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Original Usenet thread from alt.ascii-art, started 30 Sep 1997.
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DO YOU WANT TO MAKE MONEY FAST???

DO YOU WANT TO MAKE MONEY FAST???

alt.ascii-art · 2 messages · 30 Sep 1997 - 2 Oct 1997
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LAW <atl...@usa.net> wrote in article
<01bccca5$fa1b6220$a52...@iclwilliams4.ins>...
> DO YOU WANT TO MAKE MONEY FAST??? 
> 
> Here's what one man says:
> 
> A little while back, I was browsing these newsgroups, just like you
> are now, and came across an article similar to this that said you
> could make thousands of dollars within weeks with only an initial
> investment of $5.00! So I thought, "Yeah, right, this must be a
> scam!",
> like most of us, but I was curious, like most of us, so I kept
> reading.
> Anyway, is said that you send $1.00 to each of the 5 names and
> addresses
> stated in the article. You then place your own name and address at the
> bottom of the list at #5, and post the article to at least 200
> newsgroups.(There are about 22,000.) No catch, that was it.
> 
> So after thinking it over, I spoke to my attorney, a few friends, and
> family about it and they all agreed it was some kind of scam. After
> rejecting the idea at first, it kind of played on my mind and I
> thought, "What if it really worked??". I figured what have I got to
> lose
> except 5 stamps and $5.00, right? And I decided to give it a shot.
> 
> Then I invested the measly $5.00........
> 
> Well GUESS WHAT!!... within 7 days, I started getting money in the
> mail! I was shocked! I still figured it would end soon, and didn't
> give
> it another thought. But the money just continued coming in. In my
> first
> week, I made about $20.00 to $30.00 dollars. By the end of the second
> week I had a mad total of $1,000.00!!!!!! In the third week I had over
> $10,000.00 and it was still growing. This is now my fourth week and I
> have made a total of just over $42,000.00 and it's still coming
> in.....
> 
> It certainly worth $5.00 and 5 stamps, I spent a lot more than that on
> the lottery!!
> 
> Let me tell you how this works, and most importantly, Why it
> works..... Also, make sure you print a copy of this article now, so
> you
> can get the information off of it when you need it. The process is
> very
> simple and consists of 3 easy steps: 
> 
> STEP 1: 
> Get 5 separate pieces of paper and write the following on each
> piece of paper "PLEASE ADD ME TO YOUR MAILING LIST.  $1US DOLLAR
> PROCESSING FEE IN ENCLOSED." (This makes it legal since you are paying
> for a service). Now get 5 $1.00 bills and place ONE inside EACH of the
> 5
> pieces of paper so the bill will not be seen through the envelope to
> prevent theft/robbery. Then, place one paper in each of the 5
> envelopes
> and seal them. You should now have 5 sealed envelopes,
> each with a piece of paper stating the above phrase and a $1.00 bill.
> DO
> THIS STEP FIRST, AS THESE MESSAGES ARE BEING MONITORED.
> 
> Mail the 5 envelopes by standard mail to the following addresses:  
>         
>  
> 1. CA
>     P.O. Box 550885
>     Jacksonville, FL, 32255 
>     USA
> 
> 2. RN
>     Rua Sergipe, 275
>     Niter�i - Canoas, CEP 92130-270
>     Brazil
> 
> 3. KK
>     Blk 512, Jelapang Road
>     #07-34 Singapore 670512 Singapore
> 
> 4.  IDP
>      4921 Targee
>      Boise, ID 83705
> 
> 5.  LAW
>      P.O. Box 14241
>      Atlanta, GA 30324
>      USA
>  
> STEP 2: 
> Now take the 1st name off the above list, move the other names
> up(so #5 becomes #4, #4 becomes #3, and so on..) and add YOUR name and
> address as #5 on the list.(If you want to remain anonymous, put a
> nickname, but the address MUST be correct. It, of course, MUST contain
> your country, state/district/area, zip code, etc, because there are
> some people who don't put their COUNTRY!!! You wouldn't want your
> money
> to fly away, wouldn't you?!?!).
> 
> STEP 3: 
> Now post your amended article to AT LEAST 200 NEWSGROUPS.
> Remember, 200 POSTINGS IS A MINIMUM. THE MORE YOU POST, THE MORE
> MONEY YOU MAKE!!!!! SO TRY TO POST TO AS MANY GROUPS AS POSSIBLE. Try
> to
> post to groups that get a lot of traffic as more people will view your
> message. Don't know how to post? Don't worry, I'm explaining that in
> an
> extra section at the end of the letter.
