Original Usenet thread from alt.ascii-art, started 6 Dec 1996.
WIN-WIN SITUATION.
alt.ascii-art
· 1 message · 6 Dec 1996
On 12/5/96 10:14AM, in message <32A...@really.works.com>, Phil Gates <Thi...@really.works.com> wrote: > THIS IS THE FAIREST MOST HONEST WAY I KNOW TO SHARE THE WEALTH! > > AND BEFORE I BEGIN, ASK YOURSELF ONE QUESTION. WHAT DO I HAVE TO > > LOSE? (Unless it's your freedom) You have posted an illegal pyramid scheme > and/or chain letter on the usenet. Your post has been forwarded to: Bureau of Consumer Protection (bbr...@ftc.gov) Fraud Dept. of IRS (104...@irs.gov) National Fraud Information Center (nfi...@internetmci.com) These agencies are interested in unreported taxable income and fraud in general. In your posting you claimed large incomes - this will be of interest to the IRS - you can look forward to an audit!!! Your postmaster has also been notified of your illegal actions - you can probably look forward to having your account closed. > > Hello! Would you like to make thousands of dollars, quick, legally, > > with NO CATCH? Then keep reading....please take five minutes to read > > this article, it will change your life just like it did mine. It's > > true! You can make up to or over $50,000 dollars in 4-6 weeks, maybe > > sooner! I SWEAR I'M NOT LYING TO YOU, AND THIS IS NOT A SCAM! If > > you're interested, keep reading; if you're not, I apologize for wasting > > your time. Here we go. A little while back, I was browsing through > > these newsgroups, just like you are now, and came across an article > > similar to this that said you could make thousands of dollars in weeks > > with only an initial investment of $5! So, I thought, "Yeah, right, > > what a joke", but I was curious, like most of us , so I kept reading. > > Anyway, it said that you send $1 to each of the 5 names and addresses > > stated in the article. You then place your own name and address in the > > article at the bottom of the list at #5, and post the article in at > > least 200 newsgroups (there are thousands). No catch, that was it! > > So after thinking it over, talking to a few people first, I tried it. > > I figured what have I got to lose except for 5 stamps and $5, right? > > 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 then money kept coming IN, tripling in size and > > multiplying by 10-20 times the amount that I got the first week! In my > > first week I made about 20 to 30 dollars. But by the end of the second > > week, I had made a total of over $1,000!!!! In the third week, I had > > over $10,000 dollars, and it's still growing. This is my fourth week > > (Oct 11) and I've made about $42,000 TOTAL, and the money is still > > coming in.....Let me tell you how this works and most importantly, WHY > > it works...also, make sure you print a copy of the article NOW, so you > > get the information off of it, and begin making money. The process is > > very simple, and it consists of 3 EASY steps: > > > > STEP 1: Get 5 separate pieces of paper and write the following on each > > sheet of paper..."PLEASE PUT ME ON YOUR MAILING LIST. YOU ARE > > NUMBER 4." Get five $1 bills and place ONE inside each piece > > of paper that you just wrote on, and fold each piece of paper > > so the bill will not be seen in the envelope (otherwise, nosey > > people who like to steal envelopes with money in it will get > > yours). Put one paper inside the envelope and seal it. Do > > the same for all 5. You should now have 5 envelopes sealed, > > EACH with a piece of paper AND a $1 bill stuffed inside of the > > paper. Make sure those words that were stated above are stated > > on each paper. What you are doing is creating a service by > > doing this, this is PERFECTLY LEGAL. Now then, mail the 5 > > envelopes in each to the following 5 addresses: > > > > 1. Bruce, P.O. BOX 63 4700 KEELE ST., NORTH YORK, ONTARIO, M3J 1P3 > > > 2. E. Wynne, P.O. Box 529, Rocky Point, N.C. 28457 > > > 3. DAG, 7921 Burthe St., New Orleans, LA 70118 > > > 4. RJT, 215 Dickinson E, Newark, DE 19717 > > > 5. B. Honest, 2430 Walnut Grove Way, Suwannee, GA 30174 > > > > STEP 2: Now take the #1 name off the list that you see above, move the > > other 4 names up (5 becoming 4, 4 becoming 3, etc.) and put > > YOUR NAME as number 5 on the list. You can slightly alter > > this article if you need to, editing what you need to edit. > > > STEP 3: Post your amended article (with your name at #5) to at least > > 200 news groups ( I think there are close to 18,000 of them). > > All you need is at least 200. HOW TO DO THIS: 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 or copy and > > paste (only once) THIS whole article WORD FOR WORD, except to insert > > your name at #5, and to 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. > > 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, and > > then 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 once 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. > > IF YOU USE IE EXPLORER IT'S JUST AS EASY...