LOTS OF MONEY EASY not free

.----- On 6 Apr 1998 22:34:16 GMT, someone posted:
| Dear Friend,
'---------------------------

You are no friend of mine and probably the majority of people who read this
newsgroup.
Go SPAM somewhere else, just not to any other non-relavant place.

Is there an alt.get-rich-quick?


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lkn...@somethingfunny.net wrote:

STOP spamming in this group, you are not welcome.  I am filing an
offical complaint against you.

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>  Dear Friend,
>
>
>
>  The following income opportunity is one you may be interested in
>
>  taking a look at.  It can be started with VERY MINIMAL outlay and the
>
>  income return is TREMENDOUS!
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>  You are about to make at least $50,000 - In less than 90 days
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>  Read the enclosed program...THEN READ IT AGAIN!...
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>  The enclosed information is something I almost let slip through my
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>  fingers.  Fortunately, sometime later I re-read everything and gave
>
>  some thought and study to it.
>
>
>
>  My name is Christopher Erickson.  Two years ago, the corporation I
>
>  worked at for the past twelve years down-sized and my position was
>
>  eliminated.  After unproductive job interviews,  I decided to open my
>
>  own business.  Over the past year, I incurred many unforeseen
>
>  financial problems.  I owed my family, friends, and creditors over
>
>  $35,000.  The economy was taking a toll on my business and I just
>
>  couldn't seem to make ends meet.  I had to refinance and borrow
>
>  against my home to support my family and struggling business.  I
> truly
>
>  believe it was wrong for me to be in debt like this.  AT THAT MOMENT
>
>  something significant happened in my life and I am writing to share
> my
>
>  experience in hopes that this will change your life
>
>  FOREVER....FINANCIALLY!!!
>
>
>
>  In mid-December, I received this program via email.  Six months prior
>
>  to receiving this program I had been sending away for information on
>
>  various business opportunities.  All of the programs I received, in
> my
>
>  opinion, were not cost effective.  They were either too difficult for
>
>  me to comprehend or the initial investment was too much for me to
> risk
>
>  to see if they worked or not.  One claimed I'd make a million dollars
>
>  in one year...it didn't tell me I'd have to write a book to make it.
>
>
>
>  But like I was saying, in December of '95 I received this program.  I
>
>  didn't send for it, or ask for it, they just got my name off a
> mailing
>
>  list.  THANK GOODNESS FOR THAT!!!  After reading it several times, to
>
>  make sure I was reading it correctly, I couldn't believe my eyes.
> Here
>
>  was a MONEY-MAKING PHENOMENON.  I could invest as much as I wanted to
>
>  start, without putting me further in debt.  After I got a pencil and
>
>  paper and figured it out, I would at least get my money back.  After
>
>  determining that the program is LEGAL and NOT A CHAIN LETTER, I
>
>  decided "WHY NOT".
>
>
>
>  Initially I sent out 10,000 emails.  It only cost me about $15.00 for
>
>  my time on-line.  The great thing about email is that I didn't need
>
>  any money for printing to send out the program, only the cost to
>
>  fulfill my orders.  I am telling you like it is, I hope it doesn't
>
>  turn you off, but I promised myself that I would not "rip-off"
> anyone,
>
>  no matter how much money it cost me!
>
>
>
>  In less than one week, I was starting to receive orders for REPORT
> #1.
>
>  By January 13th, I had received 26 orders for REPORT #1.  When you
>
>  read the GUARANTEE in the program, you will see that "YOU MUST
> RECEIVE
>
>  15 TO 20 ORDERS FOR REPORT #1 WITHIN TWO WEEKS.  IF YOU DON'T,  SEND
>
>  OUT MORE PROGRAMS UNTIL YOU DO!"  My first step in making $50,000 in
>
>  20 to 90 days was done.  By January 30th, I had received 196 orders
>
>  for REPORT #2.  If you go back to the GUARANTEE, "YOU MUST RECEIVE
> 100
>
>  OR MORE ORDERS FOR REPORT #2 WITHIN TWO WEEKS.  IF NOT, SEND OUT MORE
>
>  PROGRAMS UNTIL YOU DO. ONCE YOU HAVE 100 ORDERS, THE REST IS EASY,
>
>  RELAX, YOU WILL MAKE YOUR $50,000 GOAL."  Well, I had 196 orders for
>
>  REPORT #2, 96 more than I needed.  So I sat back and relaxed.  By
>
>  March 19th, of my emailing of 10,000, I received $58,000 with more
>
>  coming in every day.
