The Millionaire’s list
There is an email doing the rounds of people spreading a chain letter. I added part of it at the end of this page.
People keep on asking if this is legal or if it is working.
I am assure that it is working if you spread it to enough honest people. The problem is that it is illegal.
Click here to download the notice that has been published in the Government Gazette where it states that such chain letters are illegal.
“The Millionaire’s list” is illegal or if you want to call it a scam, it is a scam.
So if you receive one of these just delete it and do not get involved in it.
This is what the letter looks like:
“Hi, my name is David Johnson, and this is my true story!
In december 2004 my printing business went bankrupt because of, perhaps the poor state of the economy, but, and I have to admit this, maybe more because my heart was not into it anymore. My 2 cars were repossessed and debt collectors were hounding me like you won’t believe.
I owed R885, 600.00 and insolvency or prison was my only future, my family, reputation, sanity and my life was at stake. (I became very ill). on the 9th of January 2005 I received this letter by mail, advertising ‘how to make R3,2 million within 3 months’ for an investment of only R150-00 rand! What nonsense! I left it laying for weeks!
I thought it was a joke! R3, 2 million rand!!! Impossible, absolutely impossible. never in a million years.
I spoke to my advocate and friends about it and they said I would be stupid to try it and would waste my time. but after 3 days of desperate struggle in court to stay out of jail, I decided I had nothing to lose.
Within 8 days the money started rolling in, thousands and thousands. I could not believe it. R50, 250.00 within 12days. R130, 000.00 within 62 days and R580,350.00 within 90 days.
I became a millionaire within 3 months and three days! I have a new house in Clifton, 2 new BMW.’s. a happy family, no debt, excellent health and thousands a month to spend on investments, luxuries and holidays all over the world. I again also have my own printing business and clothing outlet that is managed for me.
If you follow the 3-step instructions in this letter you can be a millionaire within three months. the ‘make a million’ system is a legitimate opportunity that cannot fail to earn a lot of money. for this unique opportunity you are required to make an investment of only R150-00.
The success of this is honesty and simply sending R50-00 to the four names given !!!
If you really do not want to be a millionaire then please pass this letter on to someone close to you who might benefit from making R3, 200,000.00 in cash!!!
If you follow the instructions and if you are honest by not changing the order of the name list, and you honestly make your deposits to all 3 names on your list, and you’ve e-mailed it to at least 200 people you will see within 90 days, a huge difference in you’re bank account!!!!
BY BEING HONEST, YOU WILL BE SUCCESSFUL!
If you cheat you cannot expect to see results, what goes around, comes around. You will also be cheated!!
Read what this system has done for others:
Hazel
I work at a media company, but am about to leave on holiday to the UK thanks to this formula!!! I’d like to encourage you to read this e-mail carefully and then take action right away. Its simple easy to do and it’s been making me money, and can do so for you. This is a 100% proven formula and it works. It’s been 7 days and I’ve made R10, 500!!! Act on this today!! Follow each step carefully and you will make it. I’m so happy and it’s all thanks to the letter I received below. Remember follow each step. Remember to take note of the fax number, this doubles you’re income.
STEP ONE: MILLIONAIRE’S LIST
If you have internet banking, your banking will be so easy. if not, call at the different banks and deposit R50 into the bank accounts of each of the names listed below. If you have access to internet banking, it would be quick and easy!
Make sure that you take correct details of accounts :-
1. B WALLIS
STANDARD BANK SAVINGS
********
BRANCH CODE : 052943
E-MAIL : belinda.wallis@*******
Fax : ******
2. W STEYN
STD BANK CURRENT ACC.
*********
BRANCH CODE : 052749
E-MAIL : steyns@******
Fax : 015-3077667
P O Box ****, TZANEEN 0850
3. E A van Schalkwyk
ABSA SAVING
********
BRANCH CODE : 632005
E-MAIL : zingela@********
REMEMBER: THIS IS A LEGITIMATE SERVICE FOR WHICH YOU ARE PAYING. THE LISTED PEOPLE HAVE BOUGHT THIS OPPORTUNITY, AS YOU WILL – BY PAYING THE R150-00 – AND PASS IT ON TO OTHERS. THERE IS A SAYING IN THE BUSINESS WORLD, ‘ALWAYS SPEND A SMALL AMOUNT BEFORE YOU CAN EXPECT TO RECEIVE LOTS OF IT’.
