how did this happen? I have never received junk mail from the list before. was the emial addy's sold? ----- Original Message ----- From: <boy_from_fpchs@yahoo.com> To: <SOUTHERN-PLANTATIONS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, June 03, 2002 10:27 PM Subject: [Southern-Plantations] [MAKE QUICK MONEY] > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/FR.2ADI/96 > > Message Board Post: > > Greetings All, > MAINTAIN DISCIPLINE, HONESTY AND PATIENCE...Above all else FOCUS! > > I found this on a bulletin board and decided to try it: A little > while back, I was browsing through news groups and e-mails just like > you are now, and came across an article similar to this that said you > can make thousand 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 six names and addresses > stated in the article. You then place your own name and address on > the bottom of the list and post the article in at least 200 news > groups. {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 six stamps and > $6.00 right, right?" Then I invested the measly $6.00. > > WELL GUESS WHAT?........Within seven days, I started getting money in > the mail I was in awe. I figured it would end soon, but the money > just kept coming in. In my first week I made about $47.00. By the end > of the second week I had made a total of more than one thousand > dollars. In the third week I had considerably more than the previous > week and it is still growing! This is my fourth week > and I have made a few thousands and it is still coming rapidly. It is > certainly worth the six-dollar investment and six stamps, believe it > or not I have spent more on lottery with no returns. Let me explain > how this works and most important, why it works.....Also, make sure > you print this article out NOW, so you can get the information. > > STOP NOW: Print this article out so you can get the information you > need off of it. I promise you that if you follow the directions > exactly you will start making more money than you thought possible by > doing something so easy. Suggestion: Read this entire message > carefully, and follow the simple directions and watch the money come > in. It is easy, It is legal, and your investment is only $6.00 plus > postage. Important: This is not a rip-off, it is decent, it is legal; > and it virtually without riskEit really works! If all of the > following instructions are adhered to, > you will receive extraordinary dividends. > > PLEASE NOTE: Please follow the directions EXACTLY, and 50-thousand- > dollars 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 a part of the Mail Order business. > You are in the business of developing Mailing Lists. Many large > corporations are happy to pay big bucks for quality lists. However, > this money made from the mailing lists is secondary to income which > is made from people like you and me asking to be included on that > list. > 1 of 3 > > Here Are The Three Easy Steps To Success: > > Get six (6) separate pieces of paper and write the following on each > piece of paper. "PLEASE PUT ME ON YOUR MAILING LIST." > Now get six (6) U.S.1.00 bills and place One inside of Each of the > six pieces of paper so the bill will not be seen through the envelope > (to prevent thievery). > Next, place one paper in each of the six envelopes and seal them with > the dollar bill enclosed. You now should have six sealed envelopes > each with a piece of paper stating the above phrase with your name > and address written thereon [don`t forget to enclose the $1.00]. What > you are doing is creating a service–THIS IS ABSOLUTELY LEGAL! > You are requesting a legitimate service and you are paying for it. > Clearly, I was a little skeptical and a little worried about the > legal aspects of it all. Therefore, I checked it out with the U.S. > Postal Service (1-800-275-8777) and they confirmed that it is indeed > legal. > > Mail the six envelopes to the following addresses: > > > > > [1] Matt O'Neill > 15 Indian Trail Rd. > Randolph, NJ 07869 > > [2] Tina Conner > PO Box 2476 > Topeka, KS 66601-2476 > > [3] Steven Barbush > 6393 Morrowfield ave > Pittsburgh, PA 15217 > > [4] G. Anderson > PO Box 2111 > Rocklin, California 95765-4136 > > [5] Miss J.e. Ighodaro > 18 Brakenhurst Drive > cheetham hill > Manchester > M7 4yg > > [6] Koukline Yurachka > 33 whispering pine dr. > palm coast, florida 32164 > > 2 of 3 > > Now take the #1 name off the list that you see above, move the other > names up (six becomes 5, > and 5 becomes 4, and etc.) and add YOUR NAME as number 6 on the list. > 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 