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anto

Flightless Bird
Hello,
I found this on a bulletin board and decided to try it. A little while back,
I was browsing through newsgroups, just like you are now, and came
across an article similar to this that said you could make thousands of
dollars within
weeks with only an initial investment of $6.00! So I thought, "Yeah right,
this must be a
scam." But like most of us, I was curious, so I kept reading. Anyway, it said
that you send
$1.00 to each of the 6 names and address stated in the article. You then
place your own
name and address in the bottom of the list at #6, and post the article in at
least 200
newsgroups. (There are thousands) No catch, that was it. 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 6 stamps and $6.00, right?" Then I invested the measly $6.00. Well
GUESS
WHAT!?... within 7 days, I started getting money in the mail! I was shocked!
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 $1,000.00! In the
third week I
had over $10,000.00 and it's still growing. This is now my fourth week and I
have made a
total of just over $42,000.00 and it's still coming in rapidly. It's
certainly worth $6.00, and
6 stamps, I have spent more than that on the lottery!! Let me tell you how
this works and
most importantly, WHY it works... Also, make sure you print a copy of this
article NOW,
so you can get the information off of it as you need it. I promise you that
if you follow the
directions exactly, that you will start making more money than you thought
possible by
doing something so easy! Suggestion: Read this entire message carefully!
(Print it out or
download it.) Follow the simple directions and watch the money come in! It's
easy. It's
legal. And, your investment is only $6.00 (plus postage) IMPORTANT: This is
not a
rip-off; it is not indecent; it is not illegal; and it is 99% no risk - it
really works! If all of
the following instructions are adhered to, you will receive extraordinary
dividends.
PLEASE NOTE: Please follow these directions EXACTLY, and $50,000 or more can
be
yours in 20 to 60 days. This program remains successful because of the
honesty and
integrity of the participants. Please continue its success by carefully
adhering to the
instructions. You will now become part of the Mail Order business. In this
business your
product is not solid and tangible, it's a service. You are in the business of
developing
Mailing Lists. Many large corporations are happy to pay big bucks for quality
lists.
However, the money made from the mailing lists is secondary to the income
which is made
from people like you and me asking to be included in that list. Here are the
4 easy steps to
success. STEP 1: Get 6 separate pieces of paper and write the following on
each piece of
paper "PLEASE PUT ME ON YOUR MAILING LIST." Now get 6 US $1.00 bills and
place ONE inside EACH of the 6 pieces of paper so the bill will not be seen
through the
envelope (to prevent thievery). Next, place one paper in each of the 6
envelopes and seal
them. You should now have 6 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
requesting a
legitimate service and you are paying for it! 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. Mail the 6
envelopes to the
following addresses: #1) A.Shamach 1081 Rocky Harbour Crescent, k1v 1v4, Ottawa
ON #2) K.Hurls, 3908 Ardmore St, Silver
Springs, NV 89429 #3) R.Fowler, 60 Hemlock Haven, Hampton, NH 03842
#4) D. Fryar, 30219 Turriff Circle,
Magnolia, Tx 77354 #5) K.Wicker, P.O. Box 51, Auxier, Ky 41602 #6) B. kyle,
1069 Rocky Harbour Crescent, k1v 1v3, Ottawa ON
STEP 2: Now take the #1 name off the list that you see above, move
the other names up (6 becomes 5, 5 becomes 4, etc.) and add YOUR Name as
number 6 on
the list. STEP 3: Change anything you need to, but try to keep this article
as close to
original as possible. Now, post your amended article to at least 200
newsgroups. (I think
there are close to 24,000 groups) All you need is 200, but remember, the more
you post,
the more money you make! You won't get very much unless you post like crazy.
:) This is
perfectly legal! If you have any doubts, refer to Title 18 Sec.1302 & 1341 of
the Postal
lottery laws. Keep a copy of these steps for yourself and, whenever you need
money, you
can use it again, and again. PLEASE REMEMBER that this program remains
successful
because of the honesty and integrity of the participants and by their
carefully adhering to
the directions. Look at it this way. If you are of integrity, the program
will continue and the
money that so many others have received will come your way. NOTE You may want
to
retain every name and address sent to you, either on a computer or hard copy
and keep the
notes people send you. This VERIFIES that you are truly providing a service.
(Also, it
might be a good idea to wrap the $1 bill in dark paper to reduce the risk of
mail theft.) So,
as each post is downloaded and the directions carefully followed, six members
will be
reimbursed for their participation as a List Developer with one dollar each.
Your name
will move up the list geometrically so that when your name reaches the #1
position you
will be receiving thousands of dollars in CASH!!! What an opportunity for
only $6.00
($1.00 for each of the first six people listed above) Send it now, add your
own name to the
list and you're in business! DIRECTIONS FOR HOW TO POST TO NEWSGROUPS Step
1: You do not need to re-type this entire letter to do your own posting.
Simply put your
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 settings, you'll always have
this file to go back
to. Step 4: Use Netscape or Internet explorer and try searching for various
newsgroups
(on-line forums, message boards, chat sites, discussions.) Step 5 Visit these
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 through the list of postings in a particular group, click
the post message
button. You're done with your first one! Congratulations...THAT'S 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 ALL THE ADDRESSES ARE
CORRECT.** Now, each of the 5 persons who just sent me $1.00 make the MINIMUM
200 postings, each with my name at #5 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 #4 and only 5 replies each, I will bring in an additional $125.00!
Now, those 125
persons turn around and post the MINIMUM 200 with my name at #3 and only
receive 5
replies each, I will make an additional $625.00! OK, now here is the fun
part, each of
those 625 persons post a MINIMUM 200 letters with my name at #2 and they each
only
receive 5 replies, that just made me $3,125.00!!! Those 3,125 persons will
all deliver this
message to 200 newsgroups with my name at #1 and if still 5 persons per 200
newsgroups
react I will receive $15,625,00! With an original investment of only $6.00!
AMAZING!
When your name is no longer on the list, you just take the latest posting in
the newsgroups,
and send out another $6.00 to names on the list, putting your name at number
6 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 $6.00 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 everyday 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 will
really
work!!!