STEP TWO:
Put your email address as reference when you make the deposit. (if your internet bank window does not want to accept the @ then just use at) Then, mail or fax the proof of payment to the first person on the list (who are advised to check to see if the deposit is made). You will then…………………………………………….
Good blog interesting info keep up the good work. It’s amazing what is out there. I havent seen a chain letter in years thought they were thing of the past. Thank you very interesting.
The world if full of snakes that comes up in summer and in winter they hide. This kind of people like to make money using people not interested in helping them. There are lot of BIG companies right here in the country which make huge of money from poor people and no one is talking about it.
Whether Be Motivated Today is not a good business I don’t have a problem as long as I participate.
You see lot of people said lot of things about Plugin Profit Site by Stone Evans and since 2002 Plugin Profit Site has been on many internet blogs people saying it was a scam BUT today those people are the biggest members of Plugin Profit Site.
If you can’t stand the heat don’t let people follow you.
Join Stockvel if you wanna join some chain letters.
David Johnson went bust in 1994 again in 2004 again in 2007
this is a SCAM
Also read Par 11.2 on Page 14 of above mentioned document and also from page 17 onwards.
Hi Alida
You say “I have an internet job (www.BeMotivatedToday.net/7852) which you will problably classified as spam”
If you read the rest of my blog you will see that I have been a BMT member for almost six months now.
Regarding the chain letter: If you read the Gazette I refer to at the top you will see what they describe on page 9 point 6.2 is exactly what you are involved in now. I do not think there is something wrong with it if you want to donate money to somebody else. Because it has been labeled on the Government’s list of unfair business practices I would rather not be associated with it.
So if you want to know why you cannot do it, perhaps you should contact the DTi and persuade them to issue a new Gazette saying that it is in fact fine do spread chain letters. ( http://www.thedti.gov.za/ )
In case you cannot download and open the Gazette it says:
“6.2 “Chain Letter’ schemes
There are many variations of chain letters. Ordinary chain letters invariably operate as follows: A person receives a letter by post and is asked not to break the chain and to send a sum of money to the names on the list The participant then sends off the money, adds his name to the bottom of the list deletes the name at the top and makes a number of copies, depending on the number of names on the list These copies are then sent to other persons, and if they participate, the cycle repeats itself. These chain letters are usually not very profitable for the promoters,because there is no way to know whether a new recipient has forward monies to the names on the list “
Can anybody tell me, why is it illegal to donate money to 3 different people in need of money. But it is legal to donate money to charities and a man on the street.
Nobody is forcing me to donate money to charities or a man on the street and nobody is forcing me to donate R50 to 3 different people in need of money. And why do you classified this document as a chainletter, then any e-mail will be a chainletter, because an e-mail is sent to millions of people, so then it is also a chain letter and also illegal?
I know there are many scams in South Africa, but not every thing that you see is a scam.
I have also been looking in the document of Gazette and could not find one thing that said that it is illegal to donate money to other people or am I blind?
I am not a lazy person, I have an 8 to 5 job, I study towards my BCompt degree throw Unisa after hours, I have an internet job (www.BeMotivatedToday.net/7852) which you will problably classified as spam, and I have 2 kids. So do not tell me I do not want to work.
Now can anybody point me the facts in the law why the letter of David Johnson is illegal?
Guys if this is not working for you. Tough lucky. after all what is there to lose save for a few rands. Come on
It seems as if they classify it under the “unfair businesses act”. Read the report I refer to above.
Hello!
everybody says this is illegal, but why is it illegal, what law are you breaking?
its consensual after all!
please elaborate.
thanks
Ja Gerhard, I get the same. The same people I show legitimate programs to come to me with this crap after they turned down a real business. I think the real thing looks too much like work to them.
Funny enough, a few weeks a guy I know sent me a similar letter by email and was quite upset when I did not want to take part and then very surprised when I explaine dto him that it is illegal.
When I offered him a legal network business to take part in he declined the offer. Probably sounds to much like work to him. I think he is looking for something to make a quick buck and in the process he is losing a lot of money on schemes.