From: Big Al I do not know why this is, I went into the bank here and asked how much for American dollars, and they said there was a minimum charge for converting currency of 10% or $5 dollars, whichever is the smaller. The minimum charge on cheques was 30p. I do not know why this is, but I think I got confused, as it will not cost me $5 for each $5 note, but $5 in total (for 4 x $5=$20) - so that is not as expensive as I was thinking. I will get the money this afternoon, and send it to the people on the list. I do not know how long it will take to reach you, but it should only be a few days. Do you have a copy of the reports ready to send out? [AT THIS POINT I WAS GETTING BORED WITH IT, SO I INTRODUCED ANOTHER CHARACTER TO TRY TO UPSET HIM. - MIKE_Z_THORNTON IS A THROWAWAY ACCOUNT - HE IS APPARENTLY A LEGAL EXPERT] I don't know if you remember but I have a friend who is a lawyer. He is no longer going to be participating in the system because he says he is not sure about the legality - I am a little worried about what he says, as I do not want to get in trouble with the law again. Maybe you could take a look at what he emailled me, let me know if he is talking bullshit or not - here is his email: mike_z_thornton@hotmail.com wrote: > Al, take a look at title 18, sections 1302 and 1341 of the "Postal Lottery > Laws." These sections are part of the U.S. Code. I'm > sure that none of these people have actually read them, because they do > not authorize pyramid schemes. In fact, these are the > very laws that make pyramid schemes illegal. (Take a minute to read > 18 USC 1302 and 1341 for yourself.) > > > 1302. Mailing lottery tickets or related matter > > Whoever knowingly deposits in the mail, or sends or delivers by > mail: > > Any letter, package, postal card, or circular concerning any > lottery, gift enterprise, or similar scheme offering prizes > dependent in whole or in part upon lot or chance; > > Any lottery ticket or part thereof, or paper, certificate, or instrument > purporting to be or to represent a ticket, chance, share, or > interest in or dependent upon the event of a lottery, gift > enterprise, or similar scheme offering prizes dependent in whole or > in part upon lot or chance; > > Any check, draft, bill, money, postal note, or money order, for the > purchase of any ticket or part thereof, or of any share or chance in > any such lottery, gift enterprise, or scheme; > > Any newspaper, circular, pamphlet, or publication of any kind containing > any advertisement of any lottery, gift enterprise, or > scheme of any kind offering prizes dependent in whole or in part > upon lot or chance, or containing any list of the prizes drawn or > awarded by means of any such lottery, gift enterprise, or scheme, > whether said list contains any part or all of such prizes; > > Any article described in section 1953 of this title - Shall be fined > under this title or imprisoned not more than two years, or both; and > for any subsequent offense shall be imprisoned not more than five > years. > > 1341. Frauds and swindles > > Whoever, having devised or intending to devise any scheme or > artifice to > defraud, or for obtaining money or property by means > of false or fraudulent pretenses, representations, or promises, or > to sell, dispose of, loan, exchange, alter, give away, distribute, > supply, or furnish or procure for unlawful use any counterfeit or > spurious coin, obligation, security, or other article, or anything > represented to be or intimated or held out to be such counterfeit or > spurious article, for the purpose of executing such scheme or > artifice or attempting so to do, places in any post office or > authorized depository for mail matter, any matter or thing whatever > to be sent or delivered by the Postal Service, or deposits or causes > to be deposited any matter or thing whatever to be sent or delivered > by any private or commercial interstate carrier, or > takes or receives therefrom, any such matter or thing, or > knowingly causes to be delivered by mail or such carrier according > to the direction thereon, or at the place at which it is directed to > be delivered by the person to whom it is addressed, any such > matter or thing, shall be fined under this title or > imprisoned not more than five years, or both. If the violation > affects a > financial institution, such person shall be fined not more > than $1,000,000 or imprisoned not more than 30 years, or both. > > > Pyramid schemes have long been illegal when conducted by mail in the > United States or Canada. The same laws apply to Internet chain > letters if the mails are used at any point in the scheme. > > Don't get involved is my advice mate, > > Mike > > Michael Z. Thornton > Bolton Associates Ltd.