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|    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              [continued in next message]              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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