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    Ted S to Money for ones that really need the   
   Re.Need money? NOT A SCAM (1/2)   
   13 Aug 06 17:12:29   
   
   From: fiveway@bevcomm.net   
      
   "Money for ones that really need them" fiveway@bevcomm.net wrote in message   
      
   > How to make money fast with only 6 DOLLARs!!!!!!!!! THIS REALLY CAN MAKE   
   > YOU   
   > EASY MONEY!! IT WORKS!!! 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, but 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? 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 $6.00.............plus   
   > postage. Well GUESS WHAT!!... within 7 days, I started getting money in   
   > the   
   > mail! I was shocked! I figured it would end soon, and didn't give it   
   > another   
   > thought. 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. The process is very simple and consists of 3   
   > easy   
   > steps: 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 (or equivalent in your local currency) 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 by this. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY LEGAL! Mail   
   > the   
   > 6 envelopes to the following addresses: #1) MATT, 120 Quail Lane Palatka,   
   > FL 32177 #2) Jody, N6843 Pratt Rd. Monticello, WI 53570 #3) Ryan, 5010   
   > 84th   
   > st. S.W. apt C34 mukilteo, WA 98275 #4) Eevon, 2 Woodley Rd. Buffalo, NY   
   > 14215 #5) Marcin Bednarski 3622 W.Aiyssa Lane Phoenix, AZ 85085 #6)   
   > Theodore, P.O. Box. 121 Wells, MN 56097   
   >   
   > 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 is close to 24,000 groups) All you need is   
   > 200, but remember, the more you post, the more money you make! Don't know   
   > HOW to post in the newsgroups? Well do exactly the following: ----   
   > 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 your   
   > cursor   
   > at the beginning of this letter and click and hold down your mouse button.   
   > While continuing to hold down the mouse button, drag your cursor to the   
   > bottom of this document and over to just after the last character, and   
   > release the mouse button. At this point the entire letter should be   
   > highlighted. Then, from the 'edit' pull down menu at the top of your   
   > screen   
   > select 'copy'. This will copy the entire letter into the computers memory.   
   > Step 2. Open a blank 'notepad' file and place your cursor at the top of   
   > the   
   > blank page. From the 'edit' pull down menu select 'paste'. This will paste   
   > a   
   > copy of the letter into notepad so that you can add your name to the list.   
   > Remember to eliminate the #1 position, move everyone up a spot (re-number   
   > everyone else positions), and add yourself in as #6. 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. ----------FOR   
   > NETSCAPE   
   > USERS:----------------------- Step 4. Within the Netscape program, go to   
   > the   
   > pull-down window entitled 'Window' select 'NetscapeNews'. Then from the   
   > pull   
   > down menu 'Options', select 'Show all Newsgroups'. After a few moments a   
   > list of all the newsgroups on your server will show up (try searching for   
   > a   
   > list of all newsgroups also.) Click on any newsgroup you desire. From   
   > within   
   > this newsgroup, click on the 'TO NEWS' button, which should be in the top   
   > left corner of the newsgroups page. This will bring up a message box. Step   
   > 5. Fill in the Subject. This will be the header that everyone sees as they   
   > scroll through the list of postings in a particular group. Step 6.   
   > Highlight   
   > the entire contents of your .txt file and copy them using the same   
   > technique   
   > as before. Go back to the newsgroup 'TO NEWS' posting you are creating and   
   > paste the letter into the body of your posting. Step 7. Hit the 'Send'   
   > Button in the upper left corner. You're done with your first one!   
   > Congratulations... ----------------INTERNET EXPLORER USERS:------- Step 4.   
   > Go to newsgroups and select 'Post an Article'.(You can search for a   
   > directory of all newsgroups) Step 5. Fill in the subject. Step 6. Same as   
   > #6   
   > above Step 7. Hit the 'Post' button. ----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   
      
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