root@anomaly.sbs.com (W. Patrick Walsh) (10/14/90)
Well, the 900 scum have found the world of local BBS's to advertise
on. When I was looking around on a local system here in MA, I ran
across the below message.
Since most BBS's in this area are hosts to a large number of children,
no doubt the operators of this service are targeting kids to call this
number. (And you'll note there is no "Children - get your parent's
permission..." in this text...)
----- Begin Forwarded Text
Hello,
I have a question for you. How many times have
you wished you didn't have to go to work today? Maybe
you have wanted to stay home and call all the boards
around. Could be that you wanted to go to your favorite
store and buy whatever interested you. Maybe you wanted
to go fishing or play a round of golf or whatever. If
you're anything like me, you've probably felt like that
about three or four times a week.
Well, I believe I've found a way to get that option
and I'd like to share it with you. Right now there are
hundreds of people making thousands of dollars every
month. Working 5 minutes a day and using free 900
telephone numbers. This is so easy it's almost scary.
It's all perfectly legal and legitimate. Right now you
can capitalize on the latest trend in information
marketing. All you need to do is call 1-900-???-????
ext. 740 ($2.00 per min.) for complete information on
how to develop and write a message, how to acquire a
free 900 telephone number, and how to advertise your 900
number. Don't wait. This is a tremendous chance to have
all the financial rewards you know you deserve.
--- End Forwarded Text
MD
[Moderator's Note: I deleted the 900 number which the author had
included. No free ads here for such services. Besides, if you have
time to make frivilous calls, I'd rather have you calling the
courthouse asking for Irnalee, or 202-456-1414 asking if you could
speak with George or Barbara. PAT]