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I saw a news message said: You can get over $50,000
for just $5

I thought it was a huge joke. I spoke to my mother,
friend and wife
about
it, and they all agreed it was some kind of scam. I
can't stand scams,
because it usually means that someone is making
really easy money, and
I
wanted it to be me. After rejecting the idea at
first, I realised that
there were a lot of suckers in the world, and all I
had to risk was
$5. So
wanting more than $5 and a usable conscience, I
figured what the heck,
and
gave it a shot.

Two weeks later, I began recieving money in the
mail!  I could not
believe
it! Soon, hundreds, and then thousands of dollars
began to roll in.
Within
4 weeks, I realised that there were more idiots in
the world than I
had
originally thought as I had recieved $1 from a
total of 32,445 people!
Suckers are everywhere.

If you follow the three steps below, there is no
reason why the same
shouldn't happen to you! This is a legitimate
investment opportunity
in me.
You invest $5, and you might recieve a return on
your investment. So
might
the next investor. NOT ILLEGAL IF YOU ARE NOT
CAUGHT, NO TAX IF THEY
DON'T
KNOW - PERFECTLY LEGITIMATE.

If you are not interested, then you are smarter
than I gave you credit
for,
but please print this article and give it to your
most gullible friend
so I
can take advantage of them.

The procedure is simpler than some of the
respondants:
1) Write your name and address on 5 sheets of
paper. If you don't want
to
be indicted, use an alias but don't forget to write
your address.
Below
that, write the words, "Please add me to your
suckers list." Fold $1
coin
in each piece of paper and mail them to the
following 5 addresses:

        1. Amy Jones, L.P.O BOX A97, ANU, CANBERRA
2601, Australia.
        2. Denny Jordon, L.P.O BOX A97, ANU,
CANBERRA 2601, Australia.
        3. Amanda Hill, L.P.O BOX A97, ANU,
CANBERRA 2601, Australia.
        4. Jane Harderway, L.P.O BOX A97, ANU,
CANBERRA 2601,
Australia
        5. Michael smclalm, L.P.O BOX A97, ANU,
CANBERRA 2601,
Australia

2) Now remove the top name from the list, and move
the other four
names up.
In other words, #5 becomes #4 and so on. Put your
name as the fifth
one on
the list so everyone knows how stupid you are. You
can do this by
simply
retyping the article or reposting it to other
newsgroups with the
edited
addresses.

3) Post the article to at least 200 newsgroups.
There are 17,000, so
it
shouldn't be hard to find that many. Even for
someone like you...

You are now a sucker whom everybody knows about. Of
course, the more
newsgroups you
post to, the more people know about you. If you
wish to remain
untraceable
(like my income) use an alias, but make sure your
address is correct.

Now, here is why I make money:

-Of every 200 posts I made, I found 5 suckers. Yes,
only 5. You make
$5 for
every 200 posts with your name at #5.

-Each sucker who sent you $1 now also makes 200
additional postings
with
your name at #4. ie. 1000 postings. On average
therefore, 50 suckers
will
send you $1 with your name at #4. $50.

-Your 50 new suckers make 200 postings each with
your name at #3 or
10,000
postings. Average return 500 people= $500. They
make 200 postings each
with
your name at #2=100,000 postings=5000 return at $1
each=$5000.

-Finally, 5,000 people make 200 postings with your
name at #1 and you
get a
return of $50,000 before your name drops off the
list. AND THATS IF
EVERYONE DOWN THE LINE MAKES 200 POSTINGS! Total
shakedown in one
cycle=$55,000.

From time to time, when you see your name is no
longer on the list,
simply
repost the article and ignore all the idiots who
are currently listed
on
it. Tell everybody you sent out another $5 and
start posting again.
Remember, 200 postings is only a guideline. the
more you post, the
greater
the chance of people giving you money.

Lets review why I want you to do this. THE ONLY
COST IS $5, AND 5
STAMPS,
AND 5 ENVELOPES.  Even a sucker can afford $5 for
such an mindless
investment with such SPECTACULAR RESULTS FOR ME.

Some people have said to me, "Do you think I'm an
idiot? What if no
one
sends me any money?" So what? I made MY fortune...

There are millions of internet users, and millions
of new net surfers
every
month. All of them are potential suckers.

Remember - read the instructions carefully, and
send me money. That's
the
only way I will make any because I am lazy and
don't want a real job
(this
way, I can also collect the dole). Get a printout
so you can remind
yourself how stupid you were if you actually wake
up to the scam.

Try to keep a list of everyone that send you money
because you can
always
target them again. Know where they live.

REMEMBER-HONESTY IS THE BEST POLICY (for everybody
else).

------------------------------------------------

I once read an article about a guy who placed ads
in commercial
newspapers
all over the US. All they said was:

        LAST CHANCE!
        This is your last chance to send
        $5.00 to this address now!
                <address>

He made a *fortune* :-)
---
john andrewson

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