posted on August 30, 2000 06:33:41 AM new
I know Paypal is aware that this "scheme" has been going on for some time. What exactly are they doing about it?
Just today the following message (personal info edited) showed up to a message board on egroups:
"100% FREE Program !!!! Receive quick cash easily.
This is the fastest, easiest program you will ever do, and it is 100% free! GO to PayPal and register: PayPal will GIVE you five dollars for registering.
1. E-mail the $5.00 from your PayPal account to the FIRST name on the list below along with a note to "Please add me to your mailing list".
2. Edit only the list, removing the FIRST #1 NAME FROM THE LIST. Move the other two names UP and ADD YOUR NAME to the list in the THIRD #3 position.
Note: do not forget to replace the PayPal referring URL.
Now start sending this ENTIRE e-mail back out to people. When 20 people receive it, those 20 people will move your name up to the middle position and they will each send out 20. That totals 400 people that will receive this letter with your name in the middle.
Then, those 400 people will move your name up to the top and they will each send out 20 E-mails. That totals 8,000 people that will receive this E-mail with your name at the top and they will E-mail the $5.00 from your PayPal account to the FIRST name on the list
8,000 people each sending you a US$5 = US$40,000 cash. That's if everyone responds to this E-mail, but not everyone will, so you can expect more realistically to receive about US$10,000 in your PayPal account.
The speed of the internet response time will multiply money many times over in no time!
1. MXXXXX LXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXX@xxxxxxx
2. KXXXXX BXXXXXXXXXX
xxxxxxxx@xxxxx
3. BXXX HXXXX
xxxxx@xxxxxx
What do you have to lose? The five bucks comes from PayPal, not you!