---
 
D

Don

Flightless Bird
"anto" <anto@domain-xyz.in> wrote in message
news:cIOdnUzxFK7LxkrWRVn_vwA@giganews.com...
> Hello,
> I found this on a bulletin board and decided to try it.


Damn, people still fall for this kind of s&^%?

Unreal.



--
Don
 
B

Bob Marcy

Flightless Bird
On 4/27/2010 5:47 PM, anto wrote:
> STEP 2: Now take the #1 name off the list that you see above, move
> the other names up (6 becomes 5, 5 becomes 4, etc.) and add YOUR Name as
> number 6 on

Ahh, the old pyramid post office scheme. I love it when the old
classics refuse to die. He ought to graduate to the Nigeria 419 scam.
There's more money in it (grin)
 
T

Tom C

Flightless Bird
"anto" <anto@domain-xyz.in> wrote in message
news:cIOdnUzxFK7LxkrWRVn_vwA@giganews.com...
> Hello,
> I found this on a bulletin board and decided to try it. A little while
> back,
> I was browsing through newsgroups, just like you are now, and came
> across an article similar to this that said you could make thousands of
> dollars within
> weeks with only an initial investment of $6.00! So I thought, "Yeah right,
> this must be a
> scam." But like most of us, I was curious, so I kept reading. Anyway, it
> said
> that you send
> $1.00 to each of the 6 names and address stated in the article. You then
> place your own
> name and address in the bottom of the list at #6, and post the article in
> at
> least 200
> newsgroups. (There are thousands) No catch, that was it. 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 6 stamps and $6.00, right?" Then I invested the measly $6.00. Well
> GUESS
> WHAT!?... within 7 days, I started getting money in the mail! I was
> shocked!
> 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 $1,000.00! In the
> third week I
> had over $10,000.00 and it's still growing. This is now my fourth week and
> I
> have made a
> total of just over $42,000.00 and it's still coming in rapidly. It's
> certainly worth $6.00, and
> 6 stamps, I have spent more than that on the lottery!! Let me tell you how
> this works and
> most importantly, WHY it works... Also, make sure you print a copy of this
> article NOW,
> so you can get the information off of it as you need it. I promise you
> that
> if you follow the
> directions exactly, that you will start making more money than you thought
> possible by
> doing something so easy! Suggestion: Read this entire message carefully!
> (Print it out or
> download it.) Follow the simple directions and watch the money come in!
> It's
> easy. It's
> legal. And, your investment is only $6.00 (plus postage) IMPORTANT: This
> is
> not a
> rip-off; it is not indecent; it is not illegal; and it is 99% no risk - it
> really works! If all of
> the following instructions are adhered to, you will receive extraordinary
> dividends.
> PLEASE NOTE: Please follow these directions EXACTLY, and $50,000 or more
> can
> be
> yours in 20 to 60 days. This program remains successful because of the
> honesty and
> integrity of the participants. Please continue its success by carefully
> adhering to the
> instructions. You will now become part of the Mail Order business. In this
> business your
> product is not solid and tangible, it's a service. You are in the business
> of
> developing
> Mailing Lists. Many large corporations are happy to pay big bucks for
> quality
> lists.
> However, the money made from the mailing lists is secondary to the income
> which is made
> from people like you and me asking to be included in that list. Here are
> the
> 4 easy steps to
> success. STEP 1: Get 6 separate pieces of paper and write the following on
> each piece of
> paper "PLEASE PUT ME ON YOUR MAILING LIST." Now get 6 US $1.00 bills and
> place ONE inside EACH of the 6 pieces of paper so the bill will not be
> seen
> through the
> envelope (to prevent thievery). Next, place one paper in each of the 6
> envelopes and seal
> them. You should now have 6 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
> requesting a
> legitimate service and you are paying for it! 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. Mail the 6
> envelopes to the
> following addresses: #1) A.Shamach 1081 Rocky Harbour Crescent, k1v 1v4,
> Ottawa
> ON #2) K.Hurls, 3908 Ardmore St, Silver
> Springs, NV 89429 #3) R.Fowler, 60 Hemlock Haven, Hampton, NH 03842
> #4) D. Fryar, 30219 Turriff Circle,
> Magnolia, Tx 77354 #5) K.Wicker, P.O. Box 51, Auxier, Ky 41602 #6) B.
> kyle,
> 1069 Rocky Harbour Crescent, k1v 1v3, Ottawa ON
> STEP 2: Now take the #1 name off the list that you see above, move
> the other names up (6 becomes 5, 5 becomes 4, etc.) and add YOUR Name as
> number 6 on
> the list. STEP 3: Change anything you need to, but try to keep this
> article
> as close to
> original as possible. Now, post your amended article to at least 200
> newsgroups. (I think
> there are close to 24,000 groups) All you need is 200, but remember, the