>
>
>
>  I paid off  ALL my debts and bought a much needed new car.  Please
>
>  take time to read the attached program, IT WILL CHANGE OUR LIFE
>
>  FOREVER! Remember,  it wont work  if you don't try it.  This program
>
>  does work, but you must follow it EXACTLY!  Especially the rules of
>
>  not trying to place your name in a different place.  It doesn't work,
>
>  you'll lose out on a  lot of  money!  REPORT  #2  explains this.
>
>  Always follow the guarantee, 15 to 20  orders  for REPORT #1, and 100
>
>  or more orders for REPORT #2 and you will make  $50,000 or more in 20
>
>  to 90 days.  I AM LIVING PROOF THAT IT WORKS !!!
>
>
>
>  If you choose not to participate in this program, I'm sorry.  It
>
>  really is a great opportunity with little cost or risk to you.  If
> you
>
>  choose to participate, follow the program and you will be on your way
>
>  to financial security.
>
>
>
>  If you are a fellow business owner and you are in financial trouble
>
>  like I was, or you want to start your own business, consider this a
>
>  sign.  I DID!
>
>
>
>       Sincerely,
>
>       Christopher Erickson
>
>
>
>  PS  Do you have any idea what 11,700 $5 bills ($58,000) look like
>
>  piled up on a kitchen table? IT'S AWESOME!
>
>
>
>  HERE'S HOW THIS AMAZING PROGRAM WILL MAKE YOU $$$$$$
>
>
>
>  Let's say that you decide to start small, just to see how it goes,
> and
>
>  we'll assume you and all those involved send out 2,000 programs each.
>
>  Let's also assume that the mailing receives a .5% response.  Using a
>
>  good list the response could be much better.  Also many people will
>
>  send out hundreds of thousands of programs instead of 2,000.  But
>
>  continuing with this example, you send out only 2,000 programs. With
> a
>
>  .5% response, that is only 10 orders for REPORT #1.  Those 10 people
>
>  respond by sending out 2,000 programs each for a total of 20,000.
> Out
>
>  of those .5%, 100 people respond and order REPORT #2.  Those 100 mail
>
>  out 2,000 programs each for a total of 200,000.  The .5% response to
>
>  that is 1,000 orders for REPORT #3.  Those 1,000 send out 2,000
>
>  programs each for a 2,000,000 total.  The .5% response to that is
>
>  10,000 orders for REPORT #4.  That's 10,000 five dollar bills for
> you.
>
>  CASH!!!!  Your total income in this example is $50 + $500 + $5000 +
>
>  $50,000 for a total of $55,550!!!!
>
>
>
>  REMEMBER FRIEND, THIS IS ASSUMING 1,990 OUT OF 2,000 PEOPLE YOU  MAIL
>
>  TO WILL DO ABSOLUTELY NOTHING... AND TRASH THIS PROGRAM!  DARE TO
>
>  THINK FOR A MOMENT WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF EVERYONE OR HALF SENT OUT
>
>  100,000 PROGRAMS INSTEAD OF ONLY 2,000.  Believe me, many people will
>
>  do that and more!  By the way, your cost to participate in this is
>
>  practically nothing.  You obviously already have an Internet
>
>  connection and e-mail is FREE!!!  REPORT#3 will show you the best
>
>  methods for bulk emailing and purchasing e-mail lists.
>
>
>
>  THIS IS A LEGITIMATE, LEGAL, MONEY MAKING OPPORTUNITY.  It does not
>
>  require you to come in contact with people, do any hard work, and
> best
>
>  of all, you never have to leave the house except to get the mail.  If
>
>  you believe that someday you'll get that big break that you've been
>
>  waiting for, THIS IS IT!  Simply follow the instructions, and your
>
>  dream will come true.  This multi-level e-mail order marketing
> program
>
>  works perfectly...100% EVERY TIME.  E-mail is the sales tool of the
>
>  future.  Take advantage of this non-commercialized method of
>
>  advertising NOW!! The longer you wait, the more people will be doing
>
>  business using e-mail.  Get your piece of this action!!
>
>
>
>  MULTI-LEVEL MARKETING (MLM) has finally gained respectability.  It is
>
>  being taught in the Harvard Business School, and both Stanford
>
>  Research and The Wall Street Journal have stated that between 50% and
>
>  65% of all goods and services will be sold throughout Multi-level
>
>  Methods by the mid to late 1990's.  This is a Multi-Billion Dollar
>
>  industry and of the 500,000 millionaires in the US, 20% (100,000)
> made
>
>  their fortune in the last several years in MLM.  Moreover, statistics
>
>  show 45 people become millionaires everyday through Multi-Level
>
>  Marketing.
>
>
>
>  INSTRUCTIONS
>
>
>
>  We at Erris Mail Order Marketing Business, have a method of raising
>
>  capital that REALLY WORKS 100% EVERY TIME.  I am sure that you could
>
>  use $50,000 to $125,000 in the next 20 to 90 days.  Before you say
>
