X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 114b3e,d9078e8e79f325ae X-Google-Attributes: gid114b3e,public X-Google-Thread: fda35,d9078e8e79f325ae X-Google-Attributes: gidfda35,public X-Google-Thread: fd588,d9078e8e79f325ae X-Google-Attributes: gidfd588,public X-Google-Thread: f996b,d9078e8e79f325ae X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public From: dastuart@mail.entrsft.com Subject: Re: SUPPLEMENT YOUR INCOME Date: 1996/12/07 Message-ID: X-Deja-AN: 202781418 references: <589g8m$dtr@hermes.is.co.za> organization: Pennsylvania Online [Usenet News Server for Hire] newsgroups: alt.arts.nomad,alt.arts.storytelling,alt.ascii-art,alt.ascii-art.animation On 12/6/96 11:05AM, in message <589g8m$dtr@hermes.is.co.za>, KL wrote: You have posted an illegal pyramid scheme and/or chain letter on the usenet. Your post has been forwarded to: Bureau of Consumer Protection (bbroder@ftc.gov) Fraud Dept. of IRS (1040fraud@irs.gov) National Fraud Information Center (nfic@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. > > ============================================ > > I'm going to keep this short and simple. > > You want to make easy money. So do thousands of other people, myself > included. > > While surfing the web, I came across this scheme... how it works... you > simply send $1.00 each to 5 people, add your name to the list after > bumping off the first persons name (so it always stays at 5 people/$5.00) > and repost the list, this time with your name. Well, wherever I saw this > scheme, it was padded with pages of drivel about "I earned $50 000.00 in 6 > weeks" . Sure, I thought to myself, I can just see it, you waited until > you earned $50 000.00 before you reposted this ad with your name... what > crap! I mean, how did you earn those $50 000.00 in the first place, if > you're only posting now? A lure, of course, is all these posts are. > > So I'm telling you... I haven't earned a cent from this scheme... not yet, > anyway. But I'm hoping to... because in spite of all the bullshit > surrounding it, the basic scheme is pretty sound... for a paltry $5.00 you > stand to reap big rewards. I have, right here, five $1.00 notes which are > going to be posted off tomorrow afternoon to the five names on the list I > got off the newsgroup... so somewhere, 5 people who took a chance on this > are each getting $1.00 from me... and how many dollars are they getting > from other people just like me? > > For just $5.00 I'm certainly willing to take a gamble; if it doesn't work > out, I'll hardly miss the $5.00!! Yet, if it does work out... WOW!! > > You see, what makes this scheme so workable is that EVERYONE can afford > those $5.00... > > So, if you want to take a chance too, if you also feel that $5.00 is very > little to lose in the face of such a potentially huge gain (I mean, just > think about the POTENTIAL of this!), then read on for the instructions! > And hey... the over-enthusiastic drivel is not mine, I did a cut-and-paste > !! :-) > > My only "sales-pitch" for this scheme is... I'm doing it... so how many > other people are doing it too? Makes you think, doesn't it?? > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ----------------------------------------------------- > > First, why don't you save this to your harddrive so you have it as a handy > reference? > > > INSTRUCTIONS: > > 1. Take a sheet of paper and write on it the following: > > "Please add my name to your list". > > This creates a service out of this money making system and thus making it > completely legal. You are not just randomly sending a dollar to someone, > you are paying one dollar for a legitimate service. Make sure you > include your name and address. I assure you that, again, this is > completely legal! For a neat little twist, also write what slot their > name was in: "You were in slot 3", Just to add a little fun! This is all > about having fun and making money at the same time! > > 2. Now fold this sheet of paper around a dollar bill ,(no checks or money > orders), and put each dollar into a separate envelope and send it on its > way to the five people listed. The folding of the paper around the bill > will insure its arrival to its recipient. THIS STEP IS IMPORTANT!! > > Here are the five people: > > > 1. Shane Uhlir > 121 S. Beltwoods Dr. > DeSoto, TX 75115 > > 2. Sandy Kim > 3047 David Ave #10 > Campbell, CA 95128 > > 3. Kevin Warkentin > 1709 Ulex > McAllen, TX 78504 > > 4. Adam Lasswell > 903 W. Perrine St. > Johnston City, IL 62951 > > 5. K. Lee > P O Box 176 > Umdloti Beach, 4350 > Durban, Natal, > South Africa > > 3. Now listen carefully, here's where you get YOUR MONEY COMING TO YOUR > MAILBOX. > > * Look at the list of five people; remove the first name from position > one > * move everyone on the list up slot one on the list. Position 2 name will > now move to the position 