# An easier way for everybody... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 3, 2000, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-easier-way-for-everybody/39517 "2000-11-03T04:23:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2000, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-easier-way-for-everybody/39517/1 "2000-11-03T04:23:56Z")
I found this on a bulletin board and decided to try it. 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, 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?” Then I invested the measly $6.00. Well GUESS WHAT!! within 7 days, I started getting money in the mail! I was shocked! I figured it would end soon, 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. I promise you that if you follow the directions exactly, that you will start making more money than you thought possible by doing something so easy! Suggestion: Read this entire message carefully! (print it out or download 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: 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 service. You are in the business of developing Mailing Lists. Many large corporations are happy to pay big bucks for quality lists. However, the money 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 the 4 easy steps to success: 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 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, MAKE SURE THAT 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! Mail the 6 envelopes to the following addresses: #1) Connie - 6276 Wismer Circle - Dublin, OH 43016 #2) Steven Marcos - 444 Snyder Hall, 206 E.Peabody Dr, Champaign, IL 61820 #3) Larry La Caille - 1629 Summit Ave., #106 - Seattle, Washington 98122 #4) Mike Powers -P.O.BOX 2332 Alachua,Florida 32616 #5) Brian Graff 2409 Conestoga Ct. Columbia, MO 65203 #6) Jonny Green – 521 Pine Ave., #208 Long Beach, CA 90802 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 are close to 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 IT, BUT REMEMBER TO PUT ENOUGH STAMPS ON YOUR EVELOPES!!!\*\* 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 yourself 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 their 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 hard copy and keep the notes people send you. This VERIFIES that you are truly providing a service. (Also, it might be a good idea to wrap the $1 bill in dark paper to reduce the risk of 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 position you will be receiving thousands of dollars in CASH!!! What an opportunity for only $6.00 ($1.00 for each of the first 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 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 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 a copy of the letter into notepad so that 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 or Internet explorer and try searching for various newsgroups (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, copying And pasting it into each message box. Some sites require a brief registration, But when you consider the reward For just a little bit of work – if you Can really call it that – it seems more Absurd not to do it than to take the Time, then sit back and let it flow Back to you. Good luck… and don’t forget to share the wealth! ---
**Author:** ![relic\_11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/50afbb/32.png) [@relic\_11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/relic_11)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2000, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-easier-way-for-everybody/39517/2 "2000-11-03T04:29:19Z")
… in three… two… one… ---
**Author:** ![xizor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xizor/32/102_2.png) [@xizor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xizor)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2000, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-easier-way-for-everybody/39517/3 "2000-11-03T04:29:47Z")
Hey, who left the door open and let the spammer in? ---
**Author:** ![dragonlady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5f8ce5/32.png) [@dragonlady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dragonlady)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2000, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-easier-way-for-everybody/39517/4 "2000-11-03T04:30:48Z")
When Euty and Uncle Beer see this, you are SO dead… ---
**Author:** ![Palmyra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/57b2e6/32.png) [@Palmyra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palmyra)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2000, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-easier-way-for-everybody/39517/5 "2000-11-03T04:33:34Z")
Not only are these chain letters forbidden on the MB, they’re just plain ILLEGAL. i swear. ---
**Author:** ![Ogre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecb155/32.png) [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2000, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-easier-way-for-everybody/39517/6 "2000-11-03T04:37:05Z")
Bye, now! The bouncer will hand you your ass on the way out. ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Bean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_bean/32/1760_2.png) [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2000, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-easier-way-for-everybody/39517/7 "2000-11-03T04:37:45Z")
I wonder if anybody ever got any money from a chain letter? Since this thread is bound to be closed soon, maybe I’ll start a new thread over in IMHO… ---
**Author:** ![Gunslinger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4491bb/32.png) [@Gunslinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gunslinger)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2000, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-easier-way-for-everybody/39517/8 "2000-11-03T04:38:19Z")
Sorry dollerwhateverthehellyournameis, we don’t take kindly to SPAM on these boards. Don’t bother coming back. By the time you read this, your posting priveleges will already be revoked. Have a nice day. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Silver\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Fire)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2000, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-easier-way-for-everybody/39517/9 "2000-11-03T04:38:33Z")
Someone should tell this dude that you don’t need to hit enter, it’ll wrap itself. :rolleyes:: “Clean up! Aisle 4!” ---
**Author:** ![Whammo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8dc957/32.png) [@Whammo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whammo)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2000, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-easier-way-for-everybody/39517/10 "2000-11-03T04:39:55Z")
FUCK OFF SPAMMER!!! At LEAST use the correct termanology… we are a MESSAGE BOARD… not a NEWS GROUP Mr. CutNpaste! ---
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2000, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-easier-way-for-everybody/39517/11 "2000-11-03T04:40:28Z")
Countdown until closed thread and banned user . . . It’s almost funny. More pathetic, though. ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2000, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-easier-way-for-everybody/39517/12 "2000-11-03T04:40:34Z")
Hey folks, this one works even better! Just send $10 to everyone on the following list! Friedo 110 North Avon Street, Lardville, Kentucky F. Riedo 110 N. Avon Street Lardville, KT odeirF 110 North Avn St. Lardville, Kentucky, 31337 ---
**Author:** ![relic\_11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/50afbb/32.png) [@relic\_11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/relic_11)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2000, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-easier-way-for-everybody/39517/13 "2000-11-03T04:40:51Z")
Me thinks he wasn’t even intelegent enough to type it himself. Cut and paste, cut and paste. ---
**Author:** ![Gunslinger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4491bb/32.png) [@Gunslinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gunslinger)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2000, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-easier-way-for-everybody/39517/14 "2000-11-03T04:43:26Z")
…and even if the content wasn’t objectionable, we’d kick you out anyway for posting such a long-ass message with a return every 7th word. That’s almost as annoying as the spam. (yes, I did hit return every 7th word, just to be ironic.) ---
**Author:** ![Geobabe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/geobabe/32/3908_2.png) [@Geobabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geobabe)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2000, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-easier-way-for-everybody/39517/15 "2000-11-03T04:43:49Z")
The question in my mind is, did anyone beat me to emailing Tuba and Lynn? This crap is in at least 3 fora. Keerist. ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2000, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-easier-way-for-everybody/39517/16 "2000-11-03T04:50:45Z")
Thank you, please move along, nothing else to see here. your humble TubaDiva Administrator