wrote:
> Note also that if you follow the instructions to re-post this scam you
> will likely (in no particular order) lose your internet account,
Done...
> be
> reported to the postal inspectors,
Done...
> be reported to the IRS,
Done...
> and be
> buried under piles of email protests.
Done...
All courtesy of yours trully :)
I LOVE personalized mail aliases :)
Lesse - I have the postal inspector on it, a dozen addresses at the IRS, a
dozen anti-fraud/anti-spam addresses and groups, as well as subscribes that
user to about 115 different mailing lists. :)
That plus forwarding it to his admin, and upstream providor usually takes care
of things :)
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