Original Usenet thread from alt.ascii-art, started 15 Oct 1997.
$$ NEED SPAM!!
alt.ascii-art
· 1 message · 15 Oct 1997
user wrote: > GET A REAL JOB! > DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME! > Copy this message to your hard disk now, print it and read it. > > MAKE A FORTUNE - AND THIS IS THE ABSOLUTE TRUTH! > > TAKE JUST 5 MINUTES TO READ THIS AND SEE. > > This is the newest updated version. > > As I was surfing the net, I read all these postings on how you can make > over $50,000, even $800,000. Well I believe that if all goes well, and you > follow the rules EXACTLY, it will work. Just follow the instructions given > in this letter, and you to can make over $800,000, perfectly legally > according to USA Post Office Laws (read on for specifics). > Don't look at this as a scam, but rather as a true-to-life example to test > the above statement. It will only cost you $6 dollars plus 6 stamps, and a > few hours of your time. Thus, there is some effort involved, because > nothing in life is absolutely free. Are you ready and willing to accept > that you deserve to receive a fair amount of money? If so, please continue > reading. But if you think this is just another scam, I suggest that you > don't try it. > > PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS A 6-PERSON LIST, NOT THE USUAL 5. > > PLEASE DO NOT TRY TO CHEAT THIS PROGRAM. JUST ADD ONE NAME AND REPOST THE > ARTICLE. IF YOU DO NOT IT WILL NOT WORK, AND YOU WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE > LIST! FOLLOW THESE DIRECTIONS AND JOIN US IN A GREAT OPPORTUNITY! > > The program has been revised and you will notice six names instead of five. > The reason for this is the flood of five name programs and the sixth name > will add $50000 to $100000. This is proven mathematically and in my bank > account. I never really thought that this program would work, but it does > and it will for you too. Just be patient and follow the directions exactly > as they are stated. > > Print this article now, so you have all the information for your version. > Remember to keep the names right. Let's go! > > STEP 1 > Invest your US$6 by writing your name and address on six separate pieces of > paper along with the words: > "PLEASE ADD ME TO YOUR MAILING LIST". > (This way, you are not just sending a dollar to someone; you are paying for > a legitimate service.) > > 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 on-line businesses and methods of generating income at home. > Remember - people send you a small fee to be added to your list. It is > legal. What will you do with your list of thousands of names? That's up to > you. > > THIS IS A SERVICE AND IS A 100% LEGAL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY THAT IS COVERED > IN TITLE 18, SECTION 1302 AND 1342 OF THE POSTAL AND LOTTERY LAWS. > > Now, please follow the given steps exactly to receive your desired amount > of money: > > Immediately send $1 US cash (a one-dollar bill, no checks, and no orders) > to each of the 6 people on the list below. Wrap this dollar in a note with > the words: "Please put me on your mailing list" > > Also, to discourage those who prey on cash in the mail, be sure the bill is > completely hidden by the note. A woven envelope is recommended. > > Include your address. You do not need to include your name. This is the key > to the program! Also, let each person know what number they are in your > letter so he/she knows which cycle he is receiving the $1.00 from. Make > sure that you retain EVERY name and address sent to you, either on computer > or hard copy, but do not discard the names and notes that people send to > you. This is PROOF that you are truly providing a service, and should the > IRS or some other government agency question you, you can provide them with > this proof. Therefore, you will start a list of all the people who send you > a dollar requesting to be added to a mailing list. Actually, you will want > to safeguard this list because it can generate even better responses and > much more later! Fold a $1 bill inside each paper, and mail them by > standard mail to the following six addresses: > > 1. J. DiMauro > 89 East Squire Dr. Apt. 1 > Rochester, NY 14623 > USA > > 2. C. Conner > 1433-3 East Shipley Ferry Rd > Kingsport, TN 37663 > USA > > 3. Jerry D. > 30 R. Valle Street > Taytay, Rizal 1920 > Philippines > > 4. B.Brami > via Renon 33/c > 39100 Bolzano > Italy > > 5. C.Emily > 5831 Fair Oaks Blvd. #27 > Carmichael, CA 95608 > USA > > 6. T. v.d. Heuvel > 30 Charles Street > Ottawa ON K1M 1R2 > Canada > > STEP 2 > > Now remove the top name from the list, and move the other names up. This > way #6 becomes #5 and so on. Put your name and address as the #6 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 idiots who don't put their COUNTRY!!! > You wouldn't want your money to fly away, would you?!?!. Remember to take > #1 off and change the numbers so #2 becomes #1, #3 becomes #2, #4 becomes > #3, #5 becomes #4 and #6 becomes #5 and you become #6. > > STEP 3 > > Now post your amended article to at least 200 newsgroups or better yet get > your own homepage and advertise it. Tripod homepages and Geocities > homepages are both free and wonderful. > > Remember, 200 postings is just a guideline. The more you post, the more > money you make! Don't know how to post? Don't worry, I'm explaining that in > an extra section at the end of the letter. > > LET ME TELL YOU HOW MUCH YOU CAN MAKE. > > How do the numbers work for potential income earnings? Assume for the sake > of example that you get a 7.5% return rate. This is very conservative; my > first attempt was about 9.5%, and my second was over 11%. > 1. You send out 200 letters, and 15 people (7.5% x 200) will send you $1 > each. $15.00 > > 2. Those 15 send out 200 letters each, and 225 people will send you $1 > each. $225.00 > > 3. Those 225 send out 200 letters each, and 3,375 people will send you $1 > each. $3,375.00. > > 4. Those 3,375 send out 200 letters each, and 50,625 people will send you > $1 each. $50,625.00 > > 5. Those 50,625 send out 200 letters each, and 759,375 people will send you > $1 each. $759,375.00 > > TOTAL $813,615.00!! If those figures sound incredibly high, figure that > even with half the return rate, or even a quarter, the total is still > spectacular. It works every time, but how well will depend on how many > letters you send. In the above example you mailed out 200 letters. This > sounds like "pie in the sky," but the numbers add up, and with over 40 > million people on the NET, it works! TIP: For an even greater return, > post to MORE than 250 newsgroups initially; try for 300-350. When your > name drops off a list, simply access another message from a newsgroup and > start the process over again. > > Post the new article to at least 250 newsgroups. Remember, the more you > post, the more people see, and the more you get. There are at least 25,000 > newsgroups at any one time. This is a $7.92 investment. It takes about a > week or so to start seeing a return- so be patient. The cash should flow > for about 3 months. At that point, simply add your name to the list and > start over. I've done this three times and now I can quit my job and start > investing in real estate full time. I assure you this can work. If you > mailed out 500 letters, you could have received even more! > > Check the math yourself, but I guarantee it's correct. With this kind of > return, you have got to give it a try! Try it once, and you'll do it > again. Just make sure you send a dollar to each of the addresses on the > list above with a note asking to be added to their mailing list. > > Together we will all prosper and we will be able to share our wealth with > those less fortunate than ourselves. > > GOOD LUCK!! > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------> > 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 anything 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!!!$$$". > > 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 should 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 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 the above tip easier. > > NOTES: > > PLEASE NEVER post to many more than 10 with any one message since the > resulting long lines of newsgroup listings at the top of EVERY message will > annoy many AND will vastly reduce the effectiveness of your posting. > Remember, POST your letter to APPROPRIATE places. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------> > I 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.
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