I really don't like people who spam to my mailing lists.
1. Kent Diskey of Northwest Arkansas, you're a fool. Thousands of people post this crap every day and nobody ever
getsrich from it. Do the arithmetic yourself, do you think there are an infinite number of people in the world or
what? Go to http://ga.to and poke around a little.
2. Geocrawler.com has already been notified that you abused their service.
3. This note is being copied to Chris at CNCI (which is nwark.net) and I hope they don't like spam, either.
4. You didn't even copy your name into the right slot on this chain letter. Did you think by skipping some steps
you'dget more money?
Christopher Corke, you might want to look into posting a Terms of Service
on your site somewhere so that we, as well as your customers, can
understand your spam policy. Your name was the first of three on your
contact page, which is why you're getting this. Please do something about
it, OK?
Everybody else, sorry you had to witness this sordid exchange.
By the way, even though my mailer doesn't want to include headers, the
headers do indicate use of Geocrawler's Web interface to post this.
Sheesh, Kent, didn't you notice the text right under the submit button
that said they know who you are and not to abuse their service?
On Sat, 18 Sep 1999, Geocrawler.com wrote:
> This message was sent from Geocrawler.com by "Kent Diskey" <diskey@nwark.net>
> Be sure to reply to that address.
>
> READING THIS COULD CHANGE YOUR LIFE!
>
>
> I found this
> on a bulletin board and decided to try it. A
> little
>
> while back, I
> was browsing through newsgroups 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 addresses stated
>
> in the
>
> article. You then
> place your 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 that 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. 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.) Bill Lijewski
> 807 Keast
> Hutchinson, KS 67501, USA
>
> 2.) Rodney Fadler
> P.O. Box 244
> Herculaneum, MO 63048, USA
>
> 3.) Kent Diskey
> 2114 North tull ave apt#4
> Fayetteville, Ar 72704 usa
>
> 4.) Robert Sham
> 1039 Lamplighter Rd.
> Niskayuna, NY 12309, USA
>
> 5.) Vl�ntoiu Gheorghe Serban
> C.P. 72-21
> Bucharest, ROMANIA
>
> 6.) Justin Amoyen
> 235 Oakridge Dr.
> Daly City, CA 94014, USA
>
>
> 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 the
> 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!
>
>
> This is perfectly
> legal! If you have any doubts, refer to Title 18
>
>
> Sec. 1302 &
> 1241 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, too.
>
>
> 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 reached 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 letter to 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
> bottom of the list and to change the numbers of
> 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 search 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. You're done
>
> with your first
> one! Congratulations... That is 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
> 200**
>
> That is it!
> You will begin receiving money form around the world
> within
> days! You may eventually want to rent a P.O.
> Box due to the large amount
>
> of mail you
> will receive. If you wish to stay anonymous, you can
>
> invent
>
> a name to
> use, as long as the postman will deliver it.
>
> **JUST MAKE SURE ALL THE ADDRESSES ARE CORRECT.**
>
> Now the WHY part:
>
> Out of 200
> postings, say I receive only 5 replies (a very low
>
>
> example). So then
> I made $5.00 with my name at #6 on the
>
> letter.
>
> Now, each of
> the 5 persons who just sent me $1.00 make the
>
> MINIMUM 200
>
> postings, each with
> my name at #5 and only 5 persons respond to
>
>
> each of the
> original 5, this is an additional $25.00 for me.
>
> Now those 25
> each make 200 MININUM posts with my name at #4
>
> and only 5
>
> replies each. This
> brings in an additional $125.00. Now, those 125
>
> persons turn around
> and post the MINIMUM 200 with my name at
> #3
>
> and receive 5
> replies each, I will make an additional $625.00.
>
> Ok, now here
> is the fun part, each of those 625 people post
> a
> MINIMUM
>
> 200 letters with
> my name at #2 and they receive 5 replies each.
>
> That
>
> just made me
> $3,125.00!!! Those 3,125 persons will all deliver this
>
> message to 200
> newsgroups with my name at #1 and if still 5
>
> persons
>
> per 200 react,
> I will receive an additional $15,625.00!! With an
>
> investment of only
> $6.00! AMAZING! When your name is no longer
>
> on the list,
> you just take the latest posting in the newsgroups,
>
> and send out
> another $6.00 to names on the list, putting your
> name at
>
> number 6 again.
> And start posting again. The thing to remeber
>
> is: do you
> realize that thousands of people all over the world are
>
>
> joining the internet
> and reading these articles everyday? JUST
> LIKE YOU
>
> are now!! So,
> can you afford $6.00 and see if it really works??
> I
>
> think so... People
> have said, "what if the plan is played out and
> no
>
> one sends you
> the money? So what! What are the chances of
> that
>
> Happening when there
> are tons of new honest users and new
> honest
>
> people who are
> joining the internet and newsgroups everyday and
>
> are willing to
> give it a try? Anyway, it is only $6.00 for
> a chance
>
> at thousands. Estimates
> are at 20,000 to 50,000 new users, every
>
> day, with thousands
> of those joining the actual internet.
>
> Remember, play FAIRLY
> and HONESTLY and this will really work.
> You
>
> wouldn't want someone
> to cheat you the same way you may be
> cheating!
>
>
>
>
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