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From: mri...@cctr.umkc.edu (Matt Rivard)
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Subject: EARN EASY MONEY ON THE NET!!!
Date: 31 Jan 1996 00:52:58 GMT
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Two things you should know upfront:


1. You CAN NOT make 50,000 in a month or even six months by following
the
instructions found in this letter, or similar ones found on the net.


2.  You CAN make up to 1,200 or even more in just a few months.  With
this
money you can do anything you want, pay bills, buy a new computer,
anything
 at all.


These are the facts. I have tried this twice before, following
instructions in
letters downloaded from internet newsgroups.  You've seen them, I'm
sure.  The
first thing they promise is a quick way to earn $50,000 or more, with no
work
and only $5 invested.  You have probably considered trying it yourself,
then
told yourself that it wasn't worth the effort, and it couldn't possibly
be
true.  Fact is, it isn't true.  BUT IT IS WORTH TRYING!  Think for a
moment...your total expense for the program is $6.60 (five dollar bills
and
five postage stamps).  Even if you don't get a single response, you are
out
less than $10 and maybe an hour or two of your time.   BUT YOU WILL GET
A
RESPONSE!  As I have mentioned, I have tried this twice before, and have
made
some money.  Take a look at these figures:

        Post the letter to five different(but interesting) newsgroups.
Use
your judgement to       decide which ones might be the most responsive.
For
example, a group with only five         items posted is probably not
often
visited.  Assume that the newsgroups you posted the     item to will be
visited
50 times a day, or 1,500 times a month (this is a low estimate).
This
means that 7,500 people might read your message.  Of course, 80% of
those might
        dismiss your message as worthless.  But that leaves 1,500 people
who
might try it.  They     will send out letters just like ours, but as
many as
75% of those will be creeps who will    use your letter and not send you
any
money (PLEASE BE HONEST -- YOU CAN MAKE THIS WAY, DO    NOT STIFF THE
PEOPLE
WHO PRESENT YOU WITH THE OPPORTUNITY!)  After that, you see the
remaining 25% return, or $375 sent directly to you!  Then, each time the
letter
is      re-used, for four additional levels, you also get $1.00 per
use.  If
they get the same       response as you, it adds up to $1,500 more, for
a total
return on your investment of    $1,875!

I have tried this twice -- the first time I made about $1,200, and the
second
earned me just over $2,000.!

That is why I am trying this again.  It worked for me, and you should
give a
try as well.  Just remember, BE HONEST!

So, how does this work?  Simple.  You have probably seen this before.

What it is, is a perfectly legal(see Title 18,h sections 1302 NS 1341 of
Postal
Lottery Laws) program of collecting names and addresses for a mailing
list.

Basically, you will start your own small company that collects and
stores
mailing lists.  NOTE: You can sell these mailing lists to other
companies and
make even mote money, but I have not done that with mine.  My goal is to
make
some money, not deluge those who send me the money with piles of junk
mail.

STEP ONE - Print this letter.  Save it in case you want to try it again
later.

STEP TWO - Send a snail-mail letter to each of the following people,
reading
simply "Please add me to your mailing list", and containing your full
name and
mailing address, and $1.00 in cash:



        1. Matthew Stanislawski
           5919 N West Circle Ave.
           Chicago, IL 60631

        2. S.J. Yeggi
           4115 Ventura Canyon Ave.
           Sherman Oaks, CA 91423

        3. Patrick Powell
           2235 Stratford Ave. #2
           Cincinnati, OH 45219-1201

        4. Matthew Rivard
           8020 N. Hickory #1312
           Kansas City, MO 64118

        5.Frechols Backstop
           RR 01 Box 256
           Lamesa, Texas 79331

STEP THREE - Edit this letter to read the way you want it to.  Include
some
information about yourself.  DO NOT LIE!  I have stated in this letter
that I
have tried this twice, but if you cannot say this honestly, don't say
it.  When
you get to the top of the list of names above, remove the top name(#1)
and move
the others up.  Then add your name to the list in the #5 position.  In
this
way, you can earn money from the investments of others after you, as you
are
helping those that came before.

STEP FOUR - Post your letter to as many newsgroups or local BBS numbers
as you
wish.  You can even send copies of it snail mail but this is not as
considerate.  When you post it on a newsgroup, the people who want to
read it
can, but they are not forced to receive it as junk mail.  Also when you
post
it, give it a title that will draw people to it.  I have used the title
"YOU
CAN START YOUR OWN CASH BUSINESS".

STEP FIVE - When the money starts coming in (and it may take two or
three
weeks, don't panic and dont give up), save all the letters you receive
in a box
or closet somewhere.  ALWAYS KEEP THE ORIGINAL LETTERS.  This way, you
will
have proof that your business is legal and legitimate, in case you are
ever
asked.

STEP SIX - use the money you have received as you wish.  You have earned
it.
Then try it again.  Just don't forget to send the money to the people on
the
list!  They are just like you and nobody makes any money if this letter
regenerates without any money changing hands.

That is all.   Thank you for taking the time to read this.  I hope you
decide
to give it a try, and I hope it gives you the same results I have seen
in the
past.

        Thank You.


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From: wat...@aramis.rutgers.edu (Donald Watrous)
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Subject: Re: EARN EASY MONEY ON THE NET!!!
Date: 31 Jan 1996 18:52:35 -0500
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mri...@cctr.umkc.edu (Matt Rivard) writes:

>What it is, is a perfectly legal(see Title 18,h sections 1302 NS 1341
>of Postal Lottery Laws) program of collecting names and addresses for
>a mailing list.

You want to know if this is "perfectly legal?"  See

        http://www.usps.gov/websites/depart/inspect/chainlet.htm

for the US Postal Service's view on such schemes.

>Basically, you will start your own small company that collects and
>stores mailing lists.  NOTE: You can sell these mailing lists to other
>companies and make even mote money, but I have not done that with
>mine.  My goal is to make some money, not deluge those who send me the
>money with piles of junk mail.

Here you explain the pretense of legality and immediately give it up
in your candor.  The above cited reference even addresses this angle:

   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

Sorry to follow this up to so many groups.  I hope the education of a
few who might be tempted to perpetuate this might be worth the added
article everywhere.

Chain letters, because of the fraudulent nature, are a pet peeve of
mine.  Check out

        http://www.cs.rutgers.edu/~watrous/chain-letters.html

Don
--
Donald Watrous                       LCSR Systems, Rutgers University
wat...@cs.rutgers.edu            http://www.cs.rutgers.edu/~watrous/