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Subject:	Re: Make money!
Date:	Tue, 26 Nov 1996 13:06:42 GMT
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lars westin <lars AT phosworks DOT se> wrote:

>THIS IS THE FAIREST MOST HONEST WAY I KNOW TO SHARE THE WEALTH!

Yeah?  Then why is your name #2 on your list?  You're so low that you'd
cheat while carrying out a scam!

>Hello!!

>Would you like to make thousands of dollars, quickly, legally, with NO

>CATCH?  Then keep reading......please take five minutes to read this

>article- it will change your life, just like it did mine.  It's true!

>you can make up to or over $50,000 dollars in 4-6 weeks, maybe sooner! I

>SWEAR I'M NOT LYING TO YOU, AND THIS IS NOT A SCAM!  If you're

>interested, keep reading; if you're not, I apologize for wasting your

>time.

Wrong.  It is illegal as all get out here in the U.S.  Cheating people may
not be illegal in Sweden, but it sure it here.  

As for your "I SWEAR I'M NOT LYING TO YOU," you took your truthfulness
lessons at the same school Bill Clinton did.  You're lying, and you know
it.  You're also an insensitive, rude, boorish, intrusive clod who doesn't
deserve the light of day, much less Internet access.  You're lower than
pond scum.  You're lower than whale shit.  You're downright disgusting.
And you're off topic in comp.os.netware.connectivity with your stupid,
repetitive, illegal scam/spam.

The minute you receive the first dollar through the U.S. Mail, you've
committed a Federal offense called mail fraud.  Good luck, buddy, because
I'm forwarding a copy of your post to the U.S. Postmaster General and to
the postmaster of your local system for appropriate action.  Here's why:

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The following article originated from
http://www.usps.gov/websites/depart/inspect/chainlet.htm


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. 

A typical chain letter includes names and addresses of several individuals
whom you may or may not know. You are instructed to send a certain amount
of money--usually $5--to the person at the top of the list, and then
eliminate that name and add yours to the bottom. You are then instructed
to mail copies of the letter to a few more individuals who will hopefully
repeat the entire process. The letter promises that if they follow the
same procedure, your name will gradually move to the top of the list and
you'll receive money -- lots of it. 

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. (Chain letters that ask for items of minor
value, like picture postcards or recipes, may be mailed, since such items
are not things of value within the meaning of the law.) 

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. 

The main thing to remember is that a chain letter is simply a bad
investment. You certainly won't get rich. You will receive little or no
money. The few dollars you may get will probably not be as much as you
spend making and mailing copies of the chain letter. 

Chain letters don't work because the promise that all participants in a
chain letter will be winners is mathematically impossible. Also, many
people participate, but do not send money to the person at the top of the
list.  Some others create a chain letter that lists their name numerous
times--in various forms with different addressee. So, in reality, all the
money in a chain is going to one person. 

Do not be fooled if the chain letter is used to sell inexpensive reports
on credit, mail order sales, mailing lists, or other topics. The primary
purpose is to take your money, not to sell information. "Selling" a
product does not ensure legality. Be doubly suspicious if there's a claim
that the U.S. Postal Service or U.S. Postal Inspection Service has
declared the letter legal. This is said only to mislead you. Neither the
Postal Service nor Postal Inspectors give prior approval to any chain
letter. 

Participating in a chain letter is a losing proposition. Turn over any
chain letter you receive that asks for money or other items of value to
your local postmaster or nearest Postal Inspector. Write on the mailing
envelope of the letter or in a separate transmittal letter, "I received
this in the mail and believe it may be illegal." 


>     Here we go,  A little while back, I was browsing through these

>newsgroups, just like you are now, and came across an article similar to

>this that said you could make thousands of dollars in weeks, with only

>an initial investment of $5! So, I thought, "Yeah, right, must be a

>scam".

