Quacka,

Forget about it as it is illegal as far as I know. Check these links:

http://www.ocba.sa.gov.au/scam_getrich.htm

http://athos.rutgers.edu/%7Ewatrous/chain-letters.html

Hope this helps.

Sincerely,

Steve Harder

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-----Original Message-----
From: quacka2002@... [mailto:quacka2002@...]
Sent: 30-May-2001 11:37
To: houseofwealth@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [houseofwealth] Re: OT: It really seems to work!!

Hello,
I am wondering if this works from australia and if so, how do i go
about it.

regards
Quacka





--- In houseofwealth@y..., bd252001ca@y... wrote
> TURN $6.00 INTO $6,000!!!!!
> IT'S SIMPLE AND IT'S LEGAL!!!!!!!
> I found this on a bulletin board and decided to try it a little
while
> back,
> I was browsing through news groups just like you are right now and
> came
> across a article similar to this saying that 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 one dollar
to
> each of the six names and addresses stated in the article. You then
> place your own name and address on the bottom of the list at number
> six
> and post the article to at least 200 newsgroups. (there are
thousands)
> No catch that was it. So after talking to a few people and thinking
it
> over I decided to give it a try.
> What have I got to lose except 6 stamps and $6.00 right? Then I
> invested
> the measly six dollars. WELL GUESS WHAT!!! Within 7 days, I started
> getting money in the mail!!! I was shocked. I thought it was going
to
> stop but it just kept coming. In my first week I made $25.00. By
the
> end
> of the second week I had $900.00. In the end of the third week I
made
> $5,000.00!! It's still growing right now. This is now my fourth
week
> and
> I have made a total of just over $38,000.00! and it's still coming
in
> rapidly. This is 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 that 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 possibly thought just by doing
> something so easy!! SUGGESTION: READ THIS ENTIRE MESSAGE CAREFULLY
> (Print it out or down load 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 virtually no risk - it really
> works!!!!! If all of the following instructions are adhered to, you
> will
> receive extraordinary dividends.
> PLEASE NOTE: 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 a 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 a mailing list. Many large
> corporations are happy to pay big bucks for quality list. However,
the
> money made from the mailing list is secondary to the income, which
is
> made from people like you and me asking to be included to that list.
> Here are the four steps to success:
> STEP 1: Get 6 separate pieces of paper write the following on each
> piece
> of
> paper "PLEASE PUT ME ON YOUR MAILING LIST."
> STEP 2: Now get 6 us 1dollar bills and place ONE inside EACH of the
> six
> pieces of paper so the bill will not be seen through the envelope to
> prevent thievery.
> STEP 3: Next place one paper in each of the 6 envelopes and seal
them.
> MAKE SURE THERE ARE ENOUGH STAMPS ON YOUR ENVELOPES. 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!!!!!
> STEP 4: Mail the six envelopes to the following addresses:
>
> #1) Daniela
> PO Box 422
> Fort Walton Beach, Florida 32549
> #2 ) Panagiotis Plevrakis
> 5454 Cherlane Dr.
> Dallas, TX 75206
> #3) Camila Kwong
> 2151 Lapiniere C.P. 44013
> Brossard Quebec
> J4W 3K2
> CANADA
> #4) Denise Kerrington
> 1026 Casa Drive
> Clarkston, GA 30021
> #5) Karen Sierra
> 504F Grand Street
> apt. F61
> New York, NY 10002
> #6) Bonnie Doiron
> 3-48 Wilson Ave
> London, Ont CANADA
> N6H-1X3
>
> STEP 5: 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 6: Change anything you need to but try to keep this article as
> original as possible. Now post your amended article to at least 200
> news
> groups. (I think there are 24,000 groups) All you need is 200,but
> remember, the more you post, the more money you make! **EVERYBODY
> AROUND
> THE WORLD CAN DO THIS. BUT REMEMBER TO PUT ENOUGH STAMPS ON YOUR
> ENVELOPES!!** 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 your self 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
> 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 a hard copy
and
> keep the notes people sent you. This verifies that you are truly
> providing a service. (Remember to wrap the $1 bill in the note to
> prevent 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
> spot you will be receiving thousands of dollars in CASH!!!! What an
> opportunity for only $6.00 ($1 for each of the 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 NEWS GROUPS
> STEP 1: You do not need to retype 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
the
> copy of the letter into notepad so 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 andInternet Explorer and try searching for
> various
> news groups (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 of your browser. 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 the first one! Congratulations.
> THAT'S IT! All you have to do now is jump to different news groups
and
> post away,
> after you get the hang of it, it will take 30 seconds for each
> newsgroup!
> *REMEMBER, THE MORE NEWSGROUPS YOU POST IN (MESSAGE BOARDS ETC) 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 THE ADDRESS IS CORRECT**



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