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Original Usenet message from alt.ascii-art, 31 May 1997.
$5.00 WORTH A SHOT

$5.00 WORTH A SHOT


A little while back, I was browsing the newsgroups, just like you are
now, and I came across an article similar to this one that said you
could make thousands of dollars within weeks with only the initial
investment of $5.00! So I thought, "Yeah, right, this must be a scam."
But I was curious, like most of us, so I kept reading. Anyway, it said
that you send $1.00 to each of the five people listed in the article.
You then post the article in at least 250 300 newsgroups (There are
thousands). No catch, that was it. So after talking to a few people
first, I thought about trying it. I had nothing to lose except five
stamps and $5.00.

Like most of us I was a little skeptical and a little worried about the
legal aspects and all. So I checked it out with the U.S. Postal Service
(1-800-725 2161) and they said that it was legal!! So, I invested the
$5.00......

I started getting money in the mail within the first week!! I was
shocked. I still figured that it would end soon, and I didn't think much
about it. But the money just kept coming in. In my first week I made
$30.00. The second week I made about $300. In the fourth week I counted
over $2,000!! All that from a $5 investment.

Let me tell you how this works and most importantly, why it works. Also,
make a copy of this article NOW, so you can get the information from it
as you need it. The process is simple and consists of 3 easy steps.

STEP 1: Get five seperate sheets of paper and writ the following on each
sheet of paper. "PLEASE PUT ME ON YOUR INFORMATION MAILING LIST." Now
get five $1 dollar bills and place ONE inside each of the five sheets of
paper so the bill will not be seen through the envelopes to prevent
thievery. Next, place the folded sheets of paper with a dollar bill in
each into the five envelopes and seal them. You should now have five
sealed envelopes, each with a piece of paper stating the above phrase
and a $1.00 bill. What you are doing is creating a service.

THIS IS PERFECTLY LEGAL!!!

Mail the five envelopes to the following addresses:


#1	 	Glenn Stribling
	412 Kenington Dr., L.H.
	Grawfordsville, IN 47933
	USA

#2	Jack Buyuk
	29 Spring Valley Road
	Paramus, NJ 07652
	USA

#3	Johnny G. Gulo
	PO BOX 8184
	Virginia Beach, VA 23450
	USA

#4	John Mulvaney
        5116 Johnson Ave.
	Western Springs, IL 60558
	USA

#5       E.TRIPI
29 HEWES ST.
BRENTWOOD,NY.11717
U.S.A.

 STEP 2: Now take the #1 name off the list that you see above, move the
other names up one (#5 becomes #4, #4 becomes #3, etc.) and add YOUR
name as #5 on the list.

STEP 3: Change everything you need to, but try to keep this article as
close to the original as possible. Now, post your mended article to at
least 250 newsgroups (There are close to 50,000 groups on the net!) All
you need is 250, but remember, the more you post the more money you will
receive. If you have trouble finding newsgroups use a search engine such
as Altavista or Yahoo and search using "newsgroups listing." Don't know
how to post in the newsgroups? Do the following:

For Netscape users:

	1) Click on any newsgroup, like normal. Then click on the " To
News" in
the top left corner of the newsgroups page. This will bring up a message
box.
	2) Fill in the subject box with a catchy phrase such as: $$$MAKE
MONEY
EASILY AND LEGALLY$$$
	3) Now go to the message part of the box and retype this letter
exactly
as it is here. (The only thing you change is adding your name in the #5
position and moving the other addresses up 1 position each, thus
removing the #1 name).
	4) When you are done typing in the WHOLE letter, click on "File"
above the send button, then "Save as..." DO NOT SEND YOUR LETTER UNTIL
YOU SAVE IT!!(this is so you only have to type this once).
	5) Now that you have saved the letter, go ahead and send your
first
copy!(click the send button in the top left corner)
	6) THIS IS WHERE YOU POST AT LEAST 250 TIMES!!! OK, go to any
newsgroup
article and click the "To News" button. Type in Your catchy phrase in
the SUBJECT BOX, then go to the body part of the message box and place
your cursor there. NOW click on "Attachment" which is right below the
SUBJECT BOX. Click on "attach file", then find the letter you saved,
click once on your saved file, then click "Open", Then click "OK". If
you did this right, you should see your filename in the attachment box
and it will be shaded. NOW POST AWAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

