Chain Letters

A while back, I was browsing some message boards, 
just like you are now, and came across an article 
similar to this that said you could make thousands 
of CASH within weeks with only an initial investment 
of $6.00 plus stamps! So I thought, "Yeah, right, 
this must be a scam!" But like most of us I was 
curious and kept reading. It said that if you send 
$1.00 to each of the 6 names and addresses listed 
in the article, you could make thousands 
in a very short period of time. You then place your 
own name and address at the bottom of the list at 
#6, and post the article to at least 300 
newsgroups. (There are about 32,000 of them out there 
and that's quite a large market pool). No catch, that 
was it. Even though the investment was a measly $6, 
I had three questions that needed to be answered before 
I could get involved in this sort of thing. 

1. IS THIS REALLY LEGAL? 
I called a lawyer first. The lawyer was a little 
skeptical that I would actually make any CASH but he 
said it WAS LEGAL if I wanted to try it. I told him it 
sounded a lot like a chain letter but the details of 
the system (SEE BELOW) actually made it a legitimate 
legal business. 

2. IS OK WITH THE POST OFFICE OR IS IT MAIL FRAUD? 
I called them: 1-800-725-2161 and they confirmed THIS IS 
ABSOLUTELY LEGAL! (See 18, h sections1302 NS 1341 of 
Postal Lottery Laws). This clarifies the program of 
collecting names and addresses for a mailing list.

3. IS IT RIGHT? Well, everyone who sends me a buck has 
a good chance of getting A LOT of CASH ... a much 
better chance than buying a lottery ticket!!! 

So, having these questions answered, I invested EXACTLY 
$7.92 ... six $1.00 bills and six 32 cent postage 
stamps ... and boy am I glad I did!!! Within 7 days, I 
started getting CASH in the mail! I was shocked! I figured
it would end soon and didn't give it another thought. But 
the CASH continued coming in. In my first week I made 
between $20 to $30. By the end of the second week I had 
a made a total of $1,000.00. In the third week I had over 
$10,000.00 and it was still growing. This is now
my fourth week and I have made a total of just over 
$42,000 and it's still coming in ..... 
It's certainly worth $6.00 and 6 stamps !!! 

Also, make sure you print a copy of this article NOW, 
so you can get the information off of it as you need 
it. I promise you that if you follow the directions 
exactly, that you will start making more CASH than 
you thought possible by doing something so easy! 

Suggestion: Read this entire message carefully! 
(print it out or download it.) Follow the simple 
directions and watch the CASH come in! It's easy. 
It's legal. And, your investment is only $6.00 (Plus 
postage) 

IMPORTANT: This is not a rip-off; it is not indecent; 
it is not illegal; and it is virtually no risk - it 
really works!!!! If all of the following instructions 
are adhered to, you will 
receive extraordinary dividends. 

PLEASE NOTE: 
Please follow these directions EXACTLY, and $50,000 or 
more can be yours in

20 to 60 days. This program remains successful because of 
the honesty and integrity of the 
participants. Please continue its success by 
carefully adhering to the instructions. 
You will now become part of the Mail Order 
business. In this business your 
product is not solid and tangible, it's 
a service. You are in the business of developing 
Mailing Lists. Many large 
corporations are happy to pay big 
bucks for quality lists. However, the CASH made 
from the mailing lists is secondary to the income 
which is made from people like you and me asking 
to be included in that list. 