>but I was curious, like most of us, so I kept reading.  Anyway, it said

>that you send $1 to each of the 5 names and addresses stated in the

>article.  You then place your own name and address in the article  at

>the bottom of the list at #5, and post the article in at least 200

>newsgroups (there are thousands).  No catch, that was it!

>     So after thinking it over, talking to a few people first, I tried

>it.  I figured what have I got to lose except for 5 stamps and $5,

>right?  Well, guess what....within 7 days, I started getting money in
>the

>mail! I was shocked!  I still figured it would end soon, and didn't give

>it another thought.  But then money kept coming IN, tripling in size and

>multiplying by 10-20 times the amount that I got the first week! In my

>first week I made about 2- to 30 dollars.  But by the end of the second

>week, I had made a total of over $1,000!!!!!! In the third week, I had

>over $10,000 dollars, and it's still growing!  This is my fourth week

>(Nov 13) and I've made about $42,000 TOTAL, and believe it or not the

>money is still coming in.......

>     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 EASY steps:

>STEP 1:  Get 5 seperate pieces of paper and write the following on each

>sheet of paper..."PLEASE PUT ME ON YOUR MAILING LIST".  YOU ARE NUMBER

>4.  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, nosey people who like to steal

>envelopes with money in it will 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.  Bruce, P.I. Box 63 4700 Keele St., North York, Ontario M3J 1P3

>2.  Lars Westin Björkvägen 3 740 12 Knutby SWEDEN

>3.  D. Hill, 4280 150 6 Ave. S.W., Calgery, AB, Canada  T2P 3Y7

>4.  Mattias W sernanders väg 1 rum 535 752 61 Uppsala Sweden

>5.  Jeff Boldrick, RR#2 Tweed, Ontario K0K3J0

>STEP 2:  Now take the #1 name off the list that you see above, move the

>other 4 names up (5 becoming 4, 4 becoming 3, etc.) editing what you

>need to edit.

>STEP 3:  Post your amended article ( with your name at #5) to at least

>200 news groups ( there are around 10,000 of them!!).  All you need is

>say, at least 200.  HOW TO DO THIS:  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 box to type a message in.

>2)  Leave the newsgroup box as it is, but CHANGE the subject box to

>somehting eye-catching, like, "NEED CASH $$$  READ HERE" $$$ or "FAST

>CASH" !!!

>3)  Tab once and you should be ready to type.  Now, Copy and paste or

>retype (only once)

>THIS WHOLE ARTICLE, word for word, except to insert your name at #5, and

>to remove #1 off the list, plus any other small changes you think you

>need to make.  Keep almost all of it the same.

>4) When you're done typing(Copy/Paste) the whole article, click on FILE
>in THIS BOX,

>right above send, NOT where it says netscape news on the first box.

>Click on SAVE AS when you're under FILE.  Save your article as a Text

>file to our c: or A: drive.  DO NOT SEND OR POST YOUR ARTICLE UNTILL YOU

>HAVE SAVED IT.  Once saved, move on to number 5 below.

>5)  If you still have all of our text. send or post to this newsgroup

>now by simply clicking send, which is right below AFILE, and right above

>the Cc: button.

>6)  Here's where you're going to post all 200.  OK, click on any

>newsgroups then click on 'TO NEWS', again (in the top left hand corner

>of your netscape navigator.  Leave the newsgroups box alone again, put

>your eye-catching title in the SUBJECT BOX, hit tab once you're in the

>body of the message, and then click on ATTACHMENT, which is below the

>subject box.  You will get another box to come up.  Click on ATTACH

>FILE, then find YOUR FILE THAT YOU HAVE SAVED;  click once on this file,

>and then click OPEN.  NOw click on OK.  If you did this right, you

>should see our file name in the attachments box, and it will be shaded

>green.

>IF YOU USE I.E EXPLORER, IT'S JUST AS EASY:  Holding down the left mouse

>button, highlight this article.  Then press the "CTRL" key and the "C"

>key at the same, to copy this article.  Then print this article for your

>records to have the names of those you will be sending $1 bills to.

