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Original Usenet message from alt.ascii-art, 10 Jul 1996.
Re: !!!!FAST CASH!!!!!!

Re: !!!!FAST CASH!!!!!!

In article <4rorgq$48...@earth.superlink.net>
zem...@superlink.net wrote:

> I posted this article once and Im sorry I did it.  I heard that it was
> legal (but I forgot to include it in the letter).  Even one article
> told exactly what code proves that it is legal.  Nayway, Ive been
> getting all these letters from people saying that this is illegal.  I
> still think it is legal, but send at your own risk.  If you start to
> post letters and you get these weird responses, dont turn to me.  But
> it is legal.  Even if some people say it's not.......
> 
> 
> zem...@superlink.net wrote:
> 
>>To start, I hate get rich quick scams.  I always
>>used to look at these and wonder how it would work.  But 
>>this one is different.  This one works.

If you are posting this message from the United States (and I beleive Canada also) then
 IT IS DEFINITELY 100% POSITILVELY A FELONY.

If you post these messages, or even send money to someone who has posted these messages
 whether you repost the message or not, you are committing a felony.

You don't have to believe it. You don't have to think it. You don't even have to
 understand it or claim it in your messgae. Post this stuff and you will be
 reported to your provider. If enough people complain you will be cut off from
 your provider and denied further access. And if the government catches it,
 you will be prosecuted, fined, and possibly serve time in jail.
 Chain letters are a scam.

I will be forwarding your post and the relevant legal information to your provider.

For those of you intelligent enough to check out what I am saying,
 here is some reference:
"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.

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."

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

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From: rcr...@arcm.com (Robert Croson, Jr)
Subject: Re: !!!!FAST CASH!!!!!!
Date: 1996/07/10
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