Original Usenet thread from alt.ascii-art, started 10 Nov 1996.
A Sincere Request...
alt.ascii-art
· 1 message · 10 Nov 1996
Hello,
I have been seeing these stupid "Make Money FAST" posts all over the
internet for the past few months and I kept saying to myself, "I wish
these idiots would stop posting these advertisements on the net." Well,
I actually took time to read a post and was very intrigued with what I
read. Please, allow me to explain a money making system that has a
potential return on investment of $40,000 in a short duration of time.
I read it very skeptically, as you are now doing, and analyzed it and
found it, to my surprise, to be a very plausible and viable plan. PLUS,
it is perfectly LEGAL. It is based on the concept of Networking and it
thrives on the theory of Exponential Growth. My sincere request is
this: Suspend your skepticism for a few moments and really look at this
plan. Analyze it. (you will notice that my figures are different than
other posts using this plan. I found other figures to be flawed and
misleading. I used exponentials to calculate my numbers.) My math is
correct. I do not wish to mislead anyone.
THE PREMISE---------
If you are willing to make an investment of $5, along with supplying 5
stamps, 5 envelopes, and spending a few hours in front of your computer,
you will have the capacity to make almost $40,000 in a few months (This
is generally where I stop reading, but please read on...)
THE PLAN-------------
STEP 1:
Get 5 seperate pieces of paper and write the following on each sheet of
paper: "PLEASE PUT ME ON YOUR MAILING LIST. YOU ARE NUMBER <<4, 3, 2,
or 1>> (you will see which number to choose later). Get 5 $1 bills and
place ONE inside each of the 5 pieces of paper that you just wrote and
fold the paper so that the bill will not be seen in the envelope
(otherwise, people who like to steal envelopes with money in them will
get yours). You should now have 5 envelopes sealed, EACH with a piece
of paper and a $1 bill in it. By writing the statement above on each
piece of paper, you are legitimizing the process and making this
perfectly LEGAL. Now, mail the 5 envelopes to the 5 following
addresses:
1) S. Shaw, 611 23rd Street, Sacramento, CA 95816
2) M. Nawlo, 27 Crows Next Ln. #17, Danbury, CT. 06810
3) M. Smith, 389 East McDonel Hall, East Lansing, MI 48825
4) J. Simpson, Brks 447 Box 769, NSA Memphis, TN 38054
5) D. Brogan, PO Box 290755, Davie, FL 33329-0755
STEP 2: (Creating your own letter to redistribute on the net)
Now, take the #1 name off of the list that you see above and move the
other 4 names up one place (5 becomes 4, 4 becomes 3, etc). Place YOUR
NAME and mailing address at #5. It would probably be easiest to save
this file as a text file (.txt) and use an editor, such as WordPad, to
alter just the 5 addresses above. After you have made changes to the
addresses make sure you Save the updated file and note the file
location. It is important that you save the amended file because this
is what you are going to use for mass mailing in step 3.
Step 3: Distribute your amended article (with your name at #5, and all
others shifted up one place) throughout the Internet. You can do this
by posting your amended note through e-mail or through newsgroups.
Here's where you can be creative. The idea is to reach as many people
with your amended note as possible. For example, many colleges offer
ways to search e-mail addresses for enrolled students on their web
pages. College students are ideal agents to recruit because they are
perpetually in need of money (aren't we all) because of the rising costs
associated with college. When you begin receiving names and money, save
the names in a file. The people who send you money are paying you to
save their name, essentially, as proof that you gave them this
opportunity. By saving the names, the business becomes legal. NOTE:
THE MINIMUM REDISTRIBUTION SHOULD BE AT LEAST 200 PEOPLE.
WHY THE SYSTEM WORKS------------
You only need an average return of 4%, that is EIGHT PEOPLE out of 200,
to make almost $40,000. Here's why.....It is based on an exponential
function. Out of every 200 postings, let's say you only receive 8
replies. So you made 8 dollars with your name at #5. Not only have
you made $8, but you've also recruited 8 agents. Now, assume these 8
make 200 posts equalling 1600 posts. At 4% return you make $64
(1600*.04) with your name at 4. Not only have you made $64, but you've
also recruited 64 new agents. Now assume these 64 agents post 200 posts
equalling 12800 posts. At 4% return you make $512 (12800*.04) with your
name at 3. Not only have you made $512, but you've also recruited 512
new agents. Now assume these 512 agents post 200 posts equalling
102,400 posts. At 4% return you make $4096 (102,400*.04) with your name
at 2. Not only have you made $4096, but you've recruited 4096 agents.
(Here is where you see the power of exponentials!!) Now assume that
these 4096 agents post 200 posts equalling 819200 posts. AT 4% RETURN
YOU MAKE $32,768 (819,200*.04) while your name is at 1. So, before your
name drops off of the list you've made $8 +$64 +$512 +4096 + 32,768 =
$37448. Note that you will not make this exact amount. You may make
more, or less. These figures depend on the following 2 assumptions:
Each agent posts 200 posts, and your average return is 4%. Note that
your average return may be less, so the key is to post as many posts as
you can!! (200 should be a minimum).
---Tips on mass mailing your amended letters
1) Make the necessary changes to this letter (as stated in step 2
above), save the letter as a .txt file and import it into the body of
your e-mail or newsreader program. This way, you will only have to
change the name of the newsgroup or email address for each
redistribution. Simply IMPORT or ATTACH the amended file.
2) Netscape 3.0 is awesome for this. You can redistribute to 1000's of
newsgroups in less than an hour.
1) Open Netscape News from the Window menu
2) Select Show All Newsgroups from the Options menu
3) Highlight all of the newsgroups you want to mail your letter
to, by holding the CTRL key while left clicking. This will
allow you to select multiple newsgrups at once (Only select
around 15-20 at a time)
4) Choose To: News. Notice all the newsgroups you
just highlighted is copied to the Newsgroups field.
5) Choose Attachment and attach your amended file
6) Add a flashy subject
7) Hit Send
8) Repeat the process, selecting 15-20 groups at a time until you
have at least 200 postings.
3) Be selective with the groups you post to. Post to "high traffic"
newsgroups.
A FINAL NOTE------
Please understand this: HONESTY is the only way this system will work.
Please remember to send your $1 to each member on this list. In return,
the people that respond to YOUR letter will send YOU $1 also. Let's try
to help each other out!! Remember 200 posts should be a MINIMUM. The
more you post the greater probability that you will make MORE money.
Finally, please make sure the addresses on your amended note are
accurate!!
I wish you all the best of luck
Dave
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