Warning

[Moderator's note:  this posting is approved on behalf of the FBI, which
has
stepped in to investigate the massive spree of fraud being committed by
the
MAKE.MONEY.FAST posters.]

To the USENET Community:

You may be familiar with a rash of postings to various newsgroups by
various
entities purporting to describe a scheme by Mr.  David Rhodes of Oxford,
Kentucky on the subject of "Make Money Fast."  These schemes have as
their
theme a list of people to whom you, the mark, should send money --
followed
by
reposting of the article with your name added to the list.  In this
wise,
the
scam purports, everyone who participates will become fabulously rich.

The FBI wishes to inform you that under no circumstances should you:

     1) Believe that this scam will work.  It won't.  It's a classic con
          principle to promise massive returns on your meager
investment.
     2) Participate in the re-posting of the article.  If you do so, you
          are guilty of a Class IV felony.
     3) Propagate this scam further in any way.

We wish to further inform you that cases are pending in the federal
courts
against several individuals who disregarded U.S. statutes and attempted
to
defraud their fellow citizens.

Finally, we wish to inform you that David Rhodes himself is in a Federal
Correctional Institution for his part in the origination of this scam
and
will
not see the light of day until the year 1997, barring parole or pardon
from
higher authority.

Thank you for doing everything you can to stamp out this scam.
Confidence
men
benefit no one but themselves.  Don't fall victim to schemes like this.

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