Original Usenet thread from alt.ascii-art, started 26 Apr 1996.
"get rich" not my fault
alt.ascii-art
· 1 message · 26 Apr 1996
Dear Internet User, It has been brought to my attention, by a couple hundred angry people, that advertisements for a get rich scheme have been posted under my name to several newsgroups. Let me assure you that I had nothing to do with these postings. I have been working with the system operators at Georgetown to rectify this situation. It appears that one of my many political enemies on campus may have broken into my account. This would not have been a tough feat to accomplish given that I am the President of the Georgetown University College Democrats and my password, until today, was "CLINTON96". Many of the angry people who have been sending messages to me have remarked that they are referring me to the FBI or to the United States Postal Service inspectors. Please refrain from doing so. Again, this is not my fault. Let me assure you that any money that is sent to me as a result of the newsgroup postings will be promptly returned to its senders. Also, I am seeking to post this reply to all of the newsgroups on which the damaging get rich letter has been posted. Please let me know if you find a newsgroup which contains the get rich letter, but does not contain this reply. Sincerely, Mike Jacobs Class of 1997 Georgetown University
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