Re: make legitimate $$$,for once!!!

On Wed, 18 Jun 1997, Mark Snow wrote:

> $$$ Fast, easy, legal!!! $$$
> 
> 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
> $5.00! So I thought, "Yeah, right, this must be a scam," but like most
> of us, but I was curious, so I kept reading. Anyway, it said that you
> send $1.00 to each of the 5 names and address stated in the article. You
> then place your own name and address in the bottom of the list at #5,
> and post the article in at least 200 newsgroups.  (There are
> thousands.)  No catch, that was it.
> 
> You can make up to or over $50,000.00 in 4-6 weeks, maybe sooner!  I
> SWEAR, I'M NOT LYING TO YOU, AND THIS IS NOT A SCAM!  If you're
> interested in making some big bucks, keep reading; if you're not, I
> apologize for wasting your time.
> 
> So after thinking it over, talking to a few people first, I figured what
> have I got to lose except for 5 stamps and $5, right?  One person who
> very recently had tried it said it worked like a charm.  He started
> getting money in the mail!  He was shocked!  He figured it would end
> soon, and didn't give it another thought.  But then the money kept
> coming IN - tripling in size and multiplying by 10 - 20 times the
> amount  that he got the first week!  In his first week he had made a
> total of over $1,000!!!  In the third week he had over $10,000 dollars,
> and it's still growing!  This is his fourth week and he's made about
> $42,000 Total, and believe it or not the money is still coming in...
> 
> I know this has been checked out several times with the legal community
> and is deemed perfectly Legal, but being a very cautious person, I also
> wanted to check it out with the US Post Office. I called them
> (1-800-725-2161) and explained this process and asked if there were any
> regulations that would be violated by doing this. Without hesitation,
> the postal official also said it is legal.  At that point, I felt
> comfortable going ahead and joining the process.
> 
> 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
> get the information from it, and begin making money.  The process is
> very simple, and it consists of 3 ease steps:
> 
> STEP 1:  Get 5 separate pieces of paper and write the following on each
> sheet of paper:  "PLEASE PUT ME ON YOUR MAILING LIST. YOU ARE NUMBER #." 
> 
> Get five $1 bills, and place ONE inside each piece of paper that you
> have just written on, and fold each piece of paper so the bill will not
> be seen in the envelope (otherwise, nosy people who like to steal
> envelopes with money in it will not get yours).  Put one paper inside
> the envelope and seal it.  Do the same for all 5.  You should now have 5
> envelopes sealed, each having a piece of paper AND the $1 bill inside.
> NOTE: Make sure those words that were stated above are written on each
> piece of paper.  What you are doing is creating a service by this. This
> is PERFECTLY LEGAL. Now, mail the 5 envelopes with the paper and $1 in
> each to the following 5 addresses:
>     
>  
>     
> 
>     #1 T. Vnguyen
>         509 Bruce Ave 
>         Nanaimo bc  v9r 3y3
>         Canada
>    
>     #2 M. Tinh
>         54-444 Bruce Ave
>         Nanaimo, BC    V9R 5W5
>         Canada
> 
>     #3 Norman A. Morris
>          P.O. Box 1006
>          Olympia, WA 98507-1006
> 
>     #4 J C L
>          6 Mallard Ct.
>          Mechanicsburg, Pa 17055
> 
>     #5 Doug King
>          3558 Dean Drive, Apt K.2
>          Hyattsville, Md, 20782, USA
> 
> 
> STEP 2: Now take the #1 name off the list that you see above, move the
> other names up (5 becomes 4, 4 becomes 3, etc...) and add YOUR Name as
> number 5 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 newsgroups. (I think there is close to 18,000 groups) All you
> need is 200, but remember, the more you post, the more money you make!
> 
> 
> 
> Don't know HOW to post in the newsgroups? Well, do exactly the
> following:
> 
>       FOR NETSCAPE USERS,
> 
>         1) Click on any newsgroup, like normal. Then click on "To News,
> which is in the top left corner of the newsgroup page.  This will bring up
> a
> message box.
> 
>         2) Fill in the SUBJECT with a flashy title, like the one I used,
> something to catch the eye!!!
> 
>         3) Now go to the message part of the box and retype this letter
> exactly as it is here, with exception of your few changes. (Remember to
> add
> your
> name to number 5 and move the rest up)
> 
>         4) When you're done typing in the WHOLE letter, click on FILE
> above
> the send button.  Then, SAVE AS.. DO NOT SEND YOUR ARTICLE UNTIL YOU SAVE
