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>Subject: Get the money you need to buy that new computer today!!!
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>Date: 25 Feb 2000 18:52:43 GMT
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>Make Easy Money! Earn Over $10000 in weeks!
>
>Just follow these simple instructions!
>
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>LOTS OF CASH, FAST - THIS IS A MAILING LIST PROGRAM -AND COMPLETELY LEGAL, THIS
>REALLY WORKS!! THIS REALLY CAN MAKE YOU EASY MONEY!!IT WORKS!!BUT YOU HAVE TO
>FOLLOW THIS LETTER FOR IT TO WORK!!!! A little while back, I was browsing
>through news groups, 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, so I kept reading. Anyway,it
>said that you send $1.00to each of the 6 names and address stated in the
>article. You then place your own name and address in the bottom of the list at
>#6, and post the article in at least 200 news groups.(There are thousands) No
>catch,that was it.So after thinking it over, and talking to a few people
>first,I thought about trying it. I figured what have I got to loose except
>6 stamps and $6.00, right?Like most of us I was a little skeptical and worried
>about the legal aspects of it all.So I checked it out with the U.S. Post Office
>(1-800-725-2161) and they confirmed it was indeed legal! Then I invested the
>measly $6.00. Well GUESS WHAT!!...within 7 days,I started getting money in the
>mail ! I was shocked! I figured it would end soon,but the money just kept
>coming in. In my first, week I made about $25.00. By the end of
>the second week I had made a total of over $1,000.00! In the third week I had
>over $10,000.00 and it's still growing.This is now my fourth week and I have
>made a total of just over $42,000.00 and it is still coming in rapidly.It's
>certainly worth $6.00 and 6 stamps.Let me tell you how this works and most
>importantly, why it works...also make sure you print a copy of this article
>NOW,so you can get information off of it as you need it. Believe me, it
>does work!!
>STEP 1:
>Get 6 separate pieces of paper and write the following on each piece of
>paper"PLEASE PUT ME ON YOUR MAILING LIST".Now get 6 US $1.00 bills and place
>ONE inside each pieces of paper so the bill will not be seen through the
>envelope to prevent thievery. Next, place one paper in each of the 6 envelopes
>and seal them.Now,you should have 6 sealed envelopes,each with a piece of paper
>stating the above phrase,your name and address,and a $1.00 bill. What you
>are doing is creating a service by this. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY LEGAL! Mail the 6
>envelopes to the following addresses:
>
>#1)Chicollla
>2 Oxford Mews,
>Poquoson
>VA 23662
>
>#2)E. S.K. Law
>30 Morewood Crescent,
>Toronto, Ontario,
>Canada M2K 1L7.
>
>#3)Alan W
>25 Gillman st.
>Irvine, CA, 92612
>
>#4)Matthew H 2
>129 Arnold Ave
>West Babylon NY 11704
>
>#5)Melissa
>6514 Wison Mills Rd
>Mayfield Village, Ohio 44143
>
>#6) MAE
>75 Houston Ave. #1
>Milton, MA 02186
>
>(Be sure to use the correct postage when mailing to the the states or out of
>the states)
>
>STEP 2 :
>Now take the #1 name off the list that you see above,move the other names up (6
>becomes five ,5 becomes 4 etc...) and add YOUR name as number 6 on the list.
>
>STEP 3 :
>Change anything you need to, but try to keep this article as close to original
>as possible.Now, post your amended article to at least 200 news groups. (I
>think there are close to 24,000 groups.) All you need is 200, but remember ,
>the more you post the more money you make!---DIRECTIONS---HOW TO POST TO NEWS
>GROUPS---
>STEP 1) You don't need to re-type this entire letter to do your own posting.
>Simply put your cursor at the beginning of this letter and drag your cursor to
>the bottom of this document,and select 'copy' from the edit menu. This will
>copy the entire letter into the computers memory.
>STEP 2) Open a blank "notepad" file under accessories in windows and place your
>cursor at the top of the blank page.From the 'edit' menu select 'paste'.This
>will paste a copy of the letter into notepad so that you can add your name to
>the list.
>STEP 3) Save your new notepad file as a .txt file.If you want to do your in
>different sittings, you will always have this file to go back to.
>STEP 4)Use Netscape or Internet explorer and try searching for various
>newsgroups (on-line forums, message boards, chat sites, discussions.)
>STEP 5) Visit message boards and post this article as a new message by
>highlighting the text of this letter and selecting paste from the edit menu.
>Fill in the Subject,this will be the header everyone sees as then scroll
>through the list of postings in a particular group!**REMEMBER,THE MORE
>NEWSGROUPS YOU POST IN,THE MORE MONEY YOU WILL MAKE!! BUT YOU HAVE TO POST A
>MINIMUM OF 200**
>
>That's it ! You will begin receiving money from around the world within days.
>You may eventually want to rent a P.O. Box due to the large amount of mail you
>will receive.If you wish to stay anonymous,you can invent a name to use, as
>long as the postman will deliver it. **JUST MAKE SURE ALL THE ADDRESSES ARE
>CORRECT.** Now the WHY part: Out of the 200 postings say I only receive 5
>replies (a very low example). So then I made $5.00 with my name at #6
>Now,each of the 5 persons who just sent me $1.00 make the MINIMUM 200
>postings,each with my name at #5 and only 5 persons to each of the original 5,
>that is another $25.00 for me,now those 25 each make 200 MINIMUM posts with my
>name at #4 and only 5 replies each,I will bring in an additional $125.00! Now,
>those125 persons turn around and post the MINIMUM 200 with my name as #3 and I
>only receive 5 replies each,I will make an additional $625.00!
>OK,now here is the fun part,each one of those 625 persons post a MINIMUM of 200
>letters with my name at #2 and they only receive 5 replies,that just made me
>$3,125.00!!! Those 3,125 persons will deliver this message to 200 news groups
>with my name at #1 and if still 5 persons per 200 news groups react I will
>receive $15,625.00! With the original investment of only $6.00! AMAZING! When
>your name is no longer on the list, you just take the latest
>posting in the news groups and send out another $6.00 to names on the list,
>putting your name at number 6 again. And start posting again.The thing to
>remember is, do you realize that thousands of people all over the world are
>joining the internet and reading these articles, everday,JUST LIKE YOU ARE
>NOW!! So can you afford $6.00 and see if it really works?? I think so ...
>People have said,"What if the plan is played out and no one sends you the
>money? So what! What are the chances of that happening when there are tons of
>new honest users and new honest users who are joining the internet and
>newsgroups every day and are willing to give it a try? Estimates are at 20,000
>to 50,000 new users,every day ,with thousands of those joining the actual
>internet. Remember,play FAIRLY and HONESTLY and this will work
> TODAY IS A BRAND NEW DAY
><3 Melissa <3
Jonathan Grobe
>
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