> 
> Now the Why part:
> 
> Out of 200 postings, let's say I receive only 5 replies(a very low
> example). So then I make $5.00, with my name at #5 on the list. Now,
> each of the 5 persons who just sent me $1.00, makes the MINIMUM 200
> postings, each with my name at #4 and only 5 persons respond to each
> of the original 5. So that's another $25.00 for me. Now, each one of
> those 25 makes the MINIMUM 200 postings with my name at #3, and each
> one
> gets only 5 replies. Now I make an additional $125.00! Now these 125
> persons, turn around and post the MINIMUM 200 postings, each with my
> name at #2 and only receive 5 replies each. Now I have an additional
> $625.00!! OK, now here's the fun part, each of these 625 persons will
> post the MINIMUM 200 postings with my name at #1 and they receive only
> 5
> replies each. So, that just made me an additional $3,125.00!!! With an
> initial investment of only $5.00! AMAZING! And as I said 5 responses
> each is actually VERY LOW! The average is probable 20 to 30! So let's
> put those figures at just 15 responses per person. here is what you
> will
> make:
> 
>         at #5 $5.00 
> 
>         at #4 $225.00 (15 times $5.00)  
> 
>         at #3 $3,375.00 (15 times $225.00)
> 
>         at #2 $50,625.00 (15 times $3,375.00)
> 
>         at #1 $759,375.00 (15 times $50,625.00)   +
>               ---------------------------------------
>                 $813,605.00
> 
> 
> LEGAL ? ? ? (Comments from Bob Novak who started this new version.)
> 
> "People have asked me if this is really legal. Well, it is! You are
> using the Internet to advertise you business. What is that business?
> You are assembling a mailing list of people who are interested in home
> based computer and online business and methods of generating income at
> home. Remember, people send you a small fee to be added to your
> mailing
> list. It is legal. what will you do with your list of thousands of
> names? That's up to you."   
> 
> So, build your mailing list, keep good accounts, declare the income
> and pay your taxes. By doing this you prove your business intentions.
> Keep an eye on the newsgroups and when the cash has stopped
> coming(that
> means your name is no longer on the list), you just take the latest
> posting at the newsgroups, send another $5.00 to the names stated on
> the
> list, make your corrections(put your name at #5) and start posting
> again.
> 
> Some people have asked me "What happens if the scheme is played out
> and no one sends money anymore?". Big deal, so you lose $5.00, BUT...
> do
> you know the chances of that happening??? Since this is a brand new
> program as of January 1st, 1997, you are on the ground floor! There
> are
> millions of Internet users, and millions of new net surfers every
> month!
> The Internet is growing in a tremendous rate - it doubles in size
> every
> 4 months!!! Think about it. All that growth means profits for everyone
> who participates. There are no losers! Let's review why you should do
> this. The only cost is $5.00, 5 stamps and 5 envelopes. Anyone can
> afford this with such SPECTACULAR returns. There really is no risk -
> eat
> cheaper lunches for a week and you've covered the $5.00. The biggest
> risk is not to try.
> 
> Remember, play fairly and honestly and this will work. Make sure you
> print this article now, also.(If you don't have a printer, copy it to
> your Hard Drive.) Keep an eye on the newsgroups to make sure that
> 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. By the way, if you don't send the $5.00
> to
> the stated names, you won't receive as much. Someone I talked to, knew
> someone who did that and he only made about $150.00, and that's after 
> 7-8 weeks! Then he sent the 5 $1.00 bills, people added him to their
> mailing lists, and he had the expected amount of money. This is the
> fairest and the most honest way I've ever seen to share the wealth of
> the world with costing nothing but our time!!! This is the easiest way
> you can make money, and I mean good money! Think how excited will you
> be
> to open your mailbox every day! So, GOOD LUCK to all of you and start
> making your plans, because it can(and it will!) happen to you.
> 
> NOTES:
> 
> *1. In some countries, the export of the country's exchange is
> illegal. But you can get the license to do this from the post office,
> explaining the above statements(that you have an online business,
> etc...). You
> may have to pay an extra tax, but that's OK, the amount of the
> incoming
> money is HUGE! And as I said, a few countries have that restriction.
> *2. You may want to buy mailing and e-mail lists for future
> dollars.(Or Database or Spreadsheet software.) 
> *3. If you're really not sure or still think this can't be for real,
> please print a copy of this article and pass it along to someone who
> really needs the money, and see what happens.
