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Original Usenet thread from alt.ascii-art, started 10 Oct 1996.
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READ ME

READ ME

alt.ascii-art · 2 messages · 10 Oct 1996 - 12 Oct 1996
Take two minutes to read this and it WILL change your life.
 
 I just read an article in an internet newsgroup describing how
 to make $50,000.00 in only one month from a $5.00 investment.
 
 Of course I thought this was rediculous ,or some type of pyramid.
 I talked it over with my family, an attorney, and my friends, and
 they all agreed it was some sort of scam.I hate scams because
 usually someone gets burned, and I didn't want it to be me!
 I blew it off for a few weeks then saw another one in a
 newsgroup I go to alot and thought, "Maybe this is legitimate!".
 Besides, whats $5.00 , I spend more than that in the morning on
 my way to work on coffee and cigs for the day.
  
 Well, two weeks later,I began recieving money in the mail!
 I couldn't believe it! Not just a little , I mean big bucks!
 At first only a few hundred dollars, then a week later, a
 couple of thousand , then it EXPLODED!! . By the end of the fourth
 week , I had recieved nearly $39,000.00. It came from all
 over the world and every bit of it perfectly legal and on the
 up and up. I've been able to pay off all my bills and still had
 enough left over for a nice vacation for me and my family.
 
 Not only does it work for me, it works for other folks as well.
 Markus Valppu says he made $57,883 in four weeks.  Dave Manning
 claims he made $53,664 in the same amount of time.  Dan Shepstone
 says it was only $17,000 for him.  Do I know these folks?
 No, but when I read how they say they did it, it made sense to me.
 Enough sense that I'm taking a similar chance with $5 of my own money.
 Not a big chance, I admit--but one with incredible potential,
 because $5 is all anyone ever invests in this system.  Period.
 That's all Markus, Dave, or Dan invested, yet their $5 netted them tens
 of thousands of dollars each, in a safe, legal, completely legitimate
way.
 Here's how it works in 3 easy steps:
 
STEP 1.
 
    Invest your $5 by writing your name and address on five seperate
    pieces of paper along with the words,
    "PLEASE ADD ME TO YOUR MAILING LIST." 
    (In this way, you're not just sending a dollar to someone;
    you're paying for a legitimate service.) Fold a $1 bill, money
order,
    or bank note inside each paper, and mail them by standard U. S. Mail
    to the following five addresses:

 

    1. Yasutaka Takeuchi
        205 Syatorey-Denen
        1025 Uchino, Hamakita
        Shizuoka, JAPAN 434
  
    2. Joseph Frank
        333 East Broadway #8
        Loveland, Ohio  USA 45140

    3. Duet Thompson
        6 Strathconan Drv
        Toowoomba, Qld, Aust, 4350   AUS$

    4. Ronald Hovens
        Moutzhofweg 140
        5926 RB  Venlo
        The Netherlands


    5. Roberto Cogoi
        V.le ippodromo 2
        34100 - Trieste
            ITALIA


    Now remove the top name from the list, and move the
    other names up.This way, #5 becomes #4 and so on.
    Put your name in as the fifth one on the list.

STEP 3.

    Post the article to at least 200 newsgroups. There are at
    least 17000 newsgroups at any given moment in time.
    Try posting to as many newsgroups as you can.Remember
    the more groups you post to, the more people will see your
    article and send you cash!

STEP 4.

     You are now in business for yourself, and should start seeing
     returns within 7 to 14 days! Remember, the internet is new
     and huge. There is no way you can lose.
 
    Now here is how and why this system works:
 
    Out of every block of 200 posts I made, I got back 5 responses.
    Yes, thats right,only 5. You make $5.00 in cash, not checks or money
    orders, but real cash with your name at #5.
 
    Each additional person who sent you $1.00 now also makes 200
    additional postings with your name at #4, 1000 postings.On
    average then, 50 people will send you $1.00 with your name at
    #4,....$50.00 in your pocket!
 
    Now these 50 new people will make 200 postings each with your
    name at #3 or 10,000 postings. Average return, 500 people= $500.
    They make 200 postings each with your name at #2= 100,000
    postings=5000 returns at $1.00 each=$5,000.00 in cash!
 
    Finally, 5,000 people make 200 postings each with your name at
    #1 and you get a return of $50,000 before your name drops off
    the list.And that's only if everyone down the line makes only 200
    postings each! Your total income for this one cycle is $55,000.
 
