This is an illegal pyramid scheme. Take 2


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Posted by Legal Beagle on December 25, 1998 at 23:04:45:

In Reply to: make BIG BUCKS easy!!! it REALLY works!!! posted by wow on June 16, 1998 at 12:05:14:

This is an illegal pyramid scheme as many of probably know or figured out
: THIS REALLY CAN MAKE YOU EASY MONEY!!! IT WORKS!!!

: A little while back, I was browsing through newsgroups, and came across an article similar to
: this. It said you could make thousands of dollars within weeks with only an initial investment of
: $7.00! So I thought, "Yeah right, this must be a scam!" But, like most of us, I was curious, so I
: kept on reading. Anyway, it said that you send $1.00 to each of the 7 names and addresses stated
: in the article.
: You then place your own name and address in the bottom of the list at #7, and post the article in
: at least 200 newsgroups. (There are thousands!!!) No catch, that was it.
This is an illegal pyramid scheme, as many of you probably know!!
: So after thinking it over, and talking to a few people first, I thought about trying it. I figured what
: have I got to lose except 7 stamps and $7.00, right? Like most of us, I was a little skeptical and a
: little worried about the legal aspects of it all. So
: I checked it out with the U. S. Post Office (1-800-725-2161) and they confirmed that it is indeed
: legal!! Then I invested the measly $7.00. Well GUESS WHAT…
: Within 7 days, I started to get money in the mail! I was shocked, to say the least!
: I figured it would end soon, but the money just kept coming in.

: In my first week, I made about $25.00. By the end of the second week, I had made a total of over
: $1000.00! In the third week I had over $10,000.00 and it is still growing. This is now my 4th
: week and I have made a total of just over $42,000.00 and it is still coming in, rapidly!! It is
: certainly worth $7.00 and 7 stamps, I have spent more than that on the lottery!!

: Let me tell you how this works, and just why it works…also, make sure that you print a copy of
: this article NOW, so you can get the information off of it as you need it.

: STEP 1. Get 7 separate pieces of paper and write the following on each piece of paper
: "PLEASE PUT ME ON YOUR MAILING LIST." Write your name and address on all 7 sheets
: of paper.

: STEP 2. Get 7 U. S. one dollar bills and place one inside each piece of paper, so that the bill
: will not be seen through the envelope to prevent thievery.

: STEP 3. Place one paper in each of the 7 envelopes and seal them. You should now have 7
: sealed envelopes, each with a piece of paper stating the above phrase, your name and address,
: and a $1.00 bill.

: What you are doing is creating a service by this. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY LEGAL!
: Mail the 7 envelopes to the following addresses:

: #1 Shane Cooperton 8723 Totteridge Dr., Charlotte, NC 28277

: #2 Pat Guertin 305 Moonlight Dr., Ballston Spa, NY 12020

: #3 Paul Riley 1637 Hering Ave., Bronx, NY 10461

: #4 Marcee Jones 5010 39th Ave., South Seattle, WA 98118

: #5 Wendy Chavez 3517 Rolling Green Dr. #1921, Abilene, TX 79606

: #6 Stephanie Saville 13015 Worthington, Sugar Land, TX 77478

: #7 Aly Galal 4 Phillip Hanna, Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt 11341

: STEP 4. Now take the #1 name off the list that you see above, and move the other names up 1. (7
: becomes 6, 6 becomes 5, 5 becomes 4, etc…) and add YOUR NAME to the list as # 7.

: STEP 5. Change anything that you need to, but try to keep this article as close to original as
: possible. Now, post your amended article to at least 200 news groups. ( I think there are close
: to 24,000 groups) All you need are 200, but remember, the more you post, the more money you
: make!!

:
: DIRECTIONS - HOW TO POST TO NEWSGROUPS

: STEP 1 You do not need to re-type this entire letter to do your own posting. Simply put the
: cursor at the beginning of this letter and drag your cursor to the bottom of this document, and
: select "copy" from the edit menu. This will copy the entire letter into the computer's memory.

: STEP 2 Open a blank "notepad file" and place your cursor at the top of the blank page. From the
: edit menu, select "paste". This will paste a copy of the letter into Notepad so that you can add
: your name to the list.

: STEP 3. Save your new Notepad file as a .txt file. If you want to do your postings in different
: sittings, you'll always have this file to go back to.

: STEP 4. Use Netscape or Internet Explorer and try searching for various Newsgroups (online
: forums, message boards, chat sites, discussions, etc.)

: STEP 5. Visit this message boards and post this article as a new message by highlighting the text
: of this letter and selecting "paste" from the edit menu. Fill in the Subject, this will be the header
: that everyone sees as they scroll throught the list of postings in a particular group, click the post
: message button. And you have just finished the first one. CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
: THAT IS IT!!!! All you have to do is jump to different newsgroups and post away, after you get
: the hang of it, it will take about 30 seconds for each newsgroup!!

:
: *****REMEMBER, THE MORE NEWSGROUPS YOU POST IN, THE MORE MONEY YOU
: WILL MAKE!! BUT YOU HAVE TO POST A MINIMUM OF 200.*****

: That's it!! You will begin receiving money from around the world within days!! You may
: eventually want to rent a P. O. Box due to the large amount of mail you will receive. If you wish
: to stay anonymous, you can invent a name to use, as long as the postman will deliver it. ***JUST
: MAKE SURE THAT ALL THE ADDRESSES ARE CORRECT***

: Now the why part: Out of 200 postings, say I receive only 5 replies (a very low example). So
: then I made $6.00 with my name at #7 on the letter. Now, each of the 6 persons who just sent me
: $1.00 make the MINIMUM 200 postings, each with my name at #6 and only 5 persons respond
: to each of the original 5, that is another $25.00 for me, now those 25 each make 200 MINIMUM
: posts with my name at #5 and only 5 replies each, I will bring in an additional $125.00!! Now
: those 125 persons turn around and make the MINIMUM 200 postings with my name at #4 and
: only 5 replies each, I will make an additional $626.00! Now, here is the fun part………..each
: of those 625 persons post the 200, and that just made me $3, 125.00!!! And so
: on………………. The numbers get larger as your name gets to the top of the list!!!
: AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!! With an original investment of only $7.00!!!

: When your name is no longer on the list, you just take the latest posting in the newsgroups, and
: send out another $7.00 to the names on the list, putting your name at #7 again. And start posting
: again. The thing to remember is, do you realize that thousands of people all over the world are
: joining the internet and reading these articles everyday, JUST LIKE YOU ARE NOW!!! So can
: you afford $7.00 and see if it really works???? I think so ………..People have said, "what if the
: plan is played out and no one sends you the money? So what! What are the chances of that
: happening when there are tons of new honest users and new honest people who are joining the
: Internet and newsgroups every day and are willing to give it a try? Estimates are at 20,000 to
: 50,000 new users, every day with thousands of those joining the actual internet. Remember, play
: FAIRLY and HONESTLY and this plan will work.





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