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Re: Why 'Make Money Fast' doesn't work

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From: pro... Proudy
Date: Sun, 15 Dec 1996 00:00
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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. The old US Mailings DID produce income, but not where
you'd expect it. It wasn't the people whose names were on the list who
made money, it was the guy who ran the "honest mailing list company"
who sold the "100 names on self-stick labels for only $15, guaranteed
fresh names" who made the money. And it was also the mailing list
company who sent out the letters in the first place. I know. I worked
for a man who runs a "make money by working at home" scam and decided
to branch out into the mailing list business. He mailed out the David
Rhodes letters to names which he had. (People inquiring about the
"work at home" opportunities.) He also sold his name list to three
other similar operations.

Now if these online posters wanted to sell names and addresses, then
they might actually make some money. Of course, who's going to buy
names and send actual mail when they can send e-mail for next to
nothing? And they still believe it does work.

Keith  -- P T Barnum was right. -- Proud
pro...@ao.net
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From: pro...@mail.accessorl.net (Proudy)
Subject: Re: Why 'Make Money Fast' doesn't work
Date: 1996/12/15
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