Here are the 4 easy steps to success: 
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 of the 6 pieces of 
paper so the bill will not be seen through the envelope 
(to prevent thievery). Place one paper in each of 
the 6 envelopes and seal them. You should now 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. THIS 
IS ABSOLUTELY LEGAL! You are requesting a 
legitimate service and you are paying for it! Like most 
of us I was a little skeptical and a little 
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 that it is indeed 
legal! Mail the 6 envelopes to the following addresses: 

#1) Christopher L. Sloan 
2200 Hickory St. 
H.S.U. Box# 14579 
Abilene, TX 79698 

#2) Kristen DeJoseph 
138 Jansen Street 
Staten Island, NY 10312 

#3) Baraquin Yannick 
10 Charlemagne 
L-1328 Luxemburg 
Luxemburg 

#4) Paco Azcu 
107 ote Matancillas 
Monterrey NL 
Mexico 66230 

#5) Brian J. Patrick 
2881 Country Drive 
Sun Prairie WI 53590 

#6) Harley H.L
Blk 251 Jurong East St.24
#07-116 Singapore 600251

STEP 2: Now take the #1 name off the list that you 
see above, move the other names up (6 becomes 5, 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 300 newsgroups. 
(I think there are close to 32,000 groups) All you 
need is 300, but remember, the more you post, the more 
CASH you make! This is perfectly legal! If you have 
any doubts, refer to 18 Sec. 1302 & 1341 of the Postal 
lottery laws. Keep a copy of these steps 
for yourself and, whenever you need CASH, you can use it 
again, and again. 

PLEASE REMEMBER that this program remains successful 
because of the honesty and integrity of the 
participants and by their carefully adhering to the 
directions. Look at it this way. If you are a person of 
integrity, the program will continue and the CASH that 
so many others have received will come your way. 
NOTE: You may want to retain every name and address 
sent to you, either on a computer or hard copy and keep 
the notes people send you. This VERIFIES that you are 
truly providing a service. (Also, it might be a good idea 
to wrap the $1 bill in dark paper to reduce the risk 
of mail theft.) So, as each post is downloaded and 
the directions carefully followed, six members will 
be reimbursed for their participation as a List Developer 
with one dollar each. Your name will move up the list 
geometrically so that when your name reaches the #1 
position you will be receiving thousands of 
CASH in CASH!!! What an opportunity for only 
$6.00 ($1.00 for each of the first six people listed 
above) Send it now, add your own name to the list and
you're in business! 

---DIRECTIONS ----- FOR HOW TO POST TO NEWSGROUPS 

Step 1) You do not 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 letter, and select 'copy' from the edit 
menu. This will copy the entire letter into the 
computer's memory. 

Step 2) Open a blank 'notepad' file 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 postings in different settings, 
you'll 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 these 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 
that everyone sees as they scroll through the list 
of postings in a particular group, click the post 
message button. You're done with your first one! 
Congratulations...THAT'S IT! All you have to do is 
jump to different newsgroups 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 CASH YOU WILL MAKE!! 
BUT YOU HAVE TO POST A MINIMUM OF 300** 
That's it! You will begin receiving CASH 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 300 postings, say I receive only 7 replies 
(a very low example). So then I made $7.00 with my 
name at #6 on the letter. Now, each of the 7 persons 
who just sent me $1.00 make the MINIMUM 300 postings, 
each with my name at #5 and only 7 persons respond 
to each of the 7 original 7, that is another $49.00 
for me, now those 49 each make 300 MINIMUM posts 
with my name at #4 and only 7 replies each, I will 
bring in an additional $343.00! Now, those 343 persons 
turn around and post the MINIMUM

300 with my name at #3 and only receive 7 replies 
each, I will make an additional $2401.00! OK, now 
here is the fun part, each of those 2401 
persons post a MINIMUM 300 letters with my name 
at #2 and they each only receive 7 replies, that just 
made me $16,807.00!!!

Those 16807 persons will all deliver 
this message to 300 newsgroups with my name at #1 
and if still 7 persons per 300 Newsgroups react I will 
receive $117,649.00! With an original investment 
of only $6.00! And some stamps. AMAZING! When your 
name is no longer on the list, you just take the 
latest posting in the newsgroups, 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 everyday? 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 CASH? 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 really 
work. 

** By the way, if you try to deceive people by posting 
the messages with your name in the list and not sending 
the CASH 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 6 $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 CASH. Make sure you print this article out RIGHT 
NOW! Also, try to keep a list of

everyone that sends you CASH 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 CASH!! GOOD LUCK to 
all and please play fairly and reap the huge rewards from 
this, which is tons of extra CASH. 

