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Make Money Fast
Make Money Fast is the title of an electronically forwarded chain letter that appeared on the Internet in 1989, described as a pyramid scheme distributed via dial-up BBSes, Usenet, and email.
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Where it started
Make Money Fast (stylised as MAKE.MONEY.FAST) is a title of an electronically forwarded chain letter which first appeared on the Internet in 1989. It was widely distributed throughout dial-up BBSes, Usenet newsgroups, and email. In anti-spammer slang, the name is often abbreviated "MMF". The emails were a form of pyramid scheme that involved sending small amounts of money to the postal addresses listed in the received email, then adding one's own name and address to the list before sending the email on to others.
The use timeline
One of the first spam messages that was spread primarily through Usenet, or even earlier BBS systems, in the late 1980s or early 1990s. The original email is attributed to an individual who used the name "Dave Rhodes", who may or may not have existed. The message is a classic pyramid scheme one receives an email with a list of names and is asked to send $5 by postal mail to the person whose name is at the top of the list, add their own name to the bottom, and forward the updated list to a number of other people.
Wikidata Q1886291: Make Money Fast — electronic chain letter. First recorded: 1988-00-00T00:00:00Z.
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