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A chain letter is a message that attempts to convince the recipient to make a number of copies and pass them on to a certain number of recipients. The "chain" is an exponentially growing pyramid (a tree graph ) that cannot be sustained indefinitely.
The text of the letter originally claimed this practice is "perfectly legal", citing Title 18, Sections 1302 & 1341 of the postal lottery laws. [1] The U.S. Postal Inspection Service cites Title 18, United States Code, Section 1302 when it asserts the illegality of chain letters, including the "Make Money Fast" scheme: [10]
Get-rich-quick schemes are extremely varied; these include fake franchises, real estate "sure things", get-rich-quick books, wealth-building seminars, self-help gurus, sure-fire inventions, useless products, chain letters, fortune tellers, quack doctors, miracle pharmaceuticals, foreign exchange fraud, Nigerian money scams, fraudulent treasure hunts, and charms and talismans.
The item Chocklit wrote about is known as a pyramid scheme and is illegal, matter of fact it is a Federal Offense, and would not qualify as a chain letter, chain letters while annoying to some, are not illegal.--75.17.193.238 23:15, 14 March 2013 (UTC) The page today says chain letters are either hoaxes or urban legends.
A collection of letters to the editor for Sunday, June 16, 2024.
Breaking a mirror is said to bring seven years of bad luck [1]; A bird or flock of birds going from left to right () [citation needed]Certain numbers: The number 4.Fear of the number 4 is known as tetraphobia; in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean languages, the number sounds like the word for "death".
Secret Sister is a chain letter-type gift exchange pyramid scheme that has been primarily spread through Facebook. [1] It was first noticed in late 2015, and returned in the Christmas season each year after that.
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