news groups. (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 Section 1302 & 1341 of the Postal Lottery Laws. Keep a copy > of these directions for yourself and whenever you need money you can > reuse it again. > Please Remember: That this program remains successful because of the > honesty and integrity of the participants and by their carefully > adhering to 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. > > 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 is a > good practice to wrap the $1.00 bill in dark paper to avoid the risk > of mail theft. So, as each post is downloaded and the directions > carefully followed, all members will be reimbursed for their > participation as a List Developer with one dollar each. Your name > will be moved up the list geometrically so that when your name > reaches the #1 position you will be receiving Thousand of Dollars in > Cash! What an opportunity for only six-dollars ($6) one-dollar ($!) > for each of the six people listed above. Send it now, add your own > name to the list and you are in business. > Directions For How To Post To News Groups > You do not need to retype this letter to do 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. > > 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 the notepad so that you will add your name to the > list. > Save your new notepad file as a text File, if you want to do your > posting in different settings, you will always have this file to go > back to. > > Use Netscape or Internet explorer and try searching for various new > groups (on-line forums, message boards, chat sites, discussions). > 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 are finished You have > finished your first posting. Congratulations! > 3 of 3 > > THAT`S IT. All you have to do is jump news groups and post away, > after you get the hang of it, it will take about 30 seconds for each > news group. > ***REMEMBER THE MORE NEWS GROUPS YOU POST IN, THE MORE MONEY YOU WILL > MAKE!*** IT IS A MOST FOR YOU TO POST A MINIMUM OF 200. "That`s It" > You will begin receiving money from around the world within days. You > may eventually want to rent a P.O. Box due to the heavy volume of > mail you will be receiving. If you wish to remain anonymous you can > adopt another name to use, if it agreeable with the postman to > deliver the mail. MAKE CERTAIN THAT ALL ADDRESSES ARE CORRECT. > Now the Why part: Assume for example you get a 7.5% return, which is > very conservative. > Please view the following estimated breakdowns > > Estimated breakdowns: > When you mail 200 letters, 15 people will send you $1.00 > Those 15 mail out 200 letters, 225 people will mail you $1.00 > Those 225 mail out 200 letters, 3,375 people will mail you $1.00 > Those 3,375 mail out 200 letters, 50,625 people will mail you $1.00 > Those 50,625 mail out 200 letters, 759,375 people will mail you $1.00 > By now your name has dropped off the list, but so far you have > received at least $759,375. With an original investment of only $6.00 > [plus postage]. AMAZING! > > When your name is no longer on the list, you take the latest posting > in the news groups, and send out another $6.00 to names on the list, > putting you name at number six [6] again. And start posting again. > You have to remember and realize that thousands of people all over > the world are joining the Internet and reading these articles every > day, JUST LIKE YOU right now. So you can get $6.00 and see if it > really works. 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 people who are joining > every day and are willing to give it a try? Estimates are at 20 to 50- > thousand new users, everyday, with thousands of those joining the > actual Internet, Remember, play FAIRLY AND HONESTLY and this will > really work. > > Sincerely, > > > > > > ==== SOUTHERN-PLANTATIONS Mailing List ==== > If you become unsubbed do to a virus, computer glitch, or over-full > mail box-please resub. > SOUTHERN-PLANTATIONS-L-request@rootsweb.com > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

Hi Quan, As I said this morning; the spam was deleted from the board-the spammer put on the reject list. Quan no the list was not sold. The lists cannot be sold. Everyone week the spammers hit a different set of boards and lists-last week it was Religion-this week the South. I am sorry. Spammers are the dark side of the internet. Ramona ------Original Message------ On Tuesday, June 04, 2002 9:03 AM pruitt@msn.com asked: how did this happen? I have never received junk mail from the list before. was the emial addy's sold?