>  "Bull", please read the program carefully.
>
>
>
>  This is not a chain letter, but a perfectly legal money making
>
>  opportunity.  Basically, this is what we do:  As with all multi-level
>
>  business, we build our business by recruiting new partners and
> selling
>
>  our products.  Every state in the USA allows you to recruit new
> multi-
>
>  level business partners, and we offer a product for EVERY dollar
> sent.
>
>  YOUR ORDERS COME AND ARE FILLED THROUGH THE MAIL, so you are not
>
>  involved in personal selling.  You do it privately in your own home,
>
>  store or office.
>
>
>
>  This is the GREATEST Multi-level Mail Order Marketing anywhere:
>
>
>
>  Step (1)   Order all four 4 REPORTS listed by NAME AND NUMBER.  Do
>
>             this by ordering the REPORT from each of the four 4 names
>
>             listed on the next page. For each REPORT, send $5 CASH and
>
>             a SELF ADDRESSED, STAMPED envelope  (BUSINESS SIZE #10) to
>
>             the person  listed for the SPECIFIC REPORT.  International
>
>             orders should  also include $1 extra for postage. It is
>
>             essential that you specify the NAME and NUMBER of the
>
>             report requested to the person you are ordering from.  You
>
>             will need ALL FOUR REPORTS because you will be REPRINTING
>
>             and RESELLING them. DO NOT alter the names or sequence.
>
>             IMPORTANT:  Always provide same-day service on all orders.
>
>
>
>
>  Step (2)   Replace  the  name  and  address  under  REPORT #1  with
>
>             yours,  moving the one that was there down to REPORT #2.
>
>             Drop  the  name and address under REPORT #2 to REPORT #3,
>
>             moving the one that was there to REPORT #4.  The name and
>
>             address that was under REPORT #4 is dropped from the list
>
>             and this party  is  no doubt on the way to the bank.  When
>
>             doing   this,   make   certain   you  type  the  names
> and
>
>             addresses ACCURATELY!  DO NOT MIX UP MOVING
>
>                                         PRODUCT/REPORT POSITIONS!!!
>
>
>
>  Step (3)   Having made the required changes in the NAME list, save it
>
>             as a text (.txt) file in it's own directory to be used
> with
>
>             whatever e-mail program you like.  Again, REPORT #3 will
>
>             tell you the best methods of bulk emailing and acquiring
>
>             e-mail lists.
>
>
>
>  Step (4)   E-mail a copy of the entire program (all of this is very
>
>             important) to everyone whose address you can get your
> hands
>
>             on. Start with friends and relatives since you can
>
>             encourage them to take  advantage of this  fabulous
>
>             money-making opportunity. That's what I did.  And they
> love
>
>             me now, more than ever.  Then, e-mail to anyone and
>
>             everyone!  Use your imagination!  You can get e-mail
>
>             addresses from companies on the Internet who specialize in
>
>             e-mail mailing lists.  These are very cheap, 100,000
>
>             addresses for around $35.00.
>
>
>
>  IMPORTANT:  You won't get a good response if you use an old list, so
>
>  always request a FRESH, NEW list. You will find out where to purchase
>
>  these lists when you order the four 4 REPORTS.
>
>
>
>  ALWAYS PROVIDE SAME-DAY SERVICE ON ALL ORDERS!!!
>
>
>
>  REQUIRED REPORTS
>
>
>
>  ***Order each REPORT by NUMBER and NAME***
>
>
>
>  ALWAYS SEND A SELF-ADDRESSED, STAMPED ENVELOPE
>
>  AND $5 CASH FOR EACH ORDER REQUESTING THE
>
>  SPECIFIC REPORT BY NAME AND NUMBER
>
>
>
>  ________________________________________________________
>
>  REPORT #1
>
>  "HOW TO MAKE $250,000 THROUGH MULTI-LEVEL SALES"
>
>
>
>  ORDER REPORT #1 FROM:
>
>
>
>  Margo Breau
>
>  10505 N. 10th, Unit 14
>
>  McAllen, Texas
>
>  78504
>
>  ________________________________________________________
>
>  REPORT #2
>
>  "USING THE INTERNET FOR MULTI-LEVEL SALES"
>
>
>
>  ORDER REPORT #2 FROM:
>
>
>
>  Arnolds
>
>  1900 W. University
>
>  Suite 6, Unit 55
>
>  Edinburg, Texas
>
>  78539
>
>
>
>  ________________________________________________________
>
>  REPORT#3
>
>  "SOURCES FOR THE BEST MAILING LISTS"
>
>
>
>  ORDER REPORT #3 FROM:
>
>
>
>  GGL Listing Services
>
>  4630 S. Kirkman Road, Unit 192
>
>  Orlando, Florida
>
>  32811 - 2802
>
>
>
>  ________________________________________________________
>
>  REPORT #4
>
>  "EVALUATING MULTI-LEVEL SALES PLANS"
>
>
>
>  ORDER REPORT #4 FROM:
>
>
>
