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Article #632360Re: Why 'Make Money Fast' doesn't work
From: J K Rigney
Date: Sun, 15 Dec 1996 00:00
Date: Sun, 15 Dec 1996 00:00
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Proudy wrote:
>
> mdub...@gsoft.com (Micah) wrote:
>
> >How many times a day do you see these stupid MMF ('Make Money Fast')
> >posts? You know, the chain letters that claim you can earn $50,000
> >from $5...
> --snip--
>
> Okay, here it is once again.
> These online postings come from the original mailouts that have been
> done for years. Of course they don't work, and yes it is just another
> pyramid scheme.
I routinely report chain letters to the offenders' ISP's. Often as not,
I get a reply that service has been terminated or suspended. I got a
reply from a Canadian ISP indicating that they not only suspended the
offender but reported ALL of the names and addresses in the chain letter
to the RCMP. Looks like the service providers are really getting sick of
it.
I encourage everyone not to flame the spammer--that just clogs up the
newsgroup(s) to which the garbage is posted--but to report the abuse to
the postmaster at the place of origin (check the header for NNTP Posting
Host). It does get results.
Cheers,
JKR
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