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From: mqvortru@iiic.ethz.ch (Michael Heide Qvortrup)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Re: Easy money
Message-ID: <27669@neptune.inf.ethz.ch>
Date: 22 Mar 91 07:56:09 GMT
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Reply-To: mqvortru@iiic.ethz.ch (Michael Heide Qvortrup)
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I know that this isn't the appropriate newsgroup for this, but it
turned up here ...

In article <250.27e78004@mwk.uucp> tway@mwk.uucp (Bill Tway) writes:
>
>                          
>                       INSTRUCTIONS
>                       ============
>Follow these instructions EXACTLY, and in 20 to 60 days you
>will have received well over $50,000.00 cash, all yours.
>This program has remained successful because of the honesty
>and integrety of the participants.  Please continue its
>success by carefully adhering to the instructions.
>

Most places I know of (that is, Europe), this is definitely illegal!
And appart from that, this is sure not the right newgroup. How about
alt.ripoff or something like that :-)?

>         (This is a legitimate service that you
>          are requesting and you are paying $1.00
>          for this service).
>

Even with this little twist to it!

I wonder who falls for something like this! Simple math tells you that
it can't possibly work!

Sorry for the outburst :-) and the inappropriate posting.

Greetings, Michael.