> IT. (So you don't have to type this 200 times :-)
> 
>   msm      5) Now that you have saved the letter, go ahead and send your
> first
> copy! (Click the SEND button in the top left corner)
> 
>         6) This is where you post all 200! OK, go to ANY newsgroup article
> and click the TO NEWS button again. Type in your flashy subject in the
> SUBJECT BOX, then go to the message and place your cursor here. Now
> click on ATTACHMENT which is right below the SUBJECT BOX. Click on
> attach file then find your letter wherever you saved it.  Click once on
> your file then click OPEN then click OK.  If you did this right, you
> should see your filename in the     ATTACHMENT BOX and it will be
> shaded.
> 
>      NOW POST AWAY!!
> 
>       IF YOU ARE USING INTERNET EXPLORER:
> 
>          It's just as easy, holding down the left mouse button, 
> highlight this entire article, then press the CTRL key and C key at the
> same time to copy this article. Then print the article for your records
> to have the names of those you will be sending $1.00 to.
> 
>       NEXT, Go to the newsgroups and press POST AN ARTICLE type in your
> flashy subject and click the large window below.  Press CTRL and V and
> the article will appear in the message window. ** BE SURE TO MAKE YOUR
> ADDRESS CHANGES TO THE 5 NAMES. ** Now re-highlight the article and
> re-copy it re-copy it so you have the changes.... Then all you have to
> do for each newsgroup is CTRL and V and press POST. It's that easy!!
> 
>       THAT'S IT! All you have to do is jump to different newsgroupes and
> post away, after you get the hang of it, it will take about 30 seconds
> for each newsgroup!
> 
>      ** REMEMBER, THE MORE NEWSGROUPS YOU POST IN, THE MORE
>      MONEY YOU WILL MAKE!! BUT YOU HAVE TO POST A MINIMUM OF
>      200 **
> 
> This is WHY this works!
> 
> Out of 200 postings, say I receive only 5 replies (a very low example).
> So then I made $5.00 with my name at #5 on the letter. Now, each of the
> 5 persons who just sent me  $1.00 make the MINIMUM 200 postings, each
> with my name at  #4 and only 5 persons respond 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 #3 and only 5 replies each, I will bring in an
> additional $125.00! Now, those 125 persons turn around and post the
> MINIMUM 200 with my name at #2 and only receive 5 replies each, I will
> make an additional $626.00! OK, now here is the fun part, each of those
> 625 persons post a MINIMUM 200 letters with my name at #1 and they each
> only receive 5 replies, that just made me $3,125.00!!! With an original
> investment of only $5.00!
> 
> AMAZING! And, as I said 5 responses is actually VERY LOW!  Average is
> probable 20 to 30! So lets put those figures at just 15 responses per
> person. Here is what you will make:
> 
>          at #5 $15.00
> 
>          at #4 $225.00
> 
>          at #3 $3,375.00
> 
>          at #2 $50,625.00
> 
>          at #1 $759,375.00
> 
> When your name is no  longer on the list, you just take the latest
> posting in the newsgroups, and send out another $5.00 to names on the
> list, putting your name at number 5 again. Then 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 every
> day, JUST LIKE YOU are now!! So can you afford $5.00 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 people who are joining the Internet and newsgroups everyday 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. You just have to
> be honest.  Make sure you print this article out RIGHT NOW, also. Try to
> keep a list of everyone that sends you money and always keep an eye on
> the newsgroups to make sure everyone is playing fairly. Remember,
> HONESTY IS THE BEST POLICY. You don't need to cheat the basic idea to
> make the money!!
> 
> GOOD LUCK to all and please play fairly and reap the huge rewards from
> this, which is tons of extra CASH. ** By the way, if you try to deceive
> people by posting the messages with your name in the list and not
> sending the money to the rest of the people already on the list, you
> will NOT get as much. Someone I talked to knew someone who did that and
> he only made about $150.00, and that's after seven or eight weeks! Then
> he sent the 5 $1.00 bills, people added him to their lists, and in 4-5
> weeks he had over $10k. 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!!! You also may want to buy mailing and e-mail lists for future
> dollars.
> 
>       Please remember to declare your extra income.   Thanks once again
> :)
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 

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