    From time to time when you see your name is no longer on the list,
    you take the latest posting you can find and start all over again.

    So thats it. Pretty simple sounding stuff, huh? But believe me, it
    works. There are millions of people surfing the net every day, all
    day, all over the world. And 100,000 new people get on the net
    every day. You know that, you've seen the stories in the paper.
    So, my friend, read and follow the simple instructions and play
    fair. Thats the key, and thats all there is to it.Print this out
    right now so you can refer back to this article easily.Try to keep
    an eye on all the postings you made to make sure everyone is
    playing fairly. You know where your name should be.
 
    REMEMBER....HONESTY IS THE BEST POLICY.YOU DON'T
    NEED TO CHEAT THE BASIC IDEA TO MAKE THE MONEY!
    GOOD LUCK TO ALL,AND PLEASE PLAY FAIR AND YOU WILL
    WIN AND MAKE SOME REAL INSTANT FREE CASH!

Belive it or not, you will get fast easy cash by just sending $5, yes,
 just 5 dollars. You will receive $25,000 to $50,500 within 3 to 4
weeks.
 Please take couple minutes to read the rest. You will see how it works.
 
 Act today, and just wait easlier for you money coming to your mailbox.
 
 Hello! I've got some awesome news that I think you need to take two
 minutes to read if you have ever thought "How could I make some
 serious cash in a hurry???" , or been in serious debt,  ready to do
 almost anything to get the money needed to pay off those bill
 collectors. So grab a snack, a warm cup of coffee, or a glass of your
 favorite beverage, get comfortable and listen to this interesting,
 exciting find!
    Let me start by saying that I FINALLY FOUND IT! That's right!. I
 found it! And I HATE GET RICH QUICK SCHEMES!! I hate those schemes
 like multi-level marketing, mail-order schemes, envelope stuffing
 scams, 900 number scams... the list goes on forever. I have tried
 every darn get rich quick scheme out there over the past 12 years. I
 somehow got on mailing lists for people looking to make money (more
 like 'desperate stupid people who will try anything for money!').
 Well,  when I was a teenager,  these claims to 'get me rich quick'
 sounded irresistible! I would shell out $14.95 here, $29.95 there,
 $24.95 here, and another $49.95 there.  I had maxed out my new Circuit
 City Card AND my Visa...I was desperate for money!!  So, I gave the
mall  a chance but failed at every one of them! Maybe they worked for
 some people, but not for me.  Eventually, I just tossed that JUNK MAIL
 in the trash when I got the mail.  I recognized it right away.  I can
 smell a money scam from a mile away these days,  SO I THOUGHT....
 I thought I could sniff out a scam easily.  WAS I WRONG!!  ....I LOVE
 THE INTERNET!!!
 
    I was scanning thru a NEWSGROUP and saw an article stating to
 GET CASH FAST!!  I thought..."Here on the Internet??  Well, I'll just
 have to see what schemes could possibly be on the internet." The
 article described a way to MAIL A ONE DOLLAR BILL TO ONLY FIVE PEOPLE
 AND MAKE $50, 0000 IN CASH WITHIN 4 WEEKS!  Well, the more I thought
 about it, the more I became very curious. Why? Because of the way it
 worked AND BECAUSE IT WOULD ONLY COST ME FIVE DOLLARS (AND FIVE
 STAMPS), THAT'S ALL I EVER PAY....EVER!!
 
    Ok, so the $50,000 in cash was maybe an tough amount to reach, but
 it was possible.  I knew that I could at least get a return of $1,000
 or so.  So I did it!! As per the instructions in the article, I mailed
 out ('snail mail'for you e-mail fanatics) a single dollar bill to each
 of the five people on the list that was contained in the article.  I
 included a small note, with the dollar, that stated "Please Add Me To
 Your List."  I then removed the first position name of the five names
 listed and moved everyone up one position, and I put my name in
 position five of the list.  This is how the money starts rolling in!
 I then took this revised article now with my name on the list and
 REPOSTED IT ON AS MANY NEWSGROUPS AND LOCAL BULLETIN BOARD
 MESSAGE AREAS THAT I KNEW.  I then waited to watch the money come
 in...prepared to maybe receive about $1000 to $1500 in cash or so....
 But what a welcome surprise when those envelopes kept coming in!!!  I
 knew what they were as soon as I saw the return addresses from people
 all over the world-Most from the U.S., but some from Canada, even some
 from Australia!  I tell you, THAT WAS EXCITING!!  So how much did I
 get in total return?  $1000? $5000? Not even!!! I received a total of
 $23,343!!!  I couldn't believe it!!
 
