Re: FLASH: CONFIRMED IN THE NEWS

[Jim Curry]

I hate this kind of email and I agree......burn.


Sooy, Matt wrote:

> 

> burn.

> 

> > -----Original Message-----

>

> From: Ted Madson [SMTP:tmadsonsurfsouth [dot] com]

> > Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 1998 4:43 PM

>

> To: flashershocker [dot] com

> > Subject:      FLASH: CONFIRMED IN THE NEWS

> >

> > Dear Friend,

> > If you received this message in error, please accept my apologies.

> >

> > This is the letter you've been reading about in the news lately.  Due to

> > the popularity of this letter on the Internet, a major nightly news

> > program

> > recently devoted an entire show to the  investigation of the program

> > described below  to see if it really can make people money.

> >

> > If you saw it, you know that their conclusion was that, while most people

> > did not make the $50,000 discussed in the plan, most people were able to

> > double and triple their money at the very least, in a short amount of

> > time.

> >

> >  The show also investigated whether or not the program was legal.

> >

> > Their findings proved once and for all that there are absolutely no laws

> > prohibiting the participation in the program.  This has helped to show

> > people that this is a simple, harmless and fun way to make some extra

> > money

> > at home.  This is for real.

> >

> > The result of this show has been truly remarkable.  So many people are

> > participating that those involved are doing much better than ever before.

> > Since everyone makes more as more people try it out, its been very

> > exciting

> > to be a part of lately. You will understand once you experience it.

> >

> > You may have thought this is a chain letter or a pyramid scheme (it's

> > not).

> >  You may have thought this is illegal  (it's not).  You may have just

> > decided its not worth your time  (it is).   Whatever the reason you

> > decided

> > not to try it in the past, I ask you to reconsider.

> >

> >  After reading the simple instructions below, you will be ready to start.

> > I

> > think that once you begin to see your first orders in the mail, you will

> > be

> > surprised to learn just how many people are participating in this program.

> >

> >  I have been involved in the program for a long time but I have never seen

> > so many people trying this out as I have recently. This is good news

> > because the more people that do it, the more everyone benefits. If you

> > ever

> > thought of giving this a shot, now's the time to do it

> >

> > There's very little to lose, but a lot to gain.  Besides making a little

> > extra cash each week, its fun to wonder how much money will be in your

> > mailbox each day. I wish all of you could know the feeling I get each day

> > after work as I go to my P.O. box.  Its exhilarating! Just read over the

> > letter below.  It will make starting a breeze.

> >

> > Hope to hear from you soon.

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> >

> > --------------------------------------------------

> >

> > My advice to you is that you save this letter (or print it) for a time.

> > The idea is very simple, but it definitely takes a few times reading it

> > over before it sinks in. I am confident that if you read over this letter

> > briefly once now, and once again whenever you get the chance, you will

> > begin to see the potential involved

> > ...

> >  Most people do not respond to this letter immediately.  Take as much time

> > as you need to let the idea fly around in your head a little.

> >

> >  This is not a pyramid scheme.   Many people equate this program with

> > illegal schemes that involve nothing but the transferring of cash.  The

> > difference between a legitimate multi-level marketing program and a

> > pyramid

> > scheme is that in a pyramid, there is no money being exchanged for a

> > legitimate product. The law states this clearly.  Anyone who claims this

> > program is illegal is misinformed in the area of retail law.

> >

> > In this program, the product is a  financial report that you can simply

> > e-mail to someone  after they order it from you and send cash to you

> > through the mail. While the report can be sent easily to your customers

> > with the click of one button through e-mail, it is nonetheless a

> > legitimate

> > product which people choose to send you $5.00 to purchase from you.

> >

> > The other legal issue that most people ask about in programs such as this

> > one  is the issue of tax legality.  The law is clear that all income must

> > be reported to the government each year.  When customers send you cash, it

> > is your responsibility to keep track of how much you are making and report

> > this at the end of the year.

> >

> > The following is a simple explanation of the system and simple

> > instructions

> > for you to follow to get started right away:

> > 1) You save this letter onto your computer in case you need it later;

> > 2) You send $5.00 to each of the 4 people listed below to order a report;

> > 3) Each of those 4 people will e-mail you one report immediately;

> > 4) You save these 4 reports onto your computer;

> > 5) You go back to this original letter and move everyone's name down one

> > level, removing the person in the 4th position and putting your name and

> > address in the first position;

> > 6) You have this newly altered letter e-mailed to tens of thousands of

> > people  (usually people pay a bulk e-mailer to do this for them to start);

> > 7) When people receive this letter you sent them, they will see your name

> > and address as the first report slot and will send you a $5.00 order for

> > it; and

> > 8) When people order these reports, from you, you immediately e-mail it

> > to

> > them (they will give you their e-mail address along with their $5.00).

