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- From: regmad@gsusgi2.gsu.edu (Michael de Kraker)
- Subject: Re: Money Making scheme
- Message-ID: <regmad.722254568@gsusgi1.gsu.edu>
- Organization: Georgia State University
- References: <1992Nov18.233245.24274@cbnewsi.cb.att.com> <Bxz03u.CvJ@fc.sde.hp.com>
- Distribution: usa
- Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 10:16:08 GMT
- Lines: 88
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- fritz@fc.sde.hp.com (Gary Fritz) writes:
-
- >51233-Tyrone Shiu(HOC828)HRCP (tyrone@infinity.att.com) wrote:
- >: I stumbled across some of my old junk mail and see this ad about
- >: "COMPLETE BUSINESS START-UP PACKAGE" for making money with your
- >: answering machine from a person called "Eileen K. Rohleder c/o Mid-American
- >: Opportunity Research Enterprises (M.O.R.E). Does anyone know whether
- >: this scheme work/safe or etc. Are they still in business?
-
- >They are still in business -- I just got a mailing from them a few
- >weeks ago. I have heard that, as "mail-order opportunity vendors" go,
- >Eileen Rohleder is supposed to be one of the better / more honorable ones,
- >but that's not a very reliable source. I think there's no question
- >that she makes more money from selling "opportunities" via the mail
- >than with her answering machine.
-
- >I'd be very interested in hearing from someone who actually SENT for
- >her packet, or similar ones, to hear what the scam is.
-
- >Gary
-
-
- Dear Gary and others:
-
-
- Face it we all want to be independent and finacially secure.
-
-
- Yes curiosity lead me to pursue a simular offer of fame and
- fortune using only an answering machine.
-
- The scheme is as follows:
-
-
- Run ad stating how to work at home, Buy at goverment auctions
- etc.
-
- I ran an ad in a local job advert. This closely folled my offer
- of work at home oportunities. The ad was cheap 15$ or so.
-
- Include telephone number which connects to your answer machine
- or voice mail box which has recorded a comprehensive sales
- speal.
-
- Orders come in which you fullfil by sending companyX produced
- publications which you buy from companyX
-
- Three variations are allowed:
-
- 1) Customers leave message with address etc for you to send
- your product C.O.D ( I tried this and was very frusrating ie.
- many orders many rejections not to mention the pain of C.O.D
- paperwork with the P.O.)
-
- 2) Followup messsages with written sales message and an
- order form ( did not try).
-
- 3) Simply tell potential customers to send money ( the best way).
-
-
- I will have to admit that I broke even which is about the best you
- can expect from a speculative venture.
-
- I did learn what I wanted ( ie. how you make money using an answer
- machine).
-
- Given the high cost of advertising the answering machine/recording
- technique has the advantage of the ability to better sell your
- product with little cost people will call to listen and maybe
- even order your product.
-
- My advice is to save your money come up with a product and if you
- need a forum to describe the product the the recorded message
- has merit. If you want a product ready to sell then go with companyX
- This is not to say that I did not feel that I felt like I was
- ripping people off with the HOME worker pamphlet which companyX
- suggested I charge 20 or so dollars for.
-
-
-
- _______ ______
- / / / / Michael A. de Kraker
- / /______ / / Georgia State University 404-651-2390
- / ___ / / / Internet:REGMAD@GSUSGI2.GSU.EDU
- /_______/ ______/ /_______/ BITNET :REGMAD@GSUVM1 PACKET:KD4FKW@W4QO
-
- To iterate is human, to recurse devine
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