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From: lbd...@vvm.com
Subject: $$$$$$ FAST EASY CASH!!! $$$$$
Date: Sunday 29 Dec 1996 15:00:00 CMT

Taking 5 minutes to read what follows could be one of the best decisions
you have ever made.

READ THIS!!!! this is for real people!!!!!!!! show this to your
friends!

            ( NEW VERSION !       Legal Questions Addressed ! )

This thing is for real...5 bucks is all it takes. I'm sure you can
Spare five bucks to earn 50,000 dollars.!!!!

I saw an article in an internet newsgroup telling me that I could make
$50,000 within a month for an investment of only $5. I thought it was 
a huge joke.  I spoke to my attorney, friends and family about it, and
they all agreed it was some kind of scam.  I can't stand scams, because 
usually someone gets burned, and I didn't want it to be me. 

After rejecting the idea at first, I realized all I had to lose was the
$5 
in my wallet.  I figured what the heck, and decided to give it a shot. A 
friend told me that he invested $5 and two weeks later he began
receiving 
money in the mail!  Soon, hundreds, and then thousands of dollars began
to 
roll in.  Within 4 weeks, he had received a total of $32,445!  It came
from
everywhere in the world.

If you follow the three steps below, there is no reason why the same
shouldn't happen to you!  This is a legitimate investment opportunity.
You invest $5, and you receive a return on your investment.  So does
the next investor.  NOT ILLEGAL, NOT A CHAIN LETTER- PERFECTLY
LEGITIMATE.  
(See additional legal details below.)

If you are not interested, then don't participate, but please print
this article and pass it on to someone who may be interested, so they
can take advantage.

The procedure is simple:

1) Write your name, address, and country on 5 sheets of paper.  Below
that, write the words, "Please add me to your mailing list."  You should 
use thick dark paper to discourage mail theft.  Fold a $1 bill in each 
piece of paper and mail them to the following 5 addresses:
 
  1. Jay Branchisi 
     1072 Salmon Isle
     West Palm Beach Fl. 33413

 2. Luke McGinty
     724 8th Ave.
     S. Sioux City, NE 68776
              
 3. Kevin Brown
    1414 S.E. 211th
    Gresham,OR 97030

 4. Jerry Forbush
    1437 E 8600 South
    Sandy, Ut  84093

 5. Lynn Brown
     117 Turnbo
     Harker Heights, Tx. 76548  

2) Now remove the top name from the list, and move the other four
 names up. In other words, #5 becomes #4 and so on. Put your name as
 the fifth one on the list. You can do this by simply retyping the
 article or reposting it to other newsgroups with the edited addresses.

 3) Post the article to at least 200 newsgroups. There are 19,000, so
 it shouldn't be hard to find that many.

 You are now in the mail order investment business, and should start
 seeing returns within a week or two. Of course, the more newsgroups
 you post to, the greater your return will be. If you wish to remain
 anonymous, you may use a pseudonym, but make sure your address is
 correct.

IS IT  LEGAL ? ? ?

People have asked me if this is really legal.  It is!  You are using
the Internet to advertise your business.  What is that business?  You
are
assembling a mailing list of people who are interested in home based
computer and online businesses and methods of generating income at
home.

People send you a small fee to be added to your list.  This is legal.
What will you do with your list of thousands of names?  That is up to
you. You may sell it to direct marketing firms, share it, or do nothing
with
it at all.  Either way, the money received is legal income.

Follow the rules.  They're tried and true, they're legal, and they
work.  No need to try to reinvent the wheel.  Also be sure to keep a
record of everyone who sends you a request.  This is your mailing list,
and
the more it grows, the more it will be worth to you, and to others, such
as
direct marketing firms, who may wish to purchase your list at a later
date.

NOW HERE IS WHY THE SYSTEM WORKS:

The internet is growing at a tremendous rate - it doubles in size every
4 months.  Think about it.  You see those 'Make Money Fast' posts more
and more.  All that growth means profits for everyone who participates.
There are no losers.

Of every 200 posts I made, I received 5 responses. Yes, only 5. You
make $5 for every 200 posts with your name at #5.

Each person who sent you $1 now also makes 200 additional postings
with your name at #4. ie. 1000 postings. On average therefore, 50
people will send you $1 with your name at #4. $50.

Your 50 new agents 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 return
at $1 each=$5000.

Finally, 5,000 people make 200 postings with your name at #1 and you
get a return of $50,000 before your name drops off the list. AND THAT'S
IF EVERYONE DOWN THE LINE MAKES ONLY 200 POSTINGS!  total income in one 
cycle = $55,000.