> more
> you post,
> the more money you make! You won't get very much unless you post like
> crazy.
> :) This is
> perfectly legal! If you have any doubts, refer to Title 18 Sec.1302 & 1341
> of
> the Postal
> lottery laws. Keep a copy of these steps for yourself and, whenever you
> need
> money, you
> can use it again, and again. PLEASE REMEMBER that this program remains
> successful
> because of the honesty and integrity of the participants and by their
> carefully adhering to
> the directions. Look at it this way. If you are of integrity, the program
> will continue and the
> money that so many others have received will come your way. NOTE You may
> want
> to
> retain every name and address sent to you, either on a computer or hard
> copy
> and keep the
> notes people send you. This VERIFIES that you are truly providing a
> service.
> (Also, it
> might be a good idea to wrap the $1 bill in dark paper to reduce the risk
> of
> mail theft.) So,
> as each post is downloaded and the directions carefully followed, six
> members
> will be
> reimbursed for their participation as a List Developer with one dollar
> each.
> Your name
> will move up the list geometrically so that when your name reaches the #1
> position you
> will be receiving thousands of dollars in CASH!!! What an opportunity for
> only $6.00
> ($1.00 for each of the first six people listed above) Send it now, add
> your
> own name to the
> list and you're in business! DIRECTIONS FOR HOW TO POST TO NEWSGROUPS Step
> 1: You do not need to re-type this entire letter to do your own posting.
> Simply put your
> 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 settings, you'll always have
> this file to go back
> to. Step 4: Use Netscape or Internet explorer and try searching for
> various
> newsgroups
> (on-line forums, message boards, chat sites, discussions.) Step 5 Visit
> these
> 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 through the list of postings in a particular group,
> click
> the post message
> button. You're done with your first one! Congratulations...THAT'S 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 ALL THE ADDRESSES ARE
> CORRECT.** Now, each of the 5 persons who just sent me $1.00 make the
> MINIMUM
> 200 postings, each with my name at #5 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 #4 and only 5 replies each, I will bring in an additional $125.00!
> Now, those 125
> persons turn around and post the MINIMUM 200 with my name at #3 and only
> receive 5
> replies each, I will make an additional $625.00! OK, now here is the fun
> part, each of
> those 625 persons post a MINIMUM 200 letters with my name at #2 and they
> each
> only
> receive 5 replies, that just made me $3,125.00!!! Those 3,125 persons will
> all deliver this
> message to 200 newsgroups with my name at #1 and if still 5 persons per
> 200
> newsgroups
> react I will receive $15,625,00! With an original investment of only
> $6.00!
> AMAZING!
> When your name is no longer on the list, you just take the latest posting
> in
> the newsgroups,
> and send out another $6.00 to names on the list, putting your name at
> number
> 6 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 $6.00 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 everyday 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
> will
> really
> work!!!
>
>
> ---


Pyramid schemes and spam. OMG they've bred and created a whole new way to
get people to fall for this shit!
 
M

milt

Flightless Bird
On 4/27/2010 10:39 PM, Tom C wrote:
>
> Pyramid schemes and spam. OMG they've bred and created a whole new way
> to get people to fall for this shit!



Ahhh... the classic "Make Money Fast" scam. Hey, the Nigerian 419 scams
have been going for awhile and don't stop, and this one predates the
Nigerian scams by years.

you know what this means? We will NEVER get rid of the Nigerian scams.
 
T

Thomas Wendell

Flightless Bird
"Tom C" <bettablue@hotmail.com> kirjoitti
viestissä:z5OBn.126388$mn6.76729@newsfe07.iad...
> "anto" <anto@domain-xyz.in> wrote in message
> news:cIOdnUzxFK7LxkrWRVn_vwA@giganews.com...



Crap snipped off

>
> Pyramid schemes and spam. OMG they've bred and created a whole new way to
> get people to fall for this shit!



And you of course had to quote the whole crap??

--
Thomas Wendell
Helsinki, Finland
Translations to/from FI not always accurate
 
J

johnbee

Flightless Bird
< "milt" <theatre_nospam_guy@miltsweb.com> wrote in message
news:hr8ce7$d16$1@news.eternal-september.org...

this one predates the
Nigerian scams by years. >

My Grandmother told me that what were termed 'chain letters' were common
when she was a girl. So as soon as postal rates became cheap enough for the
majority, they started. So, far from predating the Nigerian scams by years,
they were around 80 years ago.
 
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