Spam alert: unsolicited commercial e-mail

From: Anders Sandberg (asa@nada.kth.se)
Date: Wed Nov 26 1997 - 04:26:16 MST


Recently, I have received an Unsolicited Commercial E-mail from you.
I do not like UCE's and I would like to inform you that sending
unsolicited messages to someone while he or she may have to pay for
reading your message may be illegal. Anyway, it is highly annoying
and not welcome by anyone. It is rude, after all.

If you think that this is a good way to advertise your products or
services you are mistaken. Spamming will only make people hate you, not
buy from you.

If you have any list of people you send unsolicited commercial emails to,
REMOVE me from such list immediately. I suggest that you make this list
just empty.

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If you are not an administrator of any site and still have received
this message then your email address is being abused by some spammer.
They fake your address in From: or Reply-To: header. In this case,
you might want to show this message to your system administrator, and
ask him/her to investigate this matter.

Note to the postmaster(s): I append the text of UCE in question to
this message; I would like to hear from you about action(s) taken.
This message has been sent to postmasters at the host that is
mentioned as original sender's host (I do realize that it may be
faked, but I think that if your domain name is being abused this way
you might want to learn about it, and take actions) and to the
postmaster whose host was used as mail relay for this message. If
message was sent not by your user, could you please compare time when
this message was sent (use time in Received: field of the envelope
rather than Date: field) with your sendmail logs and see what host was
using your sendmail at this moment of time.

Thank you.

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From: ricsha@ricsha.com
Subject: This is SO-O-O-O SIMPLE!!!
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     Hi. Rick and I are really excited to be a part of this great financial opportunity. We hope that you will feel the same way and join with us in building your finacial future! This program only requires 3 things; a computer, an online hook up, and perseverance. Please take the time to read about this program. We're really glad we did.

Shannon and Rick

PS Our downline is now international!! We hope that you, too, will join us.

******************************************************************************************************

 My name is Christopher Erickson. Two years ago, the corporation I
worked at for the past twelve years down-sized and my position was
eliminated. After unproductive job interviews, I decided to start my
own business. In short order, however, I encountered many unforseen
financial problems. I owed my family, friends, and creditors over
$35,000. The economy was taking a toll on my business and I just
couldn't seem to make ends meet. I had to refinance and borrow
against my home to support my family and struggling business. I truly
believed it was wrong for me to be in debt like this. AT THAT MOMENT
something significant happened in my life and I am writing to share my
experience in hopes that this will change your life
FOREVER....FINANCIALLY!!! In mid December, I received this
program via e-mail. Six months prior to receiving this program I had
been sending away for information on various business opportunities.
All of the programs I received, in my opinion, were not cost
effective. They were either too difficult for me to comprehend or the
initial investment was too much for me to risk to see if they worked
or not. One claimed I'd make a million dollars in one year...it
didn't tell me I'd have to write a book to make it. But like I
was saying, in December of '92 I received this program. I didn't send
for it, or ask for it, they just got my name off a mailing list. THANK
GOODNESS FOR THAT!!! After reading it several times, to make sure I
was reading it correctly, I couldn't believe my eyes. Here was a
MONEY-MAKING PHENOMENON. I could invest as much as I wanted to start,
without putting me further in debt. After I got a pencil and paper
and figured it out, I saw I would at least get my money back. After
determining that the program is LEGAL and NOT A CHAIN LETTER, I asked
myself "WHY NOT?" and decided to do it.
        Initially I sent out 10,000 e-mails. It only cost me about
$15.00 for my time on-line. The great thing about e-mail is that I
didn't need any money for printing to send out the program, only the
cost to fulfill my orders. I am telling you like it is, I hope it
doesn't turn you off, but I promised myself that I would not "cheat"
anyone, no matter how much money it cost me!.
        In less than one week, I was starting to receive orders for
REPORT #1. By January 13th, I had received 26 orders for REPORT #1.
When you read the GUARANTEE in the program, you will see that "YOU
MUST RECEIVE 15 TO 20 ORDERS FOR REPORT #1 WITHIN TWO WEEKS. IF
YOU
DON'T, SEND OUT MORE PROGRAMS UNTIL YOU DO!"
        My first step in making $200,000 in 6 months was done.
By January 30th, I had received 196 orders for REPORT #2. If you go
back to the GUARANTEE, "YOU MUST RECEIVE 100 OR MORE ORDERS FOR
REPORT
#2 WITHIN TWO WEEKS. IF NOT, SEND OUT MORE PROGRAMS UNTIL YOU
DO.
ONCE YOU HAVE 100 ORDERS, THE REST IS EASY, RELAX, YOU WILL MAKE
YOUR
GOAL." Well, I had 196 orders for REPORT #2, more than I needed. So
I sat back and relaxed. By March 19th, of my e-mailing of 10,000, I
received $58,000 with more coming in every day.
        I paid off ALL my debts and bought a much needed new car.
Please take time to read the attached program, IT WILL CHANGE YOUR
LIFE FOREVER! Remember, it won't work if you don't try it. This
program does work, but you must follow it EXACTLY! Especially the
rules of not trying to place your name in a different place. It
doesn't work, you'll lose out on a lot of money! REPORT #2
explains this. Always follow the guarantee, 20 orders minimum for
REPORT #1, and 100 or more orders for REPORT #2 and you will make
$200,000 or more in 6 months. I AM LIVING PROOF THAT IT WORKS !!!

