# Getting started in the mailing list business

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**Created:** [February 5, 2007, 7:34pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/getting-started-in-the-mailing-list-business/84534 "2007-02-05T19:34:57Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 5, 2007, 7:34pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/getting-started-in-the-mailing-list-business/84534/1 "2007-02-05T19:34:57Z")

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HOW TO MAKE EASY MONEY FAST AND LEGALLY!!!  
This seems to really have potential. This is the way the original post  
appeared when I first found it. Read it all then decide for yourself. It  
works for me! I found this on a bulletin board and decided to try it. A  
little while back, I was browsing through forums, 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, â€œYeah right, this must be a scamâ€, but like most of  
us, I was curious, so I kept reading. Even though the investment was a  
measly $6, I had three questions that needed to be answered before I  
could get involved in this sort of thing. IS THIS REALLY LEGAL? I called  
a lawyer first. The lawyer was a little skeptical that I would actually  
make any CASH but he said it WAS LEGAL if I wanted to try it. I told him  
it sounded a lot like a chain letter but the details of the system (SEE  
BELOW) actually made it a legitimate legal business. 2. IS OK WITH THE  
POST OFFICE OR IS IT MAIL FRAUD? I called them: 1-800-725-2161 and they  
confirmed THIS IS ABSOLUTELY LEGAL! (See 18, h sections1302 NS 1341 of  
Postal Lottery Laws). This clarifies the program of collecting names and  
addresses for a mailing list. 3. IS IT RIGHT? Well, everyone who sends  
me a buck has a good chance of getting A LOT of CASH â€¦ a much better  
chance than buying a lottery ticket!!! 4. WHAT IS THE BUSINESS? You are  
in the business of collecting mailing lists and recruiting new list  
developers. These questions answered, I decided to proceed. The  
instructions said that you have to 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 300  
newsgroups. (There are thousands) No catch, that was it. So, 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! In the third  
week I had over $10,000.00 and itâ€™s still growing. This is now my fourth  
week and I have made a total of just over $42,000.00 and itâ€™s still  
coming in rapidly. Itâ€™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  
seems likely to me 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! Itâ€™s easy. Itâ€™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 â€“ 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, itâ€™s a service.  
You are in the business of developing Mailing L… 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 â€œPLEASE PUT ME ON  
YOUR MAILING LIST include your mailing address, the date and your  
signature.â€ 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. 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.)Brett Kerkman  
4408 Carter ave Unit2  
Cincinnati Ohio 45212, USA  
2.)CRISTIAN MURO  
1200 brookside dr,  
san pablo,CA 94806,USA  
3.) T. Dunn  
722 Hopital Rd.  
Dawson Springs, Ky 42408,USA  
4). K. Carpenter  
P.O. Box 5174  
Rantoul Illinois 61866-5174  
5) D. Stephens  
P.O. Box 512  
Staunton, MI 24321  
6.) Jeffrey Abraham II  
146 Woodvalley Court  
Kingsland GA,31548  
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, etcâ€¦) 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 300 newsgroups. (I think there are close to 32,000 groups) All you  
need is 300, but remember, the more you post, the more money you make!  
This is perfectly legal! If you have any doubts, refer to Title 18 Sec.  
1302 & 1341 of the Postal lottery laws. 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 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 youâ€™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 â€˜copyâ€™ from the  
edit menu.  
This will copy the entire letter into the computerâ€™s memory  
STEP 2) Open a blank â€˜notepadâ€™ file and place your cursor at the top of  
the blank page. From the â€˜editâ€™ menu select â€˜pasteâ€™. This will paste a  
copy of the letter into notepad so that you can add your name to the lis  
STEP 3) Save your new notepad file as a text file. If you want to do  
your postings in different settings, youâ€™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 and selecting paste from  
the edit menu. Fill in the Subject, this will be the header that  
everyone sees as they scroll through the list of postings in a  
particular group, click the post message button. Youâ€™re done with your  
first one!â€¦THATâ€™S IT! All you have to do is jump to  
different newsgroups and post away, after you get the hang of it, it  
will take about 30 seconds for each newsgroup! REMEMBER, THE MORE  
NEWSGROUPS YOU POST IN, THE MORE MONEY YOU WILL MAKE!! BUT YOU HAVE TO  
POST A MINIMUM OF 300 Thatâ€™s it! You will begin receiving money from  
around the world within days! You may eventually want to rent a P.O. Box  
due to the large amount.
