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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!spool.mu.edu!uwm.edu!news.cse.psu.edu!news.ecn.bgu.edu!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!sdd.hp.com!col.hp.com!news.corp.hp.com!isonews.bbn.hp.com!news From: Your_Name_Here <your@email.address.here> Newsgroups: comp.databases.ms-access,comp.lang.basic.visual.misc,comp.lang.c++,comp.lang.java,comp.lang.perl.misc,comp.os.ms-windows.win95.misc,comp.software-eng,comp.sys.amiga.games,comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.adventure,comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.flight-sim,comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg,comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.strategic,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage,comp.sys.laptops,comp.sys.mac.apps,comp.sys.mac.comm,comp.sys.mac.hardware.misc,comp.sys.mac.misc,comp.sys.mac.portables,comp.sys.mac.system,co mp.unix.aix,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,control,misc.consumers.frugal-living,misc.forsale.computers.pc-specific.misc,misc.forsale.computers.pc-specific.motherboards,misc.forsale.computers.pc-specific.portables,misc.forsale.computers.pc-specific.software,misc.forsale.computers.pc-specific.systems Subject: Re: $$$ Make 20,000 Bucks In A Couple Of Weeks $$$ Date: Thu, 01 Aug 1996 11:53:47 -0700 Organization: Hewlett Packard GmbH Germany Lines: 138 Message-ID: <3200FD3B.2BFA@email.address.here> References: <4tpido$fif@news.nstn.ca> NNTP-Posting-Host: hpbidrvi.bbn.hp.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 2.01 (Win16; I) To: John Smith <anon@anon.com> Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.databases.ms-access:90523 comp.lang.basic.visual.misc:86796 comp.lang.c++:176511 comp.lang.java:70044 comp.lang.perl.misc:34721 comp.os.ms-windows.win95.misc:165513 comp.software-eng:41293 comp.sys.amiga.games:98685 comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action:157204 comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.adventure:113456 comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.flight-sim:121418 comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg:97488 comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.strategic:166422 comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage:68186 comp.sys.laptops:72776 comp.sys.mac.a pps:155613 comp.sys.mac.comm:160277 comp.sys.mac.hardware.misc:41844 comp.sys.mac.misc:131799 comp.sys.mac.portables:60772 comp.sys.mac.system:166437 comp.unix.aix:81823 comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:24765 control:1255118 misc.consumers.frugal-living:18466 misc.forsale.computers.pc-specific.misc:29858 misc.forsale.computers.pc-specific.motherboards:27319 misc.forsale.computers.pc-specific.portables:20103 misc.forsale.computers.pc-specific.software:27118 misc.forsale.computers.pc-specific.systems:17893 John Smith wrote: > > NO - NOT AT A CASINO - RIGHT HERE ON THE INTERNET! > > Taking 5 minutes to read this text may be one of the best decisions you > ever made. > > My name is not important. What is important is what happened to me. > > In December 1994, my business went bankrupt because of the poor > state of the economy. My cars were repossessed and debt collectors were > hounding me like you would not believe. I owed thousands and bankruptcy > seemed to be my only future. My family, my reputation, my sanity and my > life was at stake. I became very ill. > > On 9 January 1995, I saw an article in an Internet Newsgroup telling me > I could make $50 000 within 4 weeks for an investment of only $5. I > thought it was a huge joke! I spoke to my attorney and friends about it > and they thought likewise. But after three days of desperate struggle > in court to keep from going bankrupt, I decided I had nothing to lose. > > My family and I in desperation, grasped at straws and sent $1 by snail > mail to each of 5 names and addresses specified in the article. We then > placed our own name and address in the article and posted it in 200 > other newsgroups. > > Two weeks later, I started receiving money in the mail! I could not > believe it! Hundreds of dollars turned into thousands, and in the 4 weeks, > I received a total of $57 883. It came from