Re: $$$ make Money $$$ with less than US$ 10

Thomas SToll (tstoll_at_cyberlink.ch) wrote: : Taking 5 minutes to read what follows can change your life :

: I saw an article in an internet newsgroup telling me I could
: make $50,000 within a month for an investment of only $5.
 

: I thought it was a huge joke. I spoke to my wife, attorney
: and friends about it, and they all agreed it was some kind
: of scam. I can't stand scams, because usually someone gets
: burned, and I didn't want it to be me. Of course, I rejected
: the idea at first. after a short period of about two weeks

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I have just become aware of the following information from the United States Postal Inspection Service:

 A typical chain letter includes names and addresses of several individuals whom you may or may not know. You are instructed to send a certain amount of money- usually $5--to the person at the top of the list, and then eliminate that name and add yours to the bottom. You are then instructed to mail copies of the letter to a few more individuals who will hopefully repeat the entire process. The letter promises that if they follow the same procedure, your name will gradually move to the top of the list and you'll receive money -- lots of it.

 There's at least one problem with chain letters. They're illegal if they request money or other items of value and promise a substantial return to the participants. Chain letters are a form of gambling, and sending them through the mail (or delivering them in person or by computer, but mailing money to participate) violates Title 18, United States Code, Section 1302, the Postal Lottery Statute. (Chain letters that ask for items of minor value, like picture postcards or recipes, may be mailed, since such items are not things of value within the meaning of the law.)  

 Recently, high-tech chain letters have begun surfacing. They may be disseminated over the Internet, or may require the copying and mailing of computer disks rather than paper. Regardless of what technology is used to advance the scheme, if the mail is used at any step along the way, it is still illegal.

John Timaeus | "Bless this, O Lord, that with it thou mayst jtimaeus_at_internoc.net| blow thine enemies to tiny bits, in thy mercy" Received on Wed Sep 11 1996 - 00:00:00 CEST