        If you choose not to participate in this program, I'm sorry.
It really is a great opportunity with little cost or risk to you. If
you do choose to participate, follow the program and you will be on
your way to financial security. If you are a fellow business owner and
you are in financial trouble like I was, or you want to start your own
business, consider this a sign. I DID!

                                        Sincerely,
                                        Christopher Erickson

PS. Do you have any idea what 11,700 $5 bills ($58,000) look like
        piled up on a kitchen table? IT'S AWESOME!

"THREW IT AWAY"
        "I had received this program before. I threw it away,
but later wondered if I shouldn't have given it a try. Of course, I
had no idea who to contact to get a copy, so I had to wait until I was
e-mailed another copy of the program. Eleven months passed, then it
came. I DIDN'T throw this one away. I made $41,000 on the first
try."
                                        Dawn W., Evansville, IN

"NO FREE LUNCH"
        "My late father always told me, "Remember, Alan, there is no
free lunch in life. You get out of life what you put into it."
Through trial and error and a somewhat slow, frustrating start, I
finally figured it out. The program works very well, I just had to
find the right target group of people to e-mail it to. So far this
year, I have made over $63,000 using this program. I know my dad
would have been very proud of me."
                                        Alan B., Philadelphia, PA

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A PERSONAL NOTE FROM THE ORIGINATOR OF THIS PROGRAM

By the time you have read the enclosed information and looked over the
enclosed program and reports, you should have concluded that such a
program, and one that is legal, could not have been created by an
amateur.

Let me tell you a little about myself. I had a profitable business
for ten years. Then in 1979 my business began falling off. I was
doing the same things that were previously successful for me, but it
wasn't working. Finally, I figured it out. It wasn't me; it was the
economy. Inflation and recession had replaced the stable economy that
had been with us since 1945. I don't have to tell you what happened
to the unemployment rate...because many of you know from first hand
experience. There were more failures and bankruptcies than ever
before.

The middle class was vanishing. Those who knew what they were doing
invested wisely and moved up. Those who did not, including those who
never had anything to save or invest, were moving down into the ranks
of the poor. As the saying goes, "THE RICH GET RICHER AND THE POOR
GET POORER." The traditional methods of making money will never allow
you to "move up" or "get rich"; inflation will see to that. You have
just received information that can give you financial freedom for the
rest of your life, with "NO RISK" and "JUST A LITTLE BIT OF EFFORT."
You can make more money in the next few months than you have ever
imagined.

I should also point out that I will not see a penny of your money, nor
anyone else who has provided a testimonial for this program. I have
already made over FOUR MILLION DOLLARS! I have retired from the
program after sending out over 16,000 programs. Now I have several
offices which market this and several other programs here in the US
and overseas. By the Spring, we wish to market the 'Internet' by a
partnership with AMERICA ONLINE.

