Re: Make Cash Now

Make $$$ Now ("make$$$"@cash.net) wrote:
: Would you like to make $1,000, $10,000 even $50,000 from a simple $5
: investment? If you follow the 3 steps below, there is no reason
: whatsoever why you shouldn't have cash coming in in a matter of days.
: This is a perfectly legitimate investment
: opportunity. You invest $5 and you receive a return on your investment.
: So does the next investor. NOT ILLEGAL, NOT A CHAIN LETTER - PERFECTLY
: LEGITIMATE!

...if its perfectly legitimate, legal, and not a chain letter, how come 
it matches the description of a pyramid scam EXACTLY? How come you're 
posting from a FAKE address if you got nothing to hide? It didn't help 
much, y'know... Y8our postmaster still got a copy of this SPAM. Noone 
with half a brain falls for this horseshit, and noone appreciates having 
space wasted in thier newsgroups by the people who do fall for it.

Here, read this:

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The following (below the dash lines) is from website    
    http://www.usps.gov/websites/depart/inspect/chainlet.htm
there is also an ftp site where it can be downloaded, but I can't recall
where it is.

Again, if you have web access, this is a great site:
    http://reality.sgi.com/employees/jed/things/chain.html


Hope this helps!

Greg
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United States
Postal Inspection Service 

Chain Letters 


A chain letter is a "get rich quick" scheme that promises that your mail 
box will soon be stuffed full of cash if you decide to participate. 
You're told you can make thousands of dollars every month if you follow 
the detailed instructions in the letter. 

A typical chain letter includes names and addresses of several individuals 
whom you may or may not know. You are instructed to send a certain amount 
of money--usually $5--to the person at the top of the list, and then 
eliminate that name and add yours to the bottom. You are then instructed 
to mail copies of the letter to a few more individuals who will hopefully
repeat the entire process. The letter promises that if they follow the same 
procedure, your name will gradually move to the top of the list and 
you'll receive money -- lots of it. 

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. (Chain letters that ask for 
items of minor value, like picture postcards or recipes, may be mailed, since
such items are not things of value within the meaning of the law.) 

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. 

The main thing to remember is that a chain letter is simply a bad 
investment. You certainly won't get rich. You will receive little or no 
money. The few dollars you may get will probably not be as much as you 
spend making and mailing copies of the chain letter. 

Chain letters don't work because the promise that all participants in a 
chain letter will be winners is mathematically impossible. Also, many 
people participate, but do not send money to the person at the top of 
the list. Some others create a chain letter that lists their name 
numerous times--in various forms with different addressee. So, in 
reality, all the money in a chain is going to one person. 

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 there's a claim 
that the U.S. Postal Service or U.S. Postal Inspection  Service has 
declared the letter legal. This is said only to mislead you. Neither the 
Postal Service nor Postal Inspectors give prior approval to any chain 
letter. 

Participating in a chain letter is a losing proposition. Turn over any  
chain letter you receive that asks for money or other items of value to 
your local postmaster or nearest Postal Inspector. Write on the mailing  
envelope of the letter or in a separate transmittal letter, "I received 
this in the mail and believe it may be illegal."


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