Has anybody tried the "send in $6, and get $800,000 in weeks" thing by mail?

Question

I received this chain letter in my mailbox:

Dear Friend,
Greetings: I am a retired attorney. A few years ago a man came to me with a letter. He asked me to verify the fact that this was legal to do. I told him I would review it and get back to him. When I first red the letter my client brought me, I thought it was some "off-the-wall" idea to make money. A week and a half later we met in my office to discuss the issue. I told him the letter he originally brought me was not 100% legal. My client then asked me to later it to make it perfectly legal. I asked him to make one small change in the letter.

It goes on for another 2 pages about how if you send $1 to the 6 names on the list & you will make $800,000.00 in just 3 months. You pay for a list of names to send letters to. I KNOW this is a scam.... OR IS IT?!? Has anyone done this and can honestly say "I lost money" or "I gained money"?

I'm conflicted on not knowing what to do with this, either throw it away or actually send it out?!

Answer 1

i didnt lose money on it, but i do have a close friend who was duped by this. well, not this particular one, because he lost more than $6, but the story was similar.

trust me, you dont want to do it. the reason they are only asking for $6 now (instead of the $1000 or $500 that they used to ask for) is that people will say "well its only $6, i may as well try it". they can make a ton of money, and its all small payments, so nobody can really go after them.

its sneaky and shady, and i feel bad for everyone who gets ripped off by this.

Answer 2

Chain letters are mail fraud so I don't think anyone would admit to being so stupid even if it weren't a crime.

Answer 3

Throw it away. The old axiom of "if it's too good to be true then it probably is" is great advice.

Answer 4

chain letters have been illegal for decades

Answer 5

i don't get it??????