OT: Something to Try

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 is creating a service. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY
: LEGAL! You are 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) Marie Telega
136 Encinal St
Santa Cruz, CA. 95060

#2) Jenne walt
1841 N Highland Ave #5
Clearwater, FL. 33755

#3) Cheryl J. Alexander
4014 Palazzo St.
Sebring, FL. 33872

#4) Jeff Henry
3406 Needles Dr.
Orlando, FL. 32810

#5) Courtney Johnson
7115 chadwick dr.
Fort Wayne, IN. 46816

#6) L. Farris
P.O. Box 503
Farmington, MI 48332

: STEP 2: Now take the #1 name off the list that you see above, move
: the other names up 1 place (#2 becomes #1, #3 becomes #2, etc...)
and add YOUR
: name and address 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.

[Bison Zord]

This doesn't work. You know why.. because here's what I did.. I gave out the addresses, but I didn't send any money out. That's what everyone else does too. I got like a total of 3 or 4 bucks out of it. I wouldn't waste your time.

[Red Tulip Ranger]

I didn't even waste my time actually reading this post...

[Bison Zord]

It's actually a good idea in theory.. if everyone was honest.. but in all reality they're not.

And it's not just a lack of honestly, but also a lack of trust. The only reason I didn't send out six bucks, was because I knew people wouldn't send me all this money that would've made this thing work. And yeah I was right. In a dishonest generation, such a plan is destined to fail.

[MiChaos]

Look at it this way, 1 person posts on 200 boards, 200 on 200, 200 on 200, this is 8,000,000 boards with this message on so far, are there 8,000,000 boards in the world?? You run out of boards and people quite quickly.

[Red Tulip Ranger]

So, like I said, I haven't read the post, but am I supposed to post on 200 boards to get this working? I can spent my time in better ways then that.

[Bison Zord]

I wouldn't be concerned about it.

[Red Tulip Ranger]

And I'm not.

[Bison Zord]

Good.