>Next, go to the news groups and press "POST AN ARTICLE".  A window will

>open.  Type in your headlines in the subject area and then click in the

>large windows below.  If you want to edit the article, do so and then

>highlight and copy it again.  Now everytime you post the article in a

>newsgroup all you have to reat is "CTRL" and "V" and press POST.

>7)  That's it!  Each time you do this, all you have to do is type in a

>different newsgroup, so that way, it posts to 200 DIFFERENT newsgroups.

>You See?  Now you just have 100 to go!! (Don't worry, each one takes

>about 30 seconds, once you get used to it).  REMEMBER, 200 IS THE

>MINIMUM.  The more you post, the more money you will make.

>You are now in the mail-order business and will start receivng your $1

>enveloopes from various people all over the world, within days!  HINT:

>THE MORE NEWSGROUPS YOU POST TOK THE MORE MONEY YOU WILL MAKE.

>You may want to rent a PO Box eventualy, because of all the mail.  If

>you wish to stay anonymouse, you can come up with a name, such as

>"manager" or " investor".  Just make sure all the address that you have

>typed in for the 4 people plus yourself are correct, please.

>LET ME TELL YOU WHY THIS SYSTEM WORKS!

>Out of every 200 posting, let's say I ONLY receive 5 replies, which is

>actually VERY LOW.  So I made 5 dollars with my name at #5.  Now, each

>person who just sent me $1 makes, say, only 200 posting, now with your

>name at number 4, WHICH IS A TOTAL OF 1000 POSTINGS, not including yours

>too.  So people send you $1 now-that's $50 you have just made!  Next,

>your new 50 agens each post 200 newsgroups with your name at number #3,

>or 10,000 POSTINGS (50x200 = 10,000).  The average return is 500 at $1

>each, so $500.  They make 200 postings, which is 5,000 returns at $1

>each, which is $5,000 dollars! and finally, 5,000 people make 200

>postings with YOUR NAME AT NUMBER 1.  YOU NOW GET A RETURN OF $50,000

>BEFROE YOUR NAME DROPS OFF THE LIST.  AND THAT'S IF EVERYONE ONLY MAKES

>200 POSTINGS, AND IF ONLY 5 PEOPLE RESPOND!!!!!!

>     When your name is no longer on the list, you simply take the latest

>posting that is appearing in the newsgroups, and SEND OUT ANOTHER $5 TO

>THE NAMES ON THE LIST.  PUTTING YOUR NAME AT #5 AGAIN.  And start

>posting again. The thing to remember is, THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ALL OVER

>THE WORLD ARE JOINING THE INTERNET AND READING THESE ARTICLES EVERY DAY-

>just like you are right now!!!

>So can you aford $5 to 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 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 actually joining the internet.

>Remember, PLAY FAIRLY, AND HONESTLY, and this WILL WORK, I promise

>you!!!! You just to be honest.  Make sure yhou print this article 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 back

>idea is to make money!

>GOOD LUCK TO ALL PLEASE PLAY FAIRLY, AND YOU WILL REAP THE HUGE REWARDS

>FROM THIS-TONS OF EXTRA CASH!!!!

>One last note:  If you try to deceive people by posting the messages

>with your name on the list and not sending the money to the poeple

>already on the list you won't get much.

>Someone I talked to  knew someone who did that and he only made $150

>dollars, and that's after seven or eight weeks!  Then he sent the 5 $1

>bills, people added his to their list, and in 4-5 weeks he had over

>$10,000!!!

>THIS IS THE FAIREST AND MOST HONEST WAY I HAVE EVER SEEN TO SHARE THE

>WEALTH OF THE WORLD WITHOUT COSTING US ANYTHING BUT OUR TIME, $5 AND

>FIVE POSTAGE STAMPS!

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