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WANNA GET CASH?READ THIS…
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Read the following. Many people will bet more money on a football game for a lot less return. What have you got to lose? $5.00 and a little time. What have you got to gain? A lot of money! Make Big $$$’s as a Mailing List Developer. I receive envelopes by mail with dollar bills in them. How is this possible? Take a minute and read this. This is not a get rich quick scheme; it is your own home business developing mailing lists. It is legal. Like most people I am skeptical of things of this nature. But, after much thought,I have tried it out. Honestly, it takes a lot of work on your part to make it work. In the end you will be satisfied. Please read through the attached comments and excerpts. They are quite thorough on how this will work for you. There is absolutely nothing to lose on this deal!!!! NEW VERSION ! 1997 (Legal Questions Addressed!) "In late October of 1996, I saw an article in an internet newsgroup telling me that I could make $50,000 within a month for an investment of only $5. I thought, "OH YEAH!! I’VE GOT A BRIDGE I’LL SELL YOU TOO!!" It sounded like all the rest of the "get rich quick" schemes and scams I’ve seen over the past 40 years or so. I spoke to my attorney, a few friends, and family 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. After rejecting the idea at first, it kind of played on my mind and I thought, "what if it really worked?" I realized all I had to lose was $5.00, I usually blow that much on the lottery every week anyway, so I figured what the heck, and decided to give it a shot. Within two weeks I began receiving money in the mail! Soon, hundreds, and then thousands of dollars began to roll in. Within 4 weeks, I had received a total of $46,812.00! It came from everywhere in the world." Lately, I’ve doubled my efforts and the money is rolling in even faster. I would tell you how much but then the IRS would know also, let’s just say it’s a VERY comfortable living. Now, I am really going to work! If I can make as much as I have, and still am, on a lousy $5.00 investment, why not double it and make the "Big Bucks" twice as fast? Anybody can afford to gamble $5.00 on a chance to make $100,000.00 or more in a month, especially when the business has already proven itself." 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. THIS IS NOT ILLEGAL, THIS IS NOT A CHAIN LETTER, THIS IS PERFECTLY LEGITIMATE. (See additional legal details below.) THE PROCEDURE IS SIMPLE: 1) Invest your $5.00 by writing your name and address on five separate pieces of paper along with the words: "PLEASE ADD ME TO YOUR MAILING LIST: $1 USD PROCESSING FEE IS ENCLOSED." (In this way, you’re not just sending ONE dollar to someone; you’re paying for a legitimate service.) Fold $1 U.S.treasury bill inside each piece of paper, and mail them by standard U. S.(or other) Mail to the following five addresses: 1. Yari Richardson po box 983 Sabana Seca, PR 00952 2. Diego Ivanovich Via Cannaregio 3027 30121 Venezia ITALIA 3. Josh Freeman 1425 East Park Ave. Apt. #F-4 Valdosta, Ga. 31602 4. M. Law 2123 FM 1960 West #295 Houston, TX 77090 5. Ihsan Yilanlioglu 41-25 44th St. Apt F3 Sunnyside, NY 11104 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. You can do this by simply retyping the article or reposting it to other newsgroups with the edited addresses. 3) Post the article to at least 200 newsgroups. There are 22,000, so it shouldn’t be hard to find that many. Remember, there are no "Free Lunches" in this world so the harder you work the more money you will make. 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 will be. If you wish to remain anonymous, you may use a pseudonym, but make sure your address is correct. LEGAL ? ? ? People have asked me if this is really legal. It is! You are using the Internet to advertise your business. What is that business? You are assembling a mailing list of people who are interested in home based computer and online businesses and methods of generating income at home. Remember – people send you a small fee to be added to your list. It is legal. What will you do with your list of thousands of names? That’s up to you. " MORE LEGALESE: This opportunity has been incorrectly described as a ‘pyramid scheme’ by doubters and those unwilling to risk $5 for the chance at a huge payoff. This is not a pyramid, and not even as close to one as many ‘legitimized’ multi-level marketing systems (Amway, NSA, etc. etc.) The difference here is that the names above you do not remain on the list forever — in five rounds they are removed. There is no residual income that continues forever with no further effort on your part. You can always add your name to the bottom of the next list you see, but you start from the bottom again. Build your