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. NEXT 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 EVERYTIME YOU POST THE ARTICLE > > IN A NEW NEWSGROUP ALL YOU HAVE TO REPEAT IS "CTRL" AND "V" AND PRESS > > POST. > > 7) 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. 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 make. > > AND THAT'S IT!!! THAT'S THE ONLY 3 STEPS THERE IS!!! You are now > > in the mail order business and will start receiving your $1 > > envelopes from various people all over the world within days. HINT: > > THE MORE NEWSGROUPS YOU POST TO, THE MORE MONEY YOU WILL MAKE. You > > may want to rent a PO Box eventually because of all the mail. If > > you wish to stay anonymous, you can come up with a name, such as > > "manager" or "investor". Just make sure all the addresses are > > CORRECT, please. LET ME TELL YOU WHY THIS SYSTEM WORKS!!!! Out of > > every 200 postings, let's say I ONLY receive 5 replies, which is > > actually VERY LOW. So I made 5 dollars with my name at #5. Now > > then, each person who just sent me $1 makes, say only 200 postings, > > now with your name at number 4, WHICH IS A TOTAL OF 1000 POSTINGS, > > not including yours too. 50 people send you $1 now; thats $50 you > > just made! Now, then your new 50 agents post 200 each with YOUR > > NAME AT NUMBER 3, OR 10,000 POSTING (50x200). Average return is > > 500 at $1 each is $500. They make 200 postings, which is 5,000 > > returns at $1 each, which is $5000 dollars! And finally, 5000 > > people make 200 postings with YOUR NAME AT NUMBER 1. YOU NOW > > GET A RETURN OF $50,000 BEFORE YOUR NAME DROPS OFF THE LIST. AND > > THAT'S IF EVERYONE MAKES 200 POSTINGS ONLY, AND IF ONLY 5 PERSONS > > RESPOND!!!!! When your name is no longer on the list, you just take > > the latest posting that is appearing in the newsgroups, and SEND > > OUT ANOTHER $5 TO THE NAMES ON THE LIST, PUTTING YOUR NAME AT 5 > > AGAIN. And start posting again. The thing to remember is, do you > > realize that THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ALL OVER THE WORLD ARE JOINING THE > > INTERNET AND READING THESE ARTICLES EVERY DAY, JUST LIKE YOU ARE > > RIGHT NOW!!! So can you afford $5 dollars and see if it really > > works? I think so..... People have said, "What if the plan is > > played out and no one sends you the money?" So what! What are the > > chances of that happening when there are TONS OF NEW HONEST USERS > > AND NEW HONEST PEOPLE who are joining the Internet and newsgroups > > everyday and are willing to give it a try? Estimates are at 20,000 > > to 50,000 new users, every day, with THOUSANDS of those joining the > > actual Internet. Remember, play FAIRLY and HONESTLY and this WILL > > WORK, I PROMISE YOU!!! You just have to be honest. Make sure you > > print this article out NOW, also, try to keep a list of everyone > > that sends you money and always keep an eye on the newsgroups to > > make sure everyone is playing fairly. REMEMBER, HONESTY IS THE > > BEST POLICY. YOU DON'T NEED TO CHEAT THE BASIC IDEA TO MAKE > > MONEY! GOOD LUCK TO ALL AND PLEASE PLAY FAIRLY AND YOU WILL REAP > > THE HUGE REWARDS FROM THIS, WHICH IS TONS OF EXTRA CASH!!! > > **By the way, if you try to deceive people by posting the messages > > with your name on the list and not sending the money to the people > > already on the list, you will not get much. Someone I talked to > > knew someone who did that and he only made $150 dollars, and > > that's AFTER seven or eight weeks! Then he sent the 5 $1 bills, > > people added him to their lists, and in 4-5 weeks, he had over > > $10K. THIS IS THE FAIREST AND MOST HONEST WAY I HAVE EVER SEEN TO > > SHARE THE WEALTH OF THE WORLD WITHOUT COSTING ANYTHING BUT OUR > > TIME!!! YOU PROBABLY SPEND FIVE DOLLARS ON LOTTERIES EVERY NOW AND > > THEN WHEN THE ODDS ARE BILLIONS TO ONE. I WOULD SAY THE ODDS OF YOU > > AT THE ABSOLUTE MINIMUM OF GETTING YOUR FIVE DOLLARS BACK ARE A > > HECK OF A LOT BETTER THAN THAT!!! > > > > > > >
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