>  Your-World Products
>
>  200 North Service Road West
>
>  Unit 1, Ste. 155
>
>  Oakville, Ontario
>
>  L6M 2V1
>
>  Canada
>
>
>
>  ________________________________________________________
>
>
>
>  CONCLUSION
>
>
>
>  ..I am enjoying my fortune that I made by sending out this program.
>
>  You too, will be making money in 20 to 90 days, if you follow the
>
>  SIMPLE STEPS outlined in this mailing.
>
>
>
>  To be financially independent is to be FREE.  Free to make financial
>
>  decisions as never before.  Go into business, get into investments,
>
>
>
>  retire or take a vacation.  No longer will a lack of money hold you
>
>  back.
>
>
>
>  However, very few people reach financial independence, because when
>
>  opportunity knocks, they choose to ignore it.  It is much easier to
>
>  say "NO" than "YES", and this is the question that you must answer.
>
>  Will YOU ignore this amazing opportunity or will you take advantage
> of
>
>  it? If you do nothing, you have indeed missed something and nothing
>
>  will change.  Please re-read this material, this is a special
>
>  opportunity. If you have any questions, please feel free to write to
>
>  the sender of this information. You will get a prompt and informative
>
>  reply.
>
>
>
>  My method is simple.  I sell thousands of people a product for $5
> that
>
>  costs me pennies to produce and email.  I should also point out that
>
>  this program is legal and everyone who participates WILL make money.
>
>  This is not a chain letter or pyramid scam.  At times you have
>
>  probably received chain letters, asking you to send money, on faith,
>
>  but getting NOTHING in return, NO product what-so-ever!  Not only are
>
>  chain letters illegal, but the risk of someone breaking the chain
>
>  makes them quite unattractive.
>
>
>
>  You are offering a legitimate product to your people.  After they
>
>  purchase the product from you, they reproduce more and resell them.
>
>  It's simple free enterprise.  As you learned from the enclosed
>
>  material, the PRODUCT is a series of four 4 FINANCIAL AND BUSINESS
>
>  REPORTS.  The informatiom contained in these REPORTS will not only
>
>  help you in making your participation in this program more rewarding,
>
>  but will be useful to you in any other business decisions you make in
>
>  the years ahead. You are also buying the rights to reprint all of the
>
>  REPORTS, which will be ordered from you by those to whom you mail
> this
>
>  program.  The concise one and two page REPORTS you will be buying can
>
>  easily be reproduced at a local copy center for a cost off about 3
>
>  cents a copy. Best wishes with the program and Good Luck!
>
>
>
>  "IT WAS TRULY AMAZING"
>
>
>
>  TIPS FOR SUCCESS
>
>
>
>  Send for your four 4 REPORTS immediately so you will have them when
>
>  the orders start coming in.  When you receive a $5 order, you MUST
>
>  send out the product/service to comply with US Postal and Lottery
>
>  laws.  Title 18 Sections 1302 and 1341 specifically state that:  "A
>
>  PRODUCT OR SERVICE MUST BE EXCHANGED FOR MONEY RECEIVED."
>
>
>
>  WHILE YOU WAIT FOR THE REPORTS TO ARRIVE:
>
>
>
>  1.     Name your new company. You can use your own name if you
> desire.
>
>
>
>  2.     Get a post office box (preferred).
>
>
>
>  3.     Edit the names and addresses on the program. You must
> remember,
>
>          your name and address go next to REPORT #1 and the others all
>
>          move down one, with the fourth one being bumped OFF the list.
>
>
>
>
>  4.     Obtain as many email addresses as possible to send until you
>
>          receive the information on mailing list companies in REPOR#3.
>
>
>
>
>  5.     Decide on the number of programs you intend to send out.  The
>
>          more you send, and the quicker you send them, the more money
>
>          you will make.
>
>
>
>  6.     After mailing the programs, get ready to fill the orders.
>
>
>
>  7.     Copy the four 4 REPORTS so you are able to sent them out as
>
>          soon as you receive an order. IMPORTANT: ALWAYS PROVIDE
>
>          SAME-DAY SERVICE ON ORDERS YOU RECEIVE!
>
>
>
>  8.     Make certain the letter and reports are neat and legible.
>
>
>
>  YOUR GUARANTEE
>
>
>
>  The check point which GUARANTEES your success is simply this:  you
>
>  must receive 15 to 20 orders for REPORT #1.  This is a must!!!  If
> you
>
>  don't within two weeks, email out more programs until you do.  Then a
>
>  couple of weeks later you should receive at least 100 orders for
>
>  REPORT #2, if you don't, send out more programs until you do.

