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From: dbert@mole.gnu.ai.mit.edu (Douglas Siebert)
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Subject: Re: Easy money
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Date: 21 Mar 91 22:47:03 GMT
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In article <1991Mar21.194246.7885@zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu> edgar@function.mps.ohio-state.edu (Gerald Edgar) writes:
>In article <1991Mar21.185114.7325@hawk.cs.ukans.edu> chai@hawk.cs.ukans.edu (Ian Chai) writes:
>>Bill Tway said:
>>> Follow these instructions EXACTLY, and in 20 to 60 days you
>>> will have received well over $50,000.00 cash, all yours.
>>
>>Uhh, this sounds horribly like a pyramid mailing scheme, which is
>>strictly illegal... 
>
>It is illegal to send it through the US Mail, but that does not cover
>this, does it?
>
The internet crosses state lines, which would make this a federal matter.  And
yes, it is *highly* illegal.  You are talking not about six months in jail
but 15-20 years in a federal prison.  Please don't do this so we can all save
our tax dollars for beneficial things (like NSF funding of the Internet!)
rather than wasting it feeding and clothing yet another white collar criminal
for a minimum of five years (with good behaviour) :)

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Doug Siebert                                     dbert@gnu.ai.mit.edu
MBA Student (2nd year)
The University of Iowa