all over the world. > > If you follow the 3 steps below, there is no reason whatsoever why the > same shouldn't happen to you. This is a perfectly 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! > > OBVIOUSLY, IF YOU ARE NOT INTERESTED, THEN DON'T PARTICIPATE. BUT PLEASE > PRINT THIS ARTICLE AND GIVE IT TO SOMEONE WHO MAY WISH TO TAKE ADVANTAGE. > > The procedure is very simple. > > STEP 1. Write your name and address on 5 separate pieces of paper with > the words "PLEASE ADD ME TO YOUR MAILING LIST". Fold a $1 note or money > order or bank draft in each of the pieces of paper and mail them to the > following five addresses: > > 1. SHANE MILLER, 2108 JOLINE, WICHITA FALLS, TX 76308 USA > 2. KEVIN KOPEC, 78 MICHAEL DRIVE, RED BANK, NJ 07701 USA > 3. GREG CARROLL, 3658 MAURICE AVE, FT. WORTH, TX 76111 USA > 4. MIKE BUREK, 2007 SUNNY BROOK DRIVE, AUSTIN, TX 78723-3451 USA > 5. TODD FOGGOA, 75 COURTNEY RD, DARTMOUTH, NS B3A4C3 CANADA > > STEP 2. Now remove the 1st name on the list, move the other 4 names up > (5 becomes 4, 4 becomes 3 etc) and put your name and address as number 5 > on the list. You can do this by re-typing this article or simply editing > and re-posting it in this or another newsgroup. > > STEP 3. Post your amended article to at least 200 new groups (there are > 17 000 of them). > > You are now in the Mail Order Investment Business and you will start > receiving $1 returns by mail within a week or two. The more newsgroups > you post to, the bigger your return will be. You may want to rent a Post > Office Box to handle the volume of mail you are likely to receive. > > If you wish to remain anonymous, you can use a pseudonym such as > "The Manager" or "The Investor", but make sure your address is correct! > > NOW LET ME TELL YOU WHY THIS SYSTEM WORKS! > > Of every 200 postings I made, I received an average of 5 replies, YES - > ONLY 5, each with a $1 bill enclosed. You make $5 for every 200 > postings WITH YOUR NAME AT NUMBER 5. > > Each person who sent you $1, now also makes let's say,only 200 > additional postings WITH YOUR NAME AT NUMBER 4, i.e. 1000 postings. > On average therefore, 50 people will send you $1 with your name at > number 4. You make $50. > > Your 50 new agents make 200 posting each WITH YOUR NAME AT NUMBER 3 > or 10 000 postings - average return 500 at $1 each is $500. They > make 200 postings each WITH YOUR NAME AT NUMBER 2 = 100 000 postings > = 5 000 returns at $1 each = $5 000. > > Finally, 5 000 people make 200 postings each WITH YOUR NAME AT NUMBER 1 > and you get a return of $50 000 before you name drops off the list. > AND THAT'S IF EVERYONE DOWN THE LINE ONLY MAKES 200 POSTINGS! Total > income in one cycle = $55 500. > > From time to time, when your name is no longer on the list, you take > the latest posting that is appearing in the newsgroups, SEND OUT > ANOTHER $5 TO THE NAMES THAT ARE ON THE LIST, PUT YOUR NAME IN > AT NUMBER 5 AND START POSTING AGAIN. Remember, 200 postings is only > a guideline. The more you post, the greater the return. > > Let's review the reasons why you should do this: THE ONLY COST FACTORS > ARE 5 STAMPS, 5 ENVELOPES, AND 5 $1 BILLS. Anyone can afford five > dollars to put into such an effortless investment with 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? > > Do you realise how many Internet Users there are? Do you realise how > many times this scheme can be utilised over and over again - with > COMPLETELY NEW people participating? > > There are not HUNDREDS, NOT EVEN THOUSANDS, BUT HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS > OF NEW INTERNET USERS 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 newsgroup postings to make sure everyone is playing > fairly. You know where your name should be. > > REMEMBER - HONESTY IS THE BEST POLICY. > > ENJOY! Hey, do you really think there are people out there that believe in this rubbish? I can't count how often I got electronic or real junk mail promising me that I just had to spend 5 seconds of my time and 0.01 cents in order to become a rich man, healthy, popular and so on. None of these things work, as anyone with an IQ above zero knows. Plus, THIS IS A GAMES NEWSGROUP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So would you please be so kind and FUCK OFF!!!! Andy