    I now have a brand new black Acura Integra to speak for, due to
 this!! Now after almost 8 months, I am ready to do it again!!! So
 maybe it was possible to get $50,000 in cash, I don't know, but  IT
 COMPLETELY DEPENDS ON YOU, THE INDIVIDUAL!  You must follow through
 and repost this article everywhere you can think of!  The more
 postings you achieve will determine how much cash will arrive in your
 very own mailbox!!  It's just too easy to pass up!!!
 
    Let's review the reasons why you should do this:  The only cost
 factors are for the five stamps, the 5 envelopes and the 5 one dollar
 bills that you send out to the listed names by snail mail (US Postal
 Service Mail).  Then just simply repost the article (WITH YOUR NAME
 ADDED) to all the newsgroups and local BBS's you can.  Then sit back
 and, (ironically), enjoy walking (you can run if you like! :o  ) down
 your driveway to your mailbox and scoop up your rewards!!  We all have
 five dollars to put into such an easy effortless investment with
 SPECTACULAR REALISTIC RETURNS OF $15,000 to $25,000 in about 3-5
 weeks!  So HOLD OFF ON THOSE LOTTERY NUMBERS FOR TODAY,EAT AT HOME
 TONIGHT INSTEAD OF TAKEOUT FROM McDONALDS AND INVEST FIVE  DOLLARS IN
 THIS AMAZING MONEY MAKING SYSTEM NOW!!! YOU CAN'T LOSE!!
    So how do you do it exactly, you ask?  I have carefully provided
 the mostdetailed, yet straightforward instructions on how to easily
 get this underway and get your cash on its way. SO, ARE YOU READY TO
 MAKE SOME CASH!!!?? HERE WE GO!!!
 
 *** THE LIST OF NAMES IS AT THE END OF THIS ARTICLE. ***
 
 OK,  Read this carefully.  Get a printout of this information, if you
 like, so you can easily refer to it as often as needed.
 
 INSTRUCTIONS:
 
 1.  Take a sheet of paper and write on it the following:
 "Please add my name to your list".  This creates a service out of this
 money making system and thus making it completely legal. You are not
 just randomly sending a dollar to someone, you are paying one dollar
 for a legitimate service.  Make sure  you include your name and
 address.  I assure you that,  again,  this is completely legal!  For a
 neat little twist, also write what slot their name was in: "You were
 in slot 3",  Just to add a little fun!  This is all about having fun
 and making money at the same time!
 
 2.  Now fold this sheet of paper around a dollar bill ,(no checks or
 money orders), and put them into an envelope and send it on its way to
 the five people listed.  The folding of the paper around the bill will
 insure its arrival to its recipient. THIS STEP IS IMPORTANT!!
 
 3.  Now listen carefully, here's where you get YOUR MONEY COMING TO
 YOUR MAILBOX.   Look at the list of five people;  remove the first
 name from position one and move everyone on the list up slot one on
 the list.  Position 2 name will now move to the position 1 slot ,
 position 3 will now become position 2, 4 will be be 3, 5 wil be 4.
 Now put your name, address, zipcode AND COUNTRY in position 5, the
 bottom position on the list.
 
 4.  Now upload this updated file to as many newsgroups and local
 bulletin boards' message areas & file section as possible.
 (Preferrably
 about 200, if you have the time) The more you post it the more
 chances you have of someone responding to it.  Give a
 catchy description of the file so it gets noticed!!  Such as:
 "NEED FAST CASH?, HERE IT IS!" or "NEED CASH TO PAY OFF
 YOUR DEBTS??",  etc.  And the more uploads, the more money you will
 make, and of course, the more money the others on the list will make
 too.  LET'S ALL TAKE CARE OF EACH OTHER BY BEING HONEST AND BY PUTTING
 FORTH 120 PERCENT INTO THIS PROFITABLE & AMAZING SYSTEM!!! You'll reap
 the benefits, believe me!!! Set a goal for the number of total uploads
 you'll post, such as 15-20 postings or more!  Always have a goal in
 mind!!! If you can UUE encode the file when uploading,  that will make
 it easier for the people to receive it and have it downloaded to their
 hard drive.  That way they get a copy of the article right on their
 computer without hassles of viewing and then saving the article from
 the File menu. Don't alter the file type, leave it as an MS-DOS Text
 file. The best test is to be able to view this file using Microsoft's
 Notepad for Windows 3.x or WordPad for Windows '95. If the margins
 look right without making the screen slide left or right when at the
 ends of the sentences, you're in business!
 
