Pyramid and Ponzi Schemes
- An explanation of why pyramid schemes and Ponzi schemes do not work, and are dishonest and illegal.
- http://www.impulse.net/~thebob/Pyramid.html
Chain letters promising get rich quick schemes - Article covering the basic of chain emails, the profits that can be created by a hypothetical pyramid scheme and tips on how to avoid them. - http://www.bizlookup.co.uk/getrich.htm
Pyramid selling & chain letters - PDF document from the Office of Fair Trading in Australia, outlines how to report a pyramid selling scheme. - http://www.fairtrading.qld.gov.au/OFT/OFTWeb.nsf/AllDocs/973F7A0EA03093C44A256B440031A414/$File/Pyramid_selling.pdf#search=%22chain%20letters%20make%20money%22
Chain Letters Anonymous - Service which allows people to safely send a chain letter without the risk of 'bad karma'. - http://www.csicop.org/superstition/chain/
E-mail bonding: A wealth of messages - That Johnathan Rourke guy? Can't be found by reporter. The claims in the popular "reports" MMF chain letter about its legality are false. [Seattle Times] - http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=4043686&date=20000922
Buying into an e-mail, and seeing slim returns - Reporter talks to a couple people who tried the "reports" chain letter, and they're not making money. [Seattle Times] - http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=4044519&date=20000926
Make Money Fast - Short article on this illegal pyramid scheme, which is typically spread by e-mail and Usenet spam or bulletin board posts. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Make_money_fast
E-Mail Chain Letters - University of Oklahoma Police Department advisory regarding e-mail chain letters and hoaxes. - http://www.ou.edu/oupd/ichain.htm
What's Wrong with Chain Letter Pyramid Schemes? - Most people lose; you will get flamed; you will probably lose your internet account; you could be prosecuted. - http://www.interleaves.org/~rteeter/pyramid.html
The Make Money Fast Myth Page - Be warned - you are likely to be harassed by angry recipients if you send on chain emails, and your Internet account could be terminated. - http://www.stopspam.org/usenet/mmf/index.html