1 slot , position 3 will now become > position 2, 4 will be be 3, 5 wil be 4. > * Now put your name, address, zipcode AND COUNTRY in position 5, the > bottom position on the list. > > So, your post will now look like this: > > 1. Sandy Kim > 3047 David Ave #10 > Campbell, CA 95128 > > 2. Kevin Warkentin > 1709 Ulex > McAllen, TX 78504 > > 3. Adam Lasswell > 903 W. Perrine St. > Johnston City, IL 62951 > > 4. K. Lee > P O Box 176 > Umdloti Beach, 4350 > Durban, Natal, > South Africa > > 5. YOUR NAME & ADDRESS > > (do you see what happens?? As your name gets moved up the list, so you > will get more $$$!!) > > > 4. Now upload this updated file to as many newsgroups and local bulletin > boards' message areas & file section as possible. (see the bottom of > this post for instructions on uploading if you don't know how) > > Give a catchy description of the file so it gets noticed!! Such as: "NEED > FAST CASH?, HERE IT IS!" or "NEED CASH TO PAY OFF YOUR DEBTS??", etc. > > And the more uploads, the more money you will make, and of course, the > more money the others on the list will make too. > > LET'S ALL TAKE CARE OF EACH OTHER BY BEING HONEST AND BY PUTTING FORTH 120 > PERCENT INTO THIS PROFITABLE & AMAZING SYSTEM!!! You'll reap the benefits, > believe me!!! > > 6. And this is the step I like. JUST SIT BACK AND ENJOY LIFE BECAUSE > CASH IS ON THE WAY!! Expect to see a little money start to trickle in > around 2 weeks, but AT ABOUT WEEKS 3 & 4, THE MONEY STORM WILL HIT YOUR > MAILBOX!! All you have to do is take it out of the > mailbox and try not to scream too loud (outside anyway) when you realize > YOU HIT THE BIG TIME AT LAST!! > > 7. So go PAY OFF YOUR BILLS AND DEBTS and then get that something special > you always wanted or buy that special person in your life (or the one you > want in your life) a gift they'll never forget. ENJOY LIFE! > > 8. Now when you get low on this money supply, simply re-activate this > file again; Reposting it in the old places where you originally posted and > possibly some new places you now know of. Don't ever lose this file, > always keep a copy at your reach for when you ever need > cash. THIS IS AN INCREDIBLE TOOL THAT YOU CAN ALWAYS RE-USE TIME AND TIME > AGAIN WHEN CASH IS NEEDED! > > REMEMBER: > > This scheme depends on two things only... YOUR honesty in sending the $$, > and YOUR commitment to reposting this as many times as you can! > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ----------------------------------------------------- > > UPLOAD INSTRUCTIONS > > FOR NETSCAPE USERS, > 1) Click on any newsgroup, like normal. Then click on 'To News', which > is in the top left corner of the newsgroup page. This will bring up a > message box. > > 2) Fill in the Subject with an eye-catching title, like the one I used. > > 3) Now, go to the message part of the box and retype this letter exactly > as it is here, with the exception of your few changes. (Remember to add > your name to number 5 and move the rest up) > > 4) When you're done typing in the WHOLE letter, click on 'File' above the > send button. then, 'Save As..' DO NOT SEND YOUR ARTICLE UNTIL YOU SAVE > IT. (so you don't have to type this 200 times :) > > 5) Now that you have saved the letter, go ahead and send your first copy! > (click that send button in the top left corner) > > 6) THIS IS WHERE YOU POST ALL ARTICLES! > > OK, go to ANY newsgroup article and click the 'To News' button again. Type > in your flashy subject in the SUBJECT BOX, then go to the body part of the > message and leave your cursor here. NOW click on 'Attachment' which is > right below the SUBJECT BOX. Click on attach file then find your letter > wherever you saved it. Click once on your file and then click 'open' then > click 'OK'. > > IF you did this right, you should see your filename in the attachment box > and it will be shaded green. NOW POST AWAY!! > > IF YOU'RE USING INTERNET EXPLORER: > > It's just as easy, Holding down the left mouse button, highlight this > entire article, then press the 'CTRL' key and 'C' Key at the same time to > copy this article. Then print the article for your records to have the > names of those you will be sending $1 to. NEXT go to the newsgroups and > press 'POST AN ARTICLE'. Type in your fancy subject and click the large > window below. Press 'CTRL' and 'V' and the article will appear in the > message window. **BE SURE TO MAKE YOUR ADDRESS CHANGES TO THE 5 NAMES** > Now re-highlight the article and re-copy it so you have the > changes... then all you have to do for each newsgroup is 'CTRL' and 'V'. > and press 'POST' IT's That EASY! > > 7) THAT'S IT! all you have to do is jump to different newsgroups and post > away, after you get the hang of it, it takes about 30 seconds for each > newsgroup! **REMEMBER, THE MORE NEWSGROUPS YOU POST IN, THE MORE MONEY YOU > WILL MAKE!! > > > > > >