mailing list, keep good accounts, declare the income, and pay your taxes. By doing this you prove your business intentions, and can also take advantage of business write-offs on your tax return. You need your computer, an internet account, and a spreadsheet, database or mailing list software to conduct your business. You will also need to drive to the bank, the post office, the office supply store — all of these costs can be used to offset your income taxes. There really is no risk — eat cheaper lunches for a week and you’ve covered the $5. The biggest risk is not to try. " NOW HERE IS WHY THE SYSTEM WORKS " The internet is growing at a tremendous rate – it doubles in size every 4 months. Think about it. You see those "Make Money Fast" posts more and more. All that growth means profits for everyone who participates. There are no losers. Of every 200 posts I made, I received 5 responses. That probably doesn’t seem like much. 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. i.e.. 1000 postings. On average therefore, 50 people will send you $1 with your name at #4. $50.00. Your 50 new agents make 200 postings each with your name at #3 or 10,000 postings. Average return 500 people = $500.00. They make 200 postings each with your name at #2 = 100,000 postings = 5000 return at $1 each = $5,000. 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 ONLY 200 POSTINGS! Total income in one cycle = $50,000. From time to time, when you see your name no longer on the list, you take the latest posting that appears in the newsgroups, and send out another $5, and put your name at #5, and start posting again. Remember, 200 postings is only a guideline. The more you post, the greater the return. Lets review why you should do this. THE ONLY COST IS $5, AND 5 STAMPS, AND 5 ENVELOPES. 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 $5.00 but what are the chances of that happening? SINCE THIS IS A BRAND NEW PROGRAM AS OF AUGUST 1, 1997, YOU’RE IN ON THE GROUND FLOOR! There are millions of internet users, and millions of new net surfers 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. Keep a list of everyone that sends you money, keep good books, pay your taxes, and always keep an eye on the postings to make sure everyone is playing fairly. You know where your name should be. If you’re really not sure or still think this can’t be for real, then don’t do it. But please print this article and pass it along to someone you know who really needs the bucks, and see what happens. REMEMBER-HONESTY IS THE BEST POLICY. WHAT ARE 5 DOLLARS TO YOU? YOU DON’T NEED TO CHEAT THIS IDEA TO MAKE MONEY!!! (We will monitor the program and if we find you have cheated by not sending your money to your five recipients, we will just dump you out of the system). This is the easiest way that you can make a buck. Think how excited you’ll be to open up your mailbox day after day! Will it be $50? or $5,000? Start making your plans, because it can happen to you. DON’T PASS UP THIS ONCE IN A LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY!!! " HOW TO POST TO NEWSGROUPS FAST WITH YOUR WEB BROWSER: The Fastest Way To Post To a Newsletter: Highlight and COPY (Ctrl-C for copy) the text of this e-mail message and PASTE it into a text editor (Notepad) and SAVE it (as a .txt file). After you have made the necessary changes that are outlined above, simply COPY and PASTE the text into the message section of the message composition window, select a Newsgroup and post it! If you have Netscape 3.0 do EXACTLY the following: 1) Click on any news group like normal, THEN click on ‘TO NEWS’, which is on the far left when you’re in the newsgroups page. This will bring up a … read more »
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[emailed and posted and appropriate postmasters notified] Please do not post Make Money Fast schemes to this or any other newsgroup. They are illegal in the US, a violation of Netiquette, and their success is statistically impossible. Check out the MMF Myth Page: http://www.pacifier.com/~klucke/mmf/mmf_myth.html Suckers who fall for MMF are featured at the MMF Hall of Humiliation (you may see yourself there soon): http://www.clark.net/pub/rolf/mmf The relevant law is indicated at the USPS page: http://www.usps.gov/websites/depart/inspect/chainlet.htm
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Please do not post chain letters to this newsgroup; they are illegal in the United States, Canada, and many other countries. Call your local postal inspector for details on chain letters, or look at the U.S.P.S. web site at URL: http://www.usps.gov/websites/depart/inspect/chaintlet.htm "…so now I’m up in heaven with St. Peter by the Pearly Gates And it’s obvious he doesn’t like the Nehru jacket that I’m wearing He tells me that they’ve got a dress code." "Weird Al" Yankovic, "Everything You Know Is Wrong"