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| Subject: | RE: FLASH: CONFIRMED IN THE NEWS |
| From: | Chris Jester (CTS Technical) |
| Date: | Fri, 2 Oct 1998 03:26:15 +0100 |
Sure looks like a pyramid to me? I want a list of every pathetic idiot who
actually does this stuff. I have a bunch of stuff to pawn of you.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Curry [jcurry1
twcny [dot] rr [dot] com (mailto:jcurry1twcny [dot] rr [dot] com)]Sent: Thursday, October 01, 1998 5:36 PM
To: flasher
shocker [dot] comSubject: Re: FLASH: CONFIRMED IN THE NEWS
I hate this kind of email and I agree......burn.
Sooy, Matt wrote:
>
> burn.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Ted Madson [SMTP:tmadson
surfsouth [dot] com]> > Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 1998 4:43 PM
> > To: flasher
shocker [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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> > --
> >
> >
> >
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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
> > 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
> > 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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> > --
> >
> >
> > --
> >
> > 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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> > -
> >
> >
> >
> >
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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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