Follow the program EXACTLY AS INSTRUCTED. Do not change it in any
way. It works exceedingly well as it is now. Remember to e-mail a
copy of this exciting program to everyone that you can think of. One
of the people you send this to may send out 50,000...and your name
will be on every one of them!. Remember though, the more you send
out, the more potential customers you will reach.

So my friend, I have given you the ideas, information, materials and
opportunity to become financially independent, IT IS UP TO YOU NOW!

"THINK ABOUT IT"

Before you delete this program from your mailbox, as I almost did,
take a little time to read it and REALLY THINK ABOUT IT. Get a pencil
and figure out what could happen when YOU participate. Figure out the
worst possible response and no matter how you calculate it, you will
still make a lot of money! Definitely you will get back what you
invested. Any doubts you have will vanish when your first orders come
in. IT WORKS!

                                        Paul Johnson, Raleigh, NC

HERE'S HOW THIS AMAZING PROGRAM WILL MAKE YOU $$$$$$

Let's say that you decide to start small, just to see how it goes, and
we'll assume you and all those involved send out 2,000 programs each.
Let's also assume that the mailing receives a .5% response. Using a
good list the response would be much better. Also many people will
send out hundreds of thousands of programs instead of 2,000. But
continuing with this example, you send out only 2,000 programs. With
a .5% response, that is only 10 orders for REPORT #1.
 Those 10 people respond by sending out 2,000 programs each for a
total of 20,000. Out of those .5%, 100 people respond and order
REPORT #2. Those 100 mail out 2,000 programs each for a total of
200,000. The .5% response to that is 1,000 orders for REPORT #3.
Those 1,000 send out 2,000 programs each for a 2,000,000 total. The
.5% response to that is 10,000 orders for REPORT #4. That's 10,000
five dollar bills for you. CASH!!!! Your total income in this example
is $50 + $500 + $5000 + $50,000 for a total of $55,550!!!!

REMEMBER FRIEND, THIS IS ASSUMING 1,990 OUT OF 2,000 PEOPLE YOU
MAIL TO WILL DO ABSOLUTELY NOTHING... AND TRASH THIS PROGRAM!
DARE TO THINK FOR A MOMENT WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF EVERYONE
OR HALF SENT OUT 100,000 PROGRAMS INSTEAD OF ONLY 2,000. Believe me,
many people will do that and more! By the way, your cost to
participate in this is practically nothing. You obviously already
have an Internet connection and e-mail is FREE!!! REPORT#3 will show
you the best methods for bulk e-mailing and purchasing e-mail lists.

THIS IS A LEGITIMATE, LEGAL, MONEY MAKING OPPORTUNITY. It does not
require you to come in contact with people, do any hard work, and best
of all, you never have to leave the house except to get the mail. If
you believe that someday you'll get that big break that you've been
waiting for, THIS IS IT! Simply follow the instructions, and your
dream will come true. This multi-level e-mail order marketing program
works perfectly...100% EVERY TIME. E-mail is the sales tool of the
future. Take advantage of this non-commercialized method of
advertising NOW!! The longer you wait, the more people will be doing
business using e-mail. Get your piece of this action!!

MULTI-LEVEL MARKETING (MLM) has finally gained respectability. It is
being taught in the Harvard Business School, and both Stanford
Research and The Wall Street Journal have stated that between 50% and
65% of all goods and services will be sold throughout Multi-level
Methods by the mid to late 1990's. This is a Multi-Billion Dollar
industry and of the 500,000 millionaires in the US, 20% (100,000) made
their fortune in the last several years in MLM. Moreover, statistics
show 45 people become millionaires EVERY DAY through Multi-Level
Marketing.

This is not a chain letter, but a perfectly legal money making
opportunity. Basically, this is what we do: As with all
multi-level business, we build our business by recruiting new
partners and selling our products. Every state in the USA allows you
to recruit new multi-level business partners, and we offer a product
for EVERY dollar sent. YOUR ORDERS COME AND ARE FILLED THROUGH THE
MAIL, so you are not involved in personal selling. You do it
privately in your own home, store or office.

