A/K/A The Summer CampVariant
This one is pretty short and sweet (for once). No long winded discussion of the numbers, no long dissertation on how to post the articles via whatever newsreader they happen to think everyone else in the world uses, not too many "it's legal" disclaimers...
I'll hold off on the grammatical comments on this one because it's obvious it was written by someone who uses English as a second language. Like a 12th grader at our local school, maybe. You know, looking at it closely, this guy seems to have a better command of the use of apostrophes than most of the English speaking scam artists. He may forget an article or two here and there, but he's got his contractions down pat.:
"Date: Tue, 03 Dec 1996 21:28:10 +0100
From: Bekko [hsg@kjhsd.df] < ------ Notice the fine, confidence inspiring email address that could
Reply-To: sjkdh@sajlh.df < ------ only come from random keypresses - you wouldn't be trying to conceal your real identity now, would you?
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Subject: The Way of Life..."
"Hello, my Friend!"
Here it comes.... something smells rotten in the State of Germany.
"I offer You to spend $5, and receive as much as $53,000 in four -- five weeks.Many will think that its a scam. I thought so too, even though I never saw a single posting, which said that it's a scam."
Well, now. Haven't looked very hard, have you?
"Would someone scam you for 1 dollar? "
Apparently so. Enough dollars make a lot - isn't that what you are going to try to tell me?
"I'll tell you how I changed my life:"
Please do... this should be so unique.
"One Sunday I was reading Newsgroups and saw posting about making thousands in few weeks for 5 bucks. I decided that I could send these $5 or buy something like Whooper, fries and coke in Burger king. I mailed 5 envelopes with $1 in each.I needed some extra cash that time and I could not get a job (I was only 15 1/2 at that time), I put many posts, but I did it only for 3 days."
Pretty original - most people use McDonald's. But have it your way. By the way, what's a "Whooper"? Is it even bigger than a"Whopper", so that you "whoop" from excitement when you get it?
"I went to summer camp for 3 weeks, when I came back from camp I had pile of mail waiting for me, each envelope had a buck in it. It was huge... for 5 bucks I sent... "
Yep. I can see your surprise now. Your parents never bothered to check to see what the thousands of letters were? Nor even to call you at camp to ask? Pretty tolerant parents, I can say that much.
"I tried to get easy money before by lottery and I was spending more than 10 dollars a week for sure.
I thought you said you were only 15 1/2? What are you doing buying lottery tickets, which are illegal for minors to purchase, in every state that has a lottery?
Now I'm getting new Toyota all by myself, without my parents' help. The best thing about this is that you don't have to do anything just send five envelopes, post in newsgroups and wait for cash to come. "
Toyota? What happened to the shiny black Acura? Must have been sold out of them because of all the people making money at this thing. It's refreshing, though, that your parents don't have to help you out anymore. Bailing you out of jail for stupid, illegal stunts probably has been a way of life for them. And you say all I have to do is send 5 envelopes? Not even with money or a note saying "Please add me to your mailing list"? This is even easier than that other guy's deal!
"Fool proof technique:
Proof by fools everywhere upon request.
"Step 1:
Get 5 stamped (below you'll see the adresses) envelopes and put $1 in each also put a piece of paper saying : Please put me on your mailing list. Now the people whom you send dollar will work with you and for you. Mail these envelopes."
Now they work for me? Do I have to pay all those employee taxes and stuff? Minimum wage? Benefits? Are they Union (gosh, I hope not, they might strike on me and demand $2).
"Step 2:
Remove 1st name from the "list" and name 2nd name as first 3rd as 2nd 4th as 3rd 5th as 4th and 5th name will b yours Name and mailing adress. Post in at least 250 newsgroups. Its very easy, since it takes only few minutes,One posting but at once to many newsgroups. More Posting you'll make more cash you will receive, trust me. Internet is huge, people from all over the world will see your postings."
Refreshing that you didn't go through all the numbers, or descibe in painful detail how to make each post with your favorite newsreader. Trust you? Oh, of course. Without reservation.
"List
Zhenya Klounski
Sta 1
333 Mary Munford
Charlottesville, VA 22904
D. E. Hamiot
488 12th Ave.
San Francisco CA 94118.
James Sibbet
12215 Greenleaf Ave.
Potomac, MD 20854
Alex Hu Chen
339 4th ave. #3
San Francisco, CA 94118
T. Ipek
Kastanienweg 35, Zi.1221
52074 Aachen
GERMANY"
One thing I have to say for you - you don't mince words. You did that in about as short an article as I have ever seen. Made more sense, too - you didn't try to explain away the impossible mathematics, the sheer volume of mail received, nor the illegality of it (more than once or twice, that it).