From time to time, when you see your name no longer on the list, you
take the latest posting that appears in the newsgroups, and send out
another $5, and put your name at #5, and start posting again.
Remember, 200 postings is only a guideline. the more you post, the
greater the return.

Lets review why you should do this. THE ONLY COST IS $5, AND 5 STAMPS,
AND 
5 ENVELOPES.  Anyone can afford $5 for such an effortless investment
with 
such SPECTACULAR RETURNS. Some people have said to me, "what happens if
the 
scheme is played out and no one sends me any money?" Big Deal, so you
lose 
$5-but what are the chances of that happening??

There are millions of internet users, and millions of new net surfers
every month. Remember- read the instructions carefully, and play fairly. 
That's the only way this will work. Get a printout so you can refer back
to 
this article easily.

Try to keep a list of everyone that sends you money and always keep
an eye on the postings to make sure everyone is playing fairly. You
know where your name should be.

REMEMBER-HONESTY IS THE BEST POLICY.

WHAT IS $5 DOLLARS TO YOU? YOU DO NOT NEED TO CHEAT THIS IDEA TO MAKE
MONEY! 
This is the easiest way that you can make a buck.  Think how excited
you'll
be to open up your mailbox day after day!  Will it be $49?, $122?  Start
making your plans, because it can happen to you.

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Extra section:
HOW TO POST TO NEWSGROUPS FAST WITH YOUR WEB BROWSER:

If you have Netscape 3.0 do EXACTLY the following:

1) Click on any news group like normal, THEN click on 'TO NEWS', which
is on
the far left when you're in the newsgroups page.  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, like, "NEED CASH $$$  READ HERE $$$" or "FAST CASH"!!!

3) Tab once and you should be ready to type.  Now, retype (only once)
THIS whole article WORD FOR WORD, except insert your name at #5, and
remove
#1 off the list, plus any other small changes you think you
need to make.  Keep almost all of it the SAME!

4) When you're done typing the WHOLE article, click on FILE in THIS BOX, 
RIGHT ABOVE SEND, NOT WHERE IT SAYS NETSCAPE NEWS ON THE FIRST BOX.
Click on 
SAVE AS when you're under FILE.  Save your article as a text file to
your C:
or A: drive.  DO NOT SEND OR POST YOUR ARTICLE UNTIL YOU DO THIS. Once 
saved, move on to number 5 below.

NOTE: If you don't want to type in the whole article by hand, AND you
know how to use a plain text editor (like Notepad), you can edit the
file
ahead of time, then attach it as shown in step 6.

5) If you still have all of your text, send or post to this newsgroup
now by just clicking send, which is right below FILE, and right above
Cc:.

6) Here's where you're going to post all 200.  OK, click on any news
group then click on 'TO NEWS', again in the top left corner.  Leave the
NEWSGROUPS BOX alone again, put a flashy subject title in the SUBJECT
BOX, 
hit TAB once you're in the body of the message click on ATTACHMENTS,
which 
is below the SUBJECT BOX.  You will get another box to come up.  Click
on 
ATTACH FILE, then find YOUR file that you saved; click on the file, and
then 
click 'OPEN' now click on OK, if you did this right, you should see your 
file name in the attachments box, and it will be shaded green.

Note: If you don't want to type in the whole article and you know how to
use a plain text editor (Notepad), you can edit the file ahead of time,
then attach it.

1)IF YOU USE IE EXPLORER IT'S JUST AS EASY AS HOLDING DOWN THE LEFT
MOUSE 
BUTTON, highlight this article.  then press the "crtl" key and the "c"
key 
at the same time to copy this article then print this article for your 
records, to have the names of those you will be sending $1 bills to.

2) Go to the news groups and press "post an article".  A window will
open. Type in your headline in the subject area and then click in the
large
window below.  Press "crtl" and then "v" and the article will be placed
in 
the window. If you want to edit the article, do so and then highlight
and 
copy it again. Now every time you post the article in a new newsgroup
all 
you have to repeat is "ctrl" and "v" and press post.

3) That's it.  Each time you do this, all you have to do is type in a
different newsgroup, so that way, it posts to 200 DIFFERENT newsgroups,
or 
more. You see?  Now you just have 199 to go!! (Don't worry, each one
takes 
about 30 seconds, once you get used to it.

REMEMBER 200 IS THE MINIMUM.  The more you post the more money you will 
receive.

AND THAT'S IT!!!