This is the GREATEST Multi-level Mail Order Marketing anywhere:

Here is how to work the program:

Step (1) Order all four 4 REPORTS listed by NAME AND NUMBER.
  Do this by ordering the REPORT from each of the four (4)
 names listed on the next page. For each REPORT, send $5
  CASH and a SELF-ADDRESSED, STAMPED envelope (BUSINESS
  SIZE #10) to the person listed for the SPECIFIC REPORT.
  International orders should also include $1 extra instead
  of postage. It is essential that you specify the NAME and
 NUMBER of the report requested to the person you are
  ordering from. You will need ALL FOUR (4) REPORTS because
 you will be REPRINTING and RE-SELLING them. DO NOT alter
  the names or sequence beyond doing what the instructions say.
          NOTE: Write your request on an 8 1/2 x 11 piece of paper
 and wrap the cash in that BEFORE you put it in the
  envelope. This helps to ensure the mail gets through!

Step (2) Replace the name and address under REPORT #1 with
           yours, moving the one that was there down to REPORT #2.
           Drop the name and address under REPORT #2 to REPORT #3,
           moving the one that was there to REPORT #4. The name and
           address that was under REPORT #4 is dropped from the list
           and this party is no doubt on the way to the bank.
   When doing this, make certain you type the names
  and addresses ACCURATELY! DO NOT MIX UP MOVING
  PRODUCT/REPORT POSITIONS!!!

Step (3) Having made the required changes in the NAME list, save it
           as a text (.txt) file in it's own directory to be used
 with whatever e-mail program you like. Again, REPORT #3
 will tell you the best methods of bulk e-mailing and
 acquiring e-mail lists.

Step (4) E-mail a copy of the entire program (all of this is very
           important) to everyone whose address you can get your
 hands on. Start with friends and relatives since you can
 encourage them to take advantage of this fabulous money-making
           opportunity. That's what I did. And they love me now,
 more than ever. Then, e-mail to anyone and everyone! Use
 your imagination! You can get e-mail addresses from
 companies on the Internet who specialize in e-mail mailing lists.
 These are very cheap: 100,000 addresses for around $35.00.

IMPORTANT: You won't get a good response if you use an old list, so
always request a FRESH, NEW list. You will find out where to purchase
these lists when you order the four (4) REPORTS.

ALWAYS PROVIDE SAME-DAY SERVICE ON ALL ORDERS!!!

REQUIRED REPORTS

***Order each REPORT by NUMBER and NAME***

ALWAYS SEND A SELF-ADDRESSED, STAMPED ENVELOPE AND $5 CASH FOR
EACH ORDER REQUESTING THE SPECIFIC REPORT BY NAME AND NUMBER
________________________________________________________
REPORT #1 "HOW TO MAKE $250,000 THROUGH MULTI-LEVEL SALES"

ORDER REPORT #1 FROM:

NT4M
P.O. Box 8972
Newark, DE 19714-8972
USA
________________________________________________________
REPORT #2 "MAJOR CORPORATIONS AND MULTI-LEVEL SALES"

ORDER REPORT #2 FROM:

SM Davis
P.O. Box 461240
Aurora, CO 80046-1240
USA
________________________________________________________
REPORT #3 "SOURCES FOR THE BEST MAILING LISTS"

ORDER REPORT #3 FROM:

M.P. Kiely
30 Gladys Dr.
Spring Valley, NY 10977-6025
USA
________________________________________________________
REPORT #4 "EVALUATING MULTI-LEVEL SALES PLANS"

ORDER REPORT #4 FROM:

J.S. Todd
P.O.Box 219
Courtright, ON NON 1HO
Canada
________________________________________________________

