X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,e67d579cd58bd1c0 X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public From: Tim Subject: $$ THE "REAL" MATH OF CHAIN MAIL SCAM $$$ Date: 1996/11/28 Message-ID: <329DB2CD.5801@suncom.net.drop.this.part>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 201276953 references: <329B3F25.2120@cunyvm.cuny.edu> content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii organization: Cardin Corp. mime-version: 1.0 reply-to: tp@suncom.net.drop.this.part newsgroups: alt.ascii-art x-mailer: Mozilla 3.0Gold (Win16; U) Article & Math by: Patrick Lasu For all Chainletter- Pyramid- and other Ponzi Schemes. Take a minute to read this. There seems to be an abundance of money making schemes going on via Internet. Some of the schemes are probably older than the promoters. This is an informative letter to tell you the truth about these get-rich-quick-schemes. Please read on, there will be Q's and A's after the facts. "Mail a dollar to 5 people on a list, delete the first name and put yours on the bottom. Then post it to 200 different Newsgroups." Sounds like a good deal; however, if everybody gets 5 people to mail $5, it doesn't take long to run out of fools and Newsgroups (fool = anybody who invests in this, not you I hope). Here is a breakdown of the numbers, read from left to right: Potential Level: No. of People: Newsgroups: Earnings: 1 5 x200 = 1,000 $ 5 2 25 x200 = 5,000 $ 25 3 125 x200 = 25,000 $ 125 4 625 Sorry, no etc. 5 3,125 more No Need 6 15,625 Newsgroups to 7 78,125 Continue 8 390,625 9 1,953,125 10 9,765,625 11 48,828,125 12 244,140,625 13 1,220,703,125 14 6,103,515,625 15 Sorry, no more people on earth The numbers speak for themselves. If you were lucky and got in as soon as it started, you could theoretically make $15,625. Now, that is if you were lucky. *** Q's and A's *** Q: "I know of someone who made money, isn't that proof that it's working?" A: Yes, you can make money; however, you have to get in as soon as possible, what are the chances of that? The other option is to start your own chain with 5 fictitious names and addresses, or get together with 4 other people and split the money you receive from the fools. Q: "How much money can you make from this if you start your own chain?" A: Quite a bundle. The nature of how its working makes it a great money maker if you start one. Here is how it works: As soon as it's posted, hundreds, maybe even thousands (NOT 5) of fools will start to send in money for the first level, delete the top name and put their name on the bottom. After a while, the first 5 people will be out (or yourself with 5 false names), laughing all the way to the bank, while the fools who are left are trying to catch up. If the next few fools down the line were lucky, they might get some money from the spillover effect. Sooner or later (actually fairly quickly), the chain dies naturally, leaving the majority of the fools with no money. Q: "Are there any proofs of this?" A: Plenty, ask anybody who came in last. There are hundreds of thousands. Another way to prove it is through statistics and the bell curve. As soon as the chain starts, 97% of the fools that make up the "belly" of the curve will answer the scheme. You want more proof, then use logic: Look at the breakdown of the numbers on the top of this letter. Q: "How come so many people are into these scams?" A: Greed. The people who start it up are smart but greedy. Those who fall for it are greedy fools.