is $3 worth risking to make thousands?

MAKE FAST EASY MONEY USING YOUR PAYPAL ACCOUNT!
MAKE MONEY FAST WITH ONLY $3.00. THIS REALLY WORKS!
Make from $20,000 to $50,000 in as little as 4 -6 weeks with only an
initial investment of $3, by using a simple secure internet account
called Paypal, that takes only a few minutes to join and get started.

I've actually taken the 10 minutes it requires to join this wacky bunch
of optimists and I'm hoping that there are others out there that will
spare the change to try this. READ ON: I found this on a bulletin board
and decided to try it:

"A little while back, I was browsing through news groups and came
across an article similar to this that said you could make thousands of
dollars within weeks with only an initial investment of $3.00! 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 only $1.00 to
both of the 3 email addresses stated in this article. You then place
your name and address at the bottom of the list at the #3 position and
email it to your friends as well as post this message (with your email
address in the list) to at least 200 newsgroups. (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 $3.00, right?" So I invested the measly $3.00. Well GUESS
WHAT!! Within days, I started getting money coming into my Pay Pal
account! I was shocked! I figured it would end soon, but the money just
kept coming in.

In my first week, I made about $25.00 which means that 25 people joined
the group after they saw my posted messages. By the end of the second
week I had made a total of over $1000.00! In the third week I had over
$10,000.00 and it's still growing. This is now my fourth week and I
have made a total of just over $42,000.00 and it's still coming in
rapidly. It's certainly worth $3.00, and the few minutes it took to
join Paypal. I have spent more than that on the lottery!

Let me tell you how this works and most importantly, why it works.
Also, make sure you print a copy of this article NOW, so you can get
the information off of it, as you need it. I promise you that if you
follow the directions EXACTLY, that you will start making more money
than you thought possible by doing something so easy!

SUGGESTION:
Read this entire message carefully! (Print it out or download it.)
Follow the simple directions and watch the money come in! It's that
easy. It's legal. And, your investment is only $3.00.

IMPORTANT: This is not a rip-off; it is not indecent; it is not
illegal; and it is virtually no risk-it really works! If all of the
following instructions are adhered to, you will receive extraordinary
dividends.

AGAIN, PLEASE NOTE: Follow these directions EXACTLY, and $20,000 or
more can be yours in 4 to 6 weeks. This program remains successful
because of the honesty and integrity of the participants. Please
continue its success by carefully adhering to the instructions. In this
business your product is not solid and tangible, it's a service. You
are in the business of developing Mailing Lists. Many large
corporations are happy to pay big bucks for quality lists. However, the
money made from the mailing lists is secondary to the income which is
made from people like you and me asking to be included in that list.
Here are the 4 easy steps to success:

STEP 1:
Take a few minutes to join Paypal:
The Internet's most trusted Internet banking system for your future
income. When creating your Paypal account make sure you use the same
Email address as your user name in the list below so people can send
money to your account.

STEP 2
Once you have a Paypal account running, use Paypal to post $1 to EACH
of the 3 Email Addresses below because you pay people with an email
address in Paypal. To do this you may need to use a credit or debit
card, which is very easy, and secure so nobody but Paypal may see it.
If you don't have a credit/debit card show this great lucrative offer
to someone that has one and get them to help you pay the $3. What you
are doing is creating a service. This is absolutely legal! You are
requesting a legitimate service and you are paying for it! Like most
of us I was a little skeptical and a little worried about the legal
aspects of it all. But I looked around and did some homework and found
it was perfectly legal.
Here are the 3 individual Email addresses that you have to send $1 to
through Paypal for this to work properly and for you to receive money.
(If you don't send the money and decide to post the message with your
name in it anyway, Paypal will instantly pick this up and terminate
your account, immediately, besides the other penalties!! If you did
this you could get into serious trouble because it is fraud. (So follow
the instructions and post the $3 and you will make lots of money with
no hassles.)

Now send $1 to each of these following email - addresses through your
paypal account: (Just in case you still haven't one yet, use this link
to open one in your name,
and pay $1 to each the following 3 email- addresses

1.)
2.)
3.)

STEP 3
Now take the #1 Email Address off the list that you see above, move the
other Email Addresses up (3 becomes 2, 2 becomes 1) and add Your Email
Address as number 3 on the list.

STEP 4
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 newsgroups (there are thousands of groups). And email your message
to as many people you can but remember, the more you post and email the
more money you make! This is perfectly legal! If you have any doubts,
refer to Sec. 1302 & 1241 of the Postal Lottery laws.

Keep a copy of these steps for yourself and, whenever you need money,
you can use it again and again. PLEASE REMEMBER that this program
remains successful because of the honesty and integrity of the
participants and by their carefully adhering to the directions.
You are simply paying into a money making chain of participants and if
the chain is broken you are screwing someone else out of their fair
share. So, as each person who joins the family and the directions are
followed, six members will be reimbursed for their participation as a
List Developer with one dollar each. You then insert your Email Address
into the list and it will move up geometrically. So that when your name
reaches the #1 position you will have potentially received thousands of
dollars into your account!!! What an opportunity for only a total of
$3.00 !! $1 for each of the first three people listed above. To begin
with, please send your joining fee now and then add your own Email
Address to the list and you're in business!

HOW TO POST TO NEWS GROUPS?
Use Netscape or Internet Explorer and try searching for various
newsgroups(on-line forums, message boards, chat sites, discussions.)
Log on any search engine like yahoo.com,google.com,altavista.com,
excite.com, etc., then search with the subject ''millionaire
message board'' or''money making message board'' or
''employment message board''or ''money making discussions'' or
''money making forum'' or ''business message board'' etc. You will
find thousands & thousands of message boards. Click on them one by one
and you will find the option 'post a new message'. Then Post this
article as a 'new message' by highlighting the text of this letter and
selecting copy then 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're done with your first one! It only takes about 60 seconds to
complete postings on message boards after you catch on.

REMEMBER, THE MORE NEWSGROUPS YOU POST IN, THE MORE MONEY YOU WILL
MAKE!! BUT YOU HAVE TO POST A MINIMUM OF 200! That is it you will begin
receiving money in your account from around the world within days! JUST
MAKE SURE ALL THE ADDRESSES ARE CORRECT.

Now the WHY part out of 200 postings: Say I receive only 5 replies (a
very low example). So then I made $5.00 with my name at #3 on the
letter. A - M - A - Z - I - N - G - !!
When your name is no longer on the list, you just take the latest
posting in the newsgroups, and send out another $3.00 to Email
Addresses using Paypal on the list, putting your name at number 3
again. And start posting again. The thing to remember is that thousands
of people all over the world are joining the Internet and reading these
articles everyday. JUST LIKE YOU ARE NOW!! So, can you afford $3.00 to
see if it really works?? I think so! 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 users
and new honest people who are joining the internet & newsgroups
everyday and are willing to give it a try?? Anyway, it is only $3.00
for a chance at thousands. Estimates are at 20,000 to 50,000 new users,
every day, with thousands of those joining the actual Internet.

Remember, play FAIRLY and HONESTLY and this will really work.
There's no use trying to cheat for only $3.00 ***
With warm wishes, bless you and your loved ones,