> *4. You will start getting responses within 1-2 weeks, it depends.
> 
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>         HOW TO POST TO NEWSGROUPS FAST WITH YOUR WEB BROWSER:
> 
> 
>                 The fastest way to post a newsletter:
> 
> Highlight and COPY(Ctrl-C) the text of this posted message and
> PASTE(Ctrl-V) it into a plain text editor(as Wordpad) and save it.
> After you have made the necessary changes that are stated above,
> simply
> COPY(Ctrl-C) and PASTE(Ctrl-V) the text into the message composition
> window, after selecting a newsgroup, and post it! (Or you can attach
> the
> file, without writing nothing to the message window.)
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> 
>         If you have Netscape Navigator 3.0 do the following:
> 
> 1. Click on any newsgroup like normal, then click on 'TO NEWS'. This
> will bring up a box to type a message in.
> 2. Leave the newsgroup box like it is, change the subject box to
> something flashy, something to catch the eye, as "$$$ NEED CASH $$$?!!
> READ HERE!$!$!$" or "$$$!!!MAKE FAST CASH, YOU CAN'T LOSE!!!$$$". Or
> you
> can use my subject title.
> 3. Now click on 'ATTACHMENTS'. Then click on 'ATTACH FILE'. Find your
> file on your Hard Disk(the one you saved from the text editor). Once
> you
> find it, click on it and then click 'OPEN' and 'OK'. You sould now see
> your file name in the attachments box.
> 4. Now click on 'SEND'/'POST'. You see? Now you just have 199 to
> go!!!(Don't worry, it's easy and quick once you get used to it.)
> 
> NOTE: All the versions of Netscape Navigator's are similar to each
> other, so you'll have no problem to do this if you don't have Netscape
> Navigator 3.0.
> 
> 
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>                                 !QUICK TIP!
>              (For Netscape Navigator 3.x and above)
> 
> You can post this message to many newsgroups at a time, by simply
> selecting a newsgroup near the top of the screen, hold down the SHIFT,
> and then select a newsgroup near the bottom of the screen. All of the
> newsgroups in/between will be selected. After that, you follow/do the
> basic steps, stated below at this letter, except of step #1. You can
> go
> to the page stated below in this letter and click on a newsgroup to
> open
> up the newsgroups window. Once you've done this, in the same window go
> to 'OPTIONS', and then mark 'SHOW ALL NEWSGROUPS' and 'SHOW ALL
> MESSAGES'. Now you can see all the newsgroups and you can apply easier
> the above tip.
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> 
>         If you have MS Internet Explorer do the following:
> 
> 1. Go to the newsgroups and press 'POST AN ARTICLE'. To the new window
> type your headline in the subject area and then click in the large
> window below. There either PASTE your letter(which it's been copied
> from
> the text editor), or attach the file which contains it.
> 2. Then click on 'SEND' or 'OK'. 
> 
> NOTE: All versions of MS Internet Explorer are similar to each other,
> so
> you won't have any problem doing this. 
> 
> 
> GENERAL NOTES ON POSTING: A nice page where you'll find all the
> newsgroups if you want help is http://www.liszt.com/ (When you go to
> the
> home page, click on the link 'Newsgroup Directory'). But I don't think
> you'll have any problem posting because it's very easy once you've
> found
> the newsgroups. All these web browsers are similar. It doesn't matter
> which one you have.(But it makes it very easy if you have Netscape
> Navigator 3.0 or later. You may download it from the Internet if you
> don't have it.) You just have to remember the basic steps, stated
> below.
> 
> BASIC STEPS FOR POSTING: 
> 1. Find a newsgroup and you click on it.
> 2. You click on 'POST AN/NEW ARTICLE' or 'TO NEWS' or anything else
> similar to these.
> 3. You type your flashy headline in the subject box.
> 4. Now, either you attach the file containing your amended letter, or
> you PASTE the letter.(You have to COPY it from the text editor, of
> course, from before.)
> 5. Finally, you click on 'SEND' or 'POST' or 'OK', whatever is there.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 	
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 

In 01bccd84$dfa5e660$1e8822cf@shinobi schrieb Michael  <shi...@instructor.net> folgendes zum Thema "Re: DO YOU WANT TO MAKE MONEY FAST???":

> Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam
>
> LAW <atl...@usa.net> wrote in article
> <01bccca5$fa1b6220$a52...@iclwilliams4.ins>...
> > DO YOU WANT TO MAKE MONEY FAST???
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