> >

> > That's it folks......its that simple......the $5 is yours!

> >

> > You e-mail them the report by "copying" it out of the saved e-mail report

> > you received from the person on the list in this letter, and "pasting" it

> > into a new e-mail letter and sending it off....no problem. After you get

> > the hang of it, you can copy many letters into new e-mails very fast and

> > send off many orders quickly.

> >

> > The reason it works is that everyone involved has an incentive to help

> > everyone else succeed.  The people you order the reports from will e-mail

> > the reports to you immediately because they will profit when you profit.

> >

> > Each of the 4 people you order from also will be eager to answer any

> > questions you may have and help you in any way they can so that you can

> > start mailing copies of this letter out with their names on it along with

> > yours.

> >

> > I mentioned above that success in this system can be guaranteed based on

> > simple statistical facts. When you send out tens of thousands of

> > advertisements (or pay someone to mail them out for you), you can be

> > absolutely positively assured that a certain percentage will respond and

> > send you $5.00 for the report.  The next fact is that the larger the

> > mailing you have sent out, the more responses you will get.

> >

> > Please understand this about this program:  It only takes an extremely

> > small percentage of people to respond to your ad in order for you to make

> > a

> > profit. This is because your advertisement (with your address or P.O. box

> > on it) will be sent to such incredibly large amounts of people.(A bulk

> > e-mailer can send your letter out to thousands of people per hour).

> >

> >   OVERVIEW OF OUR  ELECTRONIC MULTI-LEVEL MARKETING PROGRAM:

> > Basically, this is what you're doing:  You sell thousands of people a

> > product for $5.00 that costs you next to nothing to produce and e-mail.

> > As

> > with all multi-level businesses, you build  your business by recruiting

> > new

> > partners and selling our products.  Every state in the U.S. allows you to

> > recruit new multi- level business online (with your computer).

> >

> > Look at multi-million companies such as New Vision (a vitamin supplier).

> > We use the exact same method of multi-level selling they use. The only

> > difference is that our product is a financial report you can easily e-mail

> > to someone, rather than costly vitamins.

> >

> > The product in this program is a series of four businesses and financial

> > reports. Each $5.00 order you receive by regular  mail will include the

> > e-mail address of the sender. To fill each order, you simply e-mail the

> > product to the buyer. THAT'S IT!...the $5.00 is yours! It really is THAT

> > simple! Think about it...........

> >

> > FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS EXACTLY

> > The profits are worth it. So go for it.  Remember the 4 points and we'll

> > see you at the top.

> >

> >     ******* I  N  S  T  R  U  C  T  I  O  N  S *******

> > This is what you must do:

> > 1....Save this letter onto your computer

> > 2....Order all 4 reports listed and numbered from the list below. (For

> > each

> > report send $5.00 and

> >        your e-mail address on a piece of paper to each person listed.

> > When

> > you order, make sure you

> >        print your e-mail address clearly, and also be sure to request each

> > SPECIFIC report.  You will

> >        need all four reports, because you will be saving them on to your

> > computer and reselling them).

> >        (You will receive the reports a few days later by e-mail.  Save

> > them

> > onto your computer).

> > 3.....Now you have 4 financial reports saved on your computer. These are

> > legitimate products that

> >         people will want to buy.  You are ready to start advertising  your

> > product to tens of thousands

> >        of potential customers.

> > 4.....Take this letter and move everyone's name and address down one

> > position.  The person in the

> >        4th position gets erased.  Put your own name (make up a company

> > name) and address (could

> >         be a home or PO box) in position one.

> >

> > At this point you have 2 options.  If you decide you want to advertise

> > yourself, you need to obtain mailing lists and send this newly altered

> > letter to as many people as you can to get people to order the report from

> > you for $5. This method can be time consuming and costly.

> >

> > The second option is to pay a bulk e-mailer to mail out your letter for

> > you.  They can send out your letter to tens of thousands of people for a

> > fraction of the cost of the above method. This is the method we recommend

> > and is by far the simplest and cheapest way to go.

> >

> > When you use a bulk e-mailer, all you need to do is give them a copy of

> > the

> > original letter with the address you want your $5 orders to go to and they

> > will do the rest. If you are able to find a bulk e-mailer who is already

> > involved with the program, they won't even need the original letter since

> > they will already have it.

> >

> > There are many bulk e-mailers out there who will send out your letter for

> > you. You can find them by doing a search of the word "bulk e-mailer" on

> > the

> > Internet. There are many excellent companies out there who will mail for

> > you, but you still must be a little wary. We have found that some

> > companies

> > don't send them out in a productive manner (w/out using fresh addresses or

> > attaching other messages to yours)  and since there is no sure way to know

> > exactly their methods, you're left wondering.

