Where is this spam coming from!
On Fri, Mar 17, 2000 at 07:39:49PM -0800, Orhan C wrote:
> Before being to skeptical, please read the article!
>
> I found this posted in another area and want to pass
> it on to all interested in making alot of
> money. If you
> follow the directions carefully and honestly, you will
> make money!! This article is the best I've
> seen by giving
> clear, step by-step instructions, making it simple for
> you to make lots of money without much
> effort on your
> part. If you really look into this, you'll see that it
> works.
>
> The initial investment is $6.00 plus six stamps --
> other participants have earned $2,500 in
> almost 3 weeks
> from following this plan.
>
> HERE IS THE ORIGINAL POST:
> A while back , I was browsing these newsgroups, just
> like you are now, and came across an
> article similar to
> this that said you could make thousands in CASH within
> a few weeks with only an investment
> of $6.00 plus
> stamps! So I thought, "Yeah, right, this must be a
> scam!" But like most of us I was courious
> and kept reading.
> It said that if you send $1.00 to each of the 6 names
> and addresses listed in the article, you
> could make
> thousands in a very short period of time. You then
> place your own name and address at the
> bottom of the list
> at #6, and post the article to a least 300 newsgroups.
> (There are about 32,000 of them out
> there and that's
> quite a large market pool). No catch, that was it.
> Even though the investment was a measly
> $6.00, I had three
> questions that needed to be answered before I could
> get involved in this sort of thing.
>
> 1. IS THIS REALLY LEGAL?
> I called a lawyer first. The lawyer was a little
> sceptical that I would actually make any CASH but
> he said it WAS
> LEGAL if I wanted to try it. I told him it sounded a
> lot like a chain letter but the details of the
> system (SEE
> BELOW) actually made it a legitimate legal business.
>
> 2. IS IT OK WITH THE POST OFICE OR IS IT MAIL FRAUD?
> I called them:1-800-725-2161 and they confirmed THIS
> IS ABSOLUTELY LEGAL! (See 18, h
> section 1302 NS
> 1341 of the Postal Lottery laws.) This clairfies the
> program of collecting names and
> addresses for a mailing
> list.
>
> 3.IS IT RIGHT?
> Well, everyone who sends me a buck has a good chance
> getting A LOT of CASH... a much
> better chance than
> buying a lottery ticket!
>
> So, having these questions answered, I invested
> EXACTLY $7.98...and six stamps..and boy
> am I glad I did
> Within 7 days, I started getting CASH in the mail! I
> was shocked! I figured it would end soon
> and didn't give it
> another thought. But the CASH continued coming in. In
> my first week I made between $20 and
> $30. By the
> end of the second week I had made a total of $1000.00
> In the third week I had over
> $10,000.00 and it was 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
> inIt's cetainly worth $6.00 ans six stamps!!! I
> love the power of the internet!
>
> SUGGESTION: Read this entire message carefully! (print
> it out and download it now) Follow
> the simple
> directions and watch the CASH come in! It's that easy.
> It's legal. And, your investent is only
> $8.00.
>
> IMPORTANT: This is not a rip-off; it is not indecent;
> it is not illegal;and it is virtually 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 sevice. You are in the business of
> developing
> Mailing Lists. Many large corporations are happy to
> pay big bucks for quality lists. However,
> tha CASH 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 4 EASY STEPS TO SUCCESS:
>
> STEP1: Get 6 seperate 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. Place one
> paper in each of the 6 envelopes and
> seal them. Your
> now have 6 sealed letters 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 worried about the leg