CONCLUSION

        I am enjoying my fortune that I made by sending out this
program. You, too, will be making money within six months, if you
follow the SIMPLE STEPS outlined in this mailing.
        To be financially independent is to be FREE. Free to make
financial decisions as never before. Go into business, get into
investments, retire or take a vacation. No longer will a lack of
money hold you back.
        However, very few people reach financial independence
because, when opportunity knocks, they choose to ignore it. It is
much easier to say "NO" than "YES," and this is the question that you
must answer for yourself. Will YOU ignore this amazing opportunity
or will you take advantage of it? If you do nothing, you have indeed
missed something valuable, and nothing will change. Please re-read
this material; this is a special opportunity. If you have any
questions, please feel free to write to the sender of this
information. You will get a prompt and informative reply. My
method is simple. I sell thousands of people a product for $5 that
costs me pennies to produce and e-mail. I should also point out
again, that this program is legal and everyone who participates WILL
make money. This is not a chain letter or pyramid scheme. At times
you have probably received chain letters, asking you to send money, on
faith, but getting NOTHING in return, NO product what-so-ever! Not
only are chain letters illegal, but the risk of someone breaking the
chain makes them quite unattractive. You are offering a
legitimate product to your people. After they purchase the product
from you, they reproduce more and resell them. It's simple free
enterprise. As you learned from the enclosed material, the PRODUCT is
a series of four (4) FINANCIAL AND BUSINESS REPORTS. The information
contained in these REPORTS will not only help you in making your
participation in this program more rewarding, but will be useful to
you in any other business decisions you make in the years ahead. You
are also buying the rights to reprint all of the REPORTS, which will
be ordered from you by those to whom you mail this program. The
concise one and two page REPORTS you will be buying can easily be
reproduced at a local copy center for a cost of about 3 cents a copy.
Best wishes with the program and Good Luck!

"IT WAS TRULY AMAZING"

"Not being the gambling type, it took me several weeks to make up my
mind to participate in this program. But conservative as I am, I
decided that the initial investment was so little that there was no
way that I could not get enough orders to at least get my money back.
BOY, was I ever surprised when I found my medium sized post office box
crammed with orders! I will make more money this year than any ten
years of my life before."

                                        Mary Riceland, Lansing, MI

TIPS FOR SUCCESS

Send for your four (4) REPORTS immediately so you will have them when
the orders start coming in. When you receive a $5 order, you MUST
send out the product/service to comply with U.S. Postal and Lottery
laws. Title 18 Sections 1302 and 1341 specifically state that: "A
PRODUCT OR SERVICE MUST BE EXCHANGED FOR MONEY RECEIVED."

WHILE YOU WAIT FOR THE REPORTS TO ARRIVE:

1. Name your new company. You can use your own name if you
  desire.

2. Get a post office box (preferred).

3. Edit the names and addresses on the program. You must
 remember, your name and address go next to REPORT #1 and the
 others all move down one, with the fourth one being bumped OFF the
 list.

4. Obtain as many e-mail addresses as possible to send until
 you receive the information on mailing list companies in REPORT
 #3.

5. Decide on the number of programs you intend to send out.
  The more you send, and the quicker you send them, the more money
         you will make.

6. After mailing the programs, get ready to fill the orders.

7. Copy the FOUR (4) REPORTS so you are able to send them out
  as soon as you receive an order. IMPORTANT: ALWAYS PROVIDE
         SAME-DAY SERVICE ON ORDERS YOU RECEIVE!

8. Make certain the letter and reports are neat and legible.
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YOUR GUARANTEE

The check point which GUARANTEES your success is simply this: you
must receive 20 orders for REPORT #1. This is a must!!! If you don't
within two weeks, e-mail out more programs until you do. Then a
couple of weeks later you should receive at least 100 orders for
REPORT #2, if you don't, send out more programs until you do. Once
you have received 100 or more orders for REPORT #2, (take a deep
breath) you can sit back and relax, because YOU ARE GOING TO MAKE
 AT LEAST $50,000. Mathematically it is a proven guarantee. Of
 those who have participated in the program and reached the above
GUARANTEES, ALL have reached their goal. Also, remember, every time
your name is moved down the list, you are in front of a different
REPORT, so you can keep track of your program by knowing what people
are ordering from you. IT'S THAT EASY; REALLY, IT IS!!!

REMEMBER:

"HE WHO DARES NOTHING, NEED NOT HOPE FOR ANYTHING."
"INVEST A LITTLE TIME, ENERGY AND MONEY NOW OR SEARCH FOR IT
        .................FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE."



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