> >

> > The best of all scenarios is to have someone who is also involved in this

> > program mail out your letters for you.  There are many private bulk

> > e-mailers out there who send out this very letter with their names on the

> > list because they know the potential involved.  There is a good chance

> > that

> > one of the people you will be ordering your report from will be able to

> > bulk e-mail out your letter for you.

> >  When you order the report from the people on the list in this letter,

> > they

> > will e-mail you a report---if they bulk e-mail, they will probably include

> > an offer to send your letters out for you.

> >

> > There is a simple reason why it is best to have someone involved in the

> > program bulk e-mail out your letters for you.  As mentioned before, it is

> > difficult to verify that a company is sending out your letter in the most

> > profitable way. If the person sending out the letter is also involved in

> > the program, they will understand the program and, best of all, they will

> > do everything possible to see you get as many responses as possible

> > because

> > when you profit they will profit as well since they are on the list as

> > well. This gives the person an incentive to take great care in sending out

> > your mail since they have a lot to gain from it as well as you.  Other

> > bulk

> > e-mailing companies will not have this same incentive.

> >

> > ALWAYS PROVIDE SAME-DAY SERVICE ON ALL ORDERS!!!

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> >

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> > REQUIRED REPORTS

> > ***Order each REPORT by NUMBER and NAME***

> > Following is the list of people you will send $5 to:

> >

> > (Remember to include your e-mail address on the paper concealing

> > the 5 dollars). When they e-mail the report to you, save them onto your

> > computer.

> >

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> >

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> >

> >

> >

> >

> > REPORT #1

> >

> >   "HOW TO MAKE $250,000 THROUGH MULTI-LEVEL SALES"

> > ORDER REPORT #1 FROM:

> >

> > Ted Madson

> > P. O. Box 1889

> > Douglas, GA 31534-1889

> >

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> >

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> >

> > -

> >

> > REPORT #2

> >

> >   "MAJOR CORPORATIONS AND MULTI-LEVEL SALES"

> >

> >  ORDER REPORT #2 FROM:

> >

> > AlaLink

> > P.O.Box 311907

> > Enterprise, AL 36331-1907

> >

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> >

> >

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> >

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> >

> > REPORT #3

> >

> > "SOURCES FOR THE BEST MAILING LISTS"

> >

> > ORDER REPORT #3 FROM:

> >

> > RB Enterprises

> > P.O.Box 2341

> > Falls Church, VA 22042

> >

> >

> > --------------------------------------------------------------------------

> > -

> >

> >

> >

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> >

> >

> > ---

> >

> > REPORT #4

> >

> > "MULTI LEVEL MARKETING INTELLIGENCE REPORT"

> >

> > ORDER REPORT #4 FROM:

> >

> > API

> > P.O.Box 44275

> > Eden Prairie, MN 55344

> >

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> >

> >

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> >

> >

> > --

> > Here's the fun part:

> > Take a look at what is called the "multiplier effect" in marketing:

> >

> > Let's say you decide to start small just to see how it goes.  Assume you

> > advertise your letter until 10 people respond and send you $5.00.  Also

> > assume that those 10 people also advertise until they get 10 people to

> > order and send them $5.00. Assume this continues for everyone in your

> > downline and observe the following results:

> >

> > *  10 people order report #1 from you and send you $5.00

> >           5  * 10 =  $50

> >

> > *  each of those 10 people advertise until 10 people order report #1 from

> > them (since their mailing

> >     will have your name  as #2, 100 people will also send you $5 each to

> > order report #2)

> >           5  *  100=  $500

> >

> > *  each of those 500 people advertise until 10 people order report #1 from

> > them (1000 people order

> >     report #3 from you  and send you $5)

> >           5  *  1000=  $5,000

> >

> > *  each of those 1000 people advertise until 10 people order report #1

> > from

> > them (10,000 people     order report #4 from you and send you $5)

> >           5  *  10,000=  $50,000

> >

> >     $50,000  +  $5,000  +  $500  +  $50

> >

> >  Total =  $55,550

> >

> >

> > A bulk e-mailer can send your letter out to thousands of people in one

> > night.  The above scenario holds true if only 10 people out of those

> > thousands respond.  This program is a study in statistics.  A certain

> > percentage WILL respond and send you $5.

> >

> > There is no guarantee that you will make $50,000 each time, but its nice

> > just to have some help with the rent or to have a few bills taken care of

> > each month. This program is fun to be a part of.

> >

> > We hope to hear from you soon!"

> >

> >

> >

> >

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