For Internet Explorer users:

	1) Its just as easy, Holding down the left mouse button, highlight
this
entire article, then press the the "CTRL" key and the "C" key at the
same time to copy this letter.
	2) Now go to the newsgroups and press "POST AN ARTICLE", Type in
your catchy phrase in the subject box, and click the large window below.
Press "CTRL" and "V" and the article will appear in the message window.
**BE SURE TO MAKE YOUR ADDRESS CHANGES TO THE 5 NAMES**
	3) Now re-highlight the letter and RE-COPY it so you have the
changes...Then all you have to do for each newsgroup is press "CTRL" and
"V" and press "POST" it's that easy!!!!!
	
	Thats it! All you have to do is jump to different newsgroups and
post
away. For both methods it only takes about 30 seconds to post to each
newsgroup. Once you get the hang of it.

Remember the more newsgroups you post to the more money you will make!

	You will begin recieving money in the mail from around
the world within days!  You may eventually want to rent a P.O. box due
to the large amount of mail you recieve.  If you wish to stay
anonymous, you can invent a name to use, as long as the postman will
deliver it.

**JUST MAKE SURE ALL THE ADDRESSES ARE CORRECT**

Now the WHY part:

Out of 250 postings, say I recieve only 5 replies (a very low
example).

So then I made $5.00 with my name at #5 on the letter.  Now, each of
the 5 persons that sent me $1.00 make the minimum of 250 postings,
each with my name at #4 and only 5 persons respond to the original 5,
that is another $25.00 for me, now those 25 each make 250 MINIMUM
postings with my name at #3 and only five reply to each, I will bring
in an additional $125.00! Now, those 125 people turn around and post
the MINIMUM 250 with my name at #2 and only recieve 5 replies each, I
will make an additional $625.00!  OK, now here is the fun part, each
of those 625 people posts a minimum 200 letters with my name at #1 and
each recieve only 5 replies.

That just made me $3,125.00!!!With an original investment of only
$5.00!

AMAZING!  And as I said 5 responces is actually VERY LOW! The average is
probably 20 to 30!  So lets put those figures at just 15 responces
per person.  Here is what you will make:

at #5   $15.00

at #4   $225.00

at #3   $3,375.00

at #2   $50,625.00

at #1   $759,375.00



When your name is no longer on the list, you just take the latest
posting in the newsgroup, and send out another $5.00 to names on the
list, putting you name at #5 again.  And start posting again!!!

The thing to remember is, do you realize thousands of people all over
the world sre joining the internet and reading these articles
everyday, JUST LIKE YOU ARE NOW!!!  So you can afford $5.00 and see if
it really works?? I think so...People have said, "What if the plan is
played out and no one sends you the money? So what!  What are the
chances of that happening when there are tons of new, honest users and
new honest people who are joining the internet and newsgroups everyday
and are willing to give it a try? Estimates are 20,000 to 50,000 new
users everyday, with thousands of those joining the actual internet.
REMEMBER, play FAIRLY and HONESTLY and this will work.  You just have
to be honest.  Make sure you print this article out RIGHT NOW. Also,
try to keep a list of everyone that sends you money and always keep an
eye on the newsgroups to make sure everyone is playing fairly.
Remember, HONESTY IS THE BEST POLICY!!!  You don't need to cheat, the
basic idea is to make money honestly!!

Good Luck to all and please play fairly and reap the huge rewards from
this, which is tons of extra CASH.  ** By the way, if you try to
decieve people by posting the message with your name in the list and
not sending the money to the rest of the people on the list, you will
NOT get as much.  Someone I talked to knew someone who did that and he
only made about $150.00, and that was after seven or eight weeks!
Then he sent the original 5 $1.00 bills, people added him to their
lists, and in 4-5 weeks he had over $10k.  This is the fairest and
most honest way I have ever seen to share the wealth of the world
without costing anything but our time!!  You also want to make mailing
and e-mail lists for future dollars.

Please remember to declare your extra income. Thanks once again.....

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Subject: $5.00 WORTH A SHOT
Date: 1997/05/31
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