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Article #35486

Re: $$$Easy Money$$$

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From: Stu Becktell
Date: Sat, 07 Jun 1997 00:00
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Chris Casperson wrote:
> 
> kb wrote:
> >
> > I'm sure you have seen a million of these, but please just read this.
> > if you read this and ignore it, you are passing up the greatest
> > opportunity
> > you may ever have!
> >
> > ------------------------------
> > This is the fairest, most honest way I have seen to share in the
> > wealth of the world!
> >
> > Take five minutes to read this and it WILL change your life.
> > If you want to know how to make thousands of dollars quickly,
> > legally and with NO CATCH, then keep reading.
> >
> > The Internet has grown tremendously. It doubles in size every 4
> > months. Think about it. You see those 'Make Money Fast' post more
> > and more. That's ... because it WORKS! So I thought, all those
> > users might make it work. And I decided to try it out a few months
> > ago. Besides, what's $5.00, I spend more than that in the morning
> > on my way to work on coffee and cigarettes for the day. So I sent in my
> > money and posted.
> >
> > A lot of users will join in and make it work for you.
> >
> > Well, two weeks later, I began receiving money in the mail! I
> > couldn't believe it! At first only a few hundred dollars, then a
> > week later, a couple of thousand, then BOOM! By the end of the
> > fourth week, I had received nearly $47,000.00. It came from all
> > over the world. Every bit of it perfectly legal and on the up and
> > up. I've been able to pay off all my bills and still have enough
> > left over for a nice vacation for me and my family.
> >
> > Not only does it work for me, it works for other folks as well.
> > Markus Valppu says he made $57,883 in four weeks. Dave Manning
> > claims he made $53,664 in the same amount of time. Dan Shepstone
> > says it was only $17,000 for him. Do I know these folks? No, but
> > when I read how they say they did it, it made sense to me. Enough
> > sense that I'm taking a similar chance with $5 of my own. Not a
> > big chance, I admit--but one with incredible potential, because $5
> > is all anyone ever invests in this system. Period. That's all
> > Markus, Dave, or Dan invested, yet their $5 netted them tens of
> > thousands of dollars each, in a safe, legal, completely legitimate
> > way. Here's how it works in 3 easy steps:
> >
> > STEP (1)
> > Invest your $5 by writing your name and address on five separate
> > pieces of paper along with the words: "Please add me to your
> > mailing list." (In this way, you're not just sending a dollar to
> > someone; you're paying for a legitimate service.) Fold a $1 bill
> > inside each paper, and mail them to the following five addresses:
> >
> > 1) S. Hogan, 36 Prenton Lane, Prenton, Wirral, Merseyside, L42 8LB, England,
> >    Europe
> >
> > 2)C.Goyette, 11 Aspen Court, Stellarton, Nova Scotia, BOK 1SO, Canada
> >
> > 3)J.Renouf, 27 Maple street, Stellarton, Nova Scotia, BOK 1SO, Canada
> >
> > 4)X.Guideman, 9 rue des franciscains, 68100 Mulhouse, FRANCE, Europe
> >
> > 5)K.Banc, 103-11940 104st., Edmonton, Alberta, T5G 2L2, Canada
> >
> > STEP (2)
> > Now remove the #1 name from the list, and move the other names up.
> > This way, #5 becomes #4 and so on. Put your name in as the fifth
> > one on the list.
> >
> > STEP (3)
> > Post the article to at least 200 news groups. There are at least
> > 20000 news groups at any give moment in time. The more groups you
> > post to, the more people will see your article and send you cash!
> > It's recommended that you do AT LEAST 200 news groups for a lot of
> > people to read it!
> >
> > STEP (4)
> > You are now in business for yourself, and should start seeing
> > returns within 7 to 14 days. Remember, the Internet is new and
> > huge. There's no way you can lose.
> >
> > ******************************************************************
> >
> > Now here is how and why this system works:
> >
> > Out of every block of 250 posts I made, I got back 5 responses.
> > Yes, that's right, only 5. You make $5.00 in cash, not checks or
> > money orders, but real cash with your name at #5.
> >
> > Each additional person who sent you $1.00 now also makes 250
> > additional postings with your name at #4, 1000 postings.
> > On average then, 50 people will send you $1.00 with your name
> > at #4 ... $50.00 in your pocket!
> >
> > Now these 50 new people will make 250 postings each with your
> > name at #3 or 10,000 postings. Average return, 500 people =$500.
> >
> > They make 250 postings each with your name at #2 =100,000
> > postings =5000 returns at $1 each =$5000.00 in cash!