In article <352...@teradyne.com> clare lynch <cla...@teradyne.com> writes:
>From: clare lynch <cla...@teradyne.com>
>Subject: Re: LOTS OF MONEY EASY not free
>Date: Wed, 08 Apr 1998 12:36:48 +0100

>lkn...@somethingfunny.net wrote:

>STOP spamming in this group, you are not welcome.  I am filing an
>offical complaint against you.

<big fat SNIP>

To quote the entire article is almost as bad.  Ignore these parasites, 
it's the only safe way to avoid people making complaints about YOU, I've had 
to download the article *twice* now!!!!

Dave
--

"If it wasn't for you meddling kids I'd have gotten away with it...."

Unsolicited commercial e-mail is *always* deleted unread so don't bother sending me any!

On Tue, 07 Apr 1998 19:42:13 GMT,  zne...@ovtsbbg.pbz (Martin
Atkins)  wrote: 

>.----- On 6 Apr 1998 22:34:16 GMT, someone posted:
>| Dear Friend,
>'---------------------------
>
>You are no friend of mine and probably the majority of people who read this
>newsgroup.
>Go SPAM somewhere else, just not to any other non-relavant place.
>
>Is there an alt.get-rich-quick?
>
No but there's a alt.get-rich-quick-shit


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On Tue, 07 Apr 1998 19:42:13 GMT, zne...@ovtsbbg.pbz (Martin
Atkins) wrote:

>.----- On 6 Apr 1998 22:34:16 GMT, someone posted:
>| Dear Friend,
>'---------------------------
>
>You are no friend of mine and probably the majority of people who read this
>newsgroup.
>Go SPAM somewhere else, just not to any other non-relavant place.
>
>Is there an alt.get-rich-quick?

Haha, that's a good one, maybe we should establish one? Moderated, of
course so only spam can be posted.. ;-))
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