 5.  If you need help uploading, simply ask the sysop of the BBS, or
 "POST" a message on a newsgroup asking how to post a file, tell them
 who your Internet provider is and PEOPLE WILL ALWAYS BE GLAD TO HELP.
 I would try to describe how to do it but there are simply too many
 internet software packages with slightly different yet relatively
 simple ways to post or upload a file.  Just ask for help or look in
 the help section for 'posting'. I do know that for GNN, you simply
 select 'POST' then enter a catchy description under the subject box,
 choose 'ATTACH', selecting 'UUE' and NOT 'TXT', then choose 'Browse'
 to go look for the file. Find your text file CASH.TXT and click on it
 and choose 'OK'.  Place a one line statement in the main body section
 of the message post screen. Something like "Download this to read how
 to get cash arriving in your mailbox with no paybacks!" or whatever.
 Just make sure it represents its true feasibility, NOT something
 like..."Get one million dollars flooding in your mailbox in two days!"
 
 You'll never get ANY responses!
 
 6.  And this is the step I like.  JUST SIT BACK AND ENJOY LIFE BECAUSE
 CASH IS ON ITS THE WAY!!  Expect to see a little money start to
 trickle in around 2 weeks, but AT ABOUT WEEKS 3 & 4, THE MONEY STORM
 WILL HIT YOUR MAILBOX!! All you have to do is take it out of the
 mailbox and try not to scream too loud (outside anyway) when you
 realize YOU HIT THE BIG TIME AT LAST!!
 
 7.  So go PAY OFF YOUR BILLS AND DEBTS and then get that something
 special you always wanted or buy that special person in your life (or
 the one you want in your life)  a gift they'll never forget.  ENJOY
 LIFE!
 
 8.  Now when you get low on this money supply,  simply re-activate
 this file again; Reposting it in the old places where you originally
 posted and possibly some new places you now know of. Don't ever lose
 this file, always keep a copy at your reach for when you ever need
 cash.  THIS IS AN INCREDIBLE TOOL THAT YOU CAN ALWAYS RE-USE TIME AND
 TIME AGAIN WHEN CASH IS NEEDED!
 
 9.  (This step added by Charles Reiley).  Hello, This is exciting,
 isn't it?! While I'm on the list, just add a note saying "Please
 include extra money tips" with your name & E-MAIL address, and I will
 (FOR FREE) send you some neat methods to increase the money you will
 receive with this plan. Why?... Why not? I'm not a selfish jerk...I
 like helping out others. E-mail just makes it a touch easier and
 cheaper, too!  After I drop off the list, I can no longer offer you
 this advice, obviously, but maybe someone else who gets my tips will
 offer and simply replace my name on this step number 9. Good luck and
 give this plan your all, it will definitely pay off! Like Mike said,
 HAVE FUN WITH IT!!!
 ******************************************************************
 ******************************************************************
 THE NAMES LIST       THE NAMES LIST      THE NAME LIST
 ******************************************************************
 *     HONESTY IS WHAT MAKES THIS PROGRAM SUCCESSFUL!!!
 *
 *  1.  Michael W. Graham
 *      7342 146th St. SW Apt C
 *      Tacoma, Wa 98439
 *
 *  2.  Jason Dessenberg
 *      Whispering Way #10
 *      Grand Rapids, MI 49546
 *
 *  3.  Jesse Dom
 *      17308 Oldtown Rd. S.E.
 *      Oldtown, MD 21555
 *
 *  4.  R. DeLuca
 *      8051 Marcum CT
 *      Boise, ID  83704
 *
 *  5.  D. Severs
 *      6091 Applecross St No
 *      St. Petersburg, Fl 33709
 *
*************************************************************************

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