> >
> > Finally, 5,000 people make 250 postings each with your name at
> > #1 and you get a return of $50,000 before your name drops off
> > the list.  And that's only if everyone down the line makes only
> > 250 postings each!  Your total income for this one cycle is
> > about $55,000.
> >
> > >From time to time when you see your name is no longer on the list,
> > you take the latest posting you can find and start all over again.
> >
> > The end result depends on YOU.  You must follow through and re-post
> > this article everywhere you can think of. The more postings you
> > make, the more cash ends up in your mailbox. It's too easy and too
> > cheap to pass up!!!
> >
> > If you're really not sure or still think this can't be for real,
> > then don't do it.  But please print this article and pass it along
> > to someone you know who needs the money and see what happens.
> >
> > GENERAL STEPS ON AUTOMATING THE PROCESS:
> >
> > Make any necessary changes to this article as explained in step
> > (2) and when you're satisfied, save it as a .txt file and import
> > it into the  body of your email or news reader program.  This way
> > you only have to change the name of the news group or email address
> > for each redistribution.
> >
> > Valuable tip: And very important for those not too familiar with
> > email: By all means use a word processor to ensure the article is
> > composed well, but to ensure people that first read it via their
> > news reader program see it clearly laid out.  Re-format it with a
> > simple text editor such as "notepad," or "WordPad" if you're using
> > "Windows 95."  Providing the text is clearly visible and does not
> > scroll into the right margin, it should be okay! Using this
> > procedure essentially means the article will be correctly
> > displayed when viewed through other people's news reader. You can
> > of course check this out for yourself before going on line, by
> > viewing it in your own news reader program.
> >
> > Next, begin by locating the news groups you intend posting to,
> > Netscape 3.0 or a similar news reader is terrific for this, because
> > you can highlight dozens of news groups all at once, enabling you
> > to distribute your article to 1000's of locations in less than an
> > hour or two. Highlight all news groups you want to mail your letter
> > to (which as you know is done by holding down CTRL while left
> > clicking.)  This way you can select multiple news groups in one go,
> > choose perhaps a dozen each time. You will then see all news groups
> > you highlighted displayed in the News groups Field.
> >
> > Next: select/highlight your news groups, then click "To News" place
> > a sensible title in the "Subject" location, click on "Attachments"
> > where upon another box appears.  Locate the file you are going to
> > distribute, click on the file and then click "Open" again click
> > OK; provided you followed these instructions, you should see your
> > file greyed out in the "Attachments" box.
> > Hit send . . . and that's it.
> >
> > Repeat the process over and over again by selecting further
> > news groups in multiples of 10's but try to be selective with the
> > groups by posting to high volume locations, and don't choose a
> > subject that appears too flashy, this will only put people off.
> > This is an honest and legitimate way of making a reasonable amount
> > of money, and making it on a regular basis. But only if your
> > message is sincere and clearly understood by others will you
> > succeed.
> >
> > PLEASE NOTE: This system is based on everyone being honest, but
> > it's all too tempting not to bother mailing out envelopes with
> > dollar bills inside.  The success for all participating is
> > dependent upon this taking place and if carried out will mean a
> > 500% increase on your article being redistributed!  The system
> > won't work to yours or indeed other people's advantage if you
> > don't follow the procedure. You can however, if you wish to
> > remain anonymous use a pseudonym - but please ensure that your
> > address is correct.
> >
> > AS A FINAL NOTE: Many business ideas for making money, no matter
> > how well thought out and implemented, simply don't get off the
> > ground.  And in most cases is due to advertising costs, but the
> > exposure obtained through the Internet is quite honestly -- pretty
> > awesome, so please study this article carefully taking all the
> > time you want, because the moment you begin participating you will
> > be on track for some serious financial rewards.
> >
> > By the very nature of the way the system works you may not see the
> > benefits the first week.  BUT COMMENCING THE SECOND WEEK, YOUR
> > INTAKE OF MAIL FROM AROUND THE WORLD WILL TRULY ASTONISH
> > YOU!
> > Please give this some serious thought, because this is one of the
> > few money making ideas that really does work.
> > The one that sends this file take no responsebility of the contents
> > or substance of this text. The mailer of this text-file are not the
> > author.
>  I hope nobody does this because it is ILLEGAL. I had a frind that tried
> this scam and got ARRESTED.
Yeah. I thought that this was just a LITTLE illegal sending chain
letters around.
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From: Stu Becktell <Cl...@frontiernet.net>
Subject: Re: $$$Easy Money$$$
Date: 1997/06/07
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