Please remember to declare your extra income. 
Thanks once again... 

"People have asked me if this is really legal. Well, 
it is! You are using the Internet to advertise your
business. What is that business? You are creating a 
mailing list of people who are interested in home 
based computer and online business and methods of 
generating income at home. Remember, people send 
you a small fee to be added to your mailing list. It 
is legal. what will you do with your list of thousands 
of names? That's up to you." So, build your mailing 
list, keep good accounts, declare the income and 
pay your taxes. By doing this you prove your 
business intentions. Keep an eye on the newsgroups 
and when the cash has stopped coming (that means your name 
is no longer on the list), you just take the latest 
posting at the newsgroups, send another $6.00 to the names 
stated on the list, make your corrections (put your name 
at #6) and start posting again. 

NOTES: 
*1. In some countries, the export of the country's 
exchange is illegal. But you can get the license to 
do this from the post office, explaining the above 
statements (that you have an online business, etc. 
You may have to pay an extra tax, but that's OK, the 
amount of the incoming CASH is HUGE! And as I

said, a few countries have that restriction . 
*2. You may want to buy mailing and e-mail lists for future 
CASH. (Or Database or Spreadsheet software.) 
*3. If you're really not sure or still think this can't 
be for real, please print a copy of this article and 
give it to someone who really needs the CASH, and see 
what happens. *4. You will start getting responses 
within 1-2 weeks, it depends. 

***ALSO REMEMBER*** 
SEND YOUR $1 OUT TO EVERYONE ON THE LIST, 
EVEN IF THEY ARE NOT FROM THE U.S. 

WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR??? 
$$$!!!$$$!!!$$$!!!$$$!!!$$$!!!$$$!!!$$$!!!$$$!!!$$$!!! 

GOOD LUCK!!! 

Okay, let's take this thing apart piece by piece.

First thing to remember: this is a scam.

Posting this message to hundreds of newsgroups is a great way to get your ISP to cancel your account. Don't think you won't be caught - we webmasters are good.

Is it legal? Well, the scum who typed this in initially sure went to a lot of trouble to try and convince you that it is. Most truly legal enterprises don't spend much time trying to convince you they that are legal.

Well, okay, but does it make money? How stupid do you think people are?

One good rule of thumb to spot a scam artist is "easy money".

Um, this is a very, very thin cover for an illegal operation. Usually people pay YOU to put your name on a mailing list, not the other way around.

Again, how stupid are the people who fall for this? Well, you've got to think for a minute. Don't just read what this jerk is writing - read the meaning. He's spending too much time assuring you it is legal and ethical.

Okay, now how smart is this? Spamming the internet with your real name and address? I mean, although any good  webmaster can get that data in a few minutes, make it a little bit challenging, okay? This just tells everyone where to send the cops or the FBI ...

Now for dumb question number one: assuming you bought into this scheme, why would you send out the six bucks? This idiot claims it's karma or something like that, but really, is anyone this dumb?

Honesty? Integrity? Don't make me laugh.

I have to admit this is a nice touch. The dope pretends he's concerned, thus making the scam seem even more real.

What, a manual on how to spam the newsgroups? Or is is really a paper on how to get your account removed by an ISP?

He doesn't even tell you to hide your identity!! Wow, this is making it so easy to get you spam copped!

Using a fake name for fraudulent purposes is making the crime even worse.

Typical pyramid scheme logic. It sounds so good, doesn't it? Too bad it's illegal, unethical, immoral and simply doesn't work.

Honest? Give me a break.

Okay, now I'm laughing. A scumbag conman spammer is giving a lecture on honesty. Brother!

Now comes the really bad part! You take part in this and you will find your name sold over and over to hundreds of sucker lists. You may wind up with so much junk mail your head will spin.

I'd love to see the look on a post office officials face if you tried to explain to him this scheme ...

We're waiting to stop laughing ... and crying at how stupid people can be!!!