Re:Are you an Internet Marketer?

At 06:49 7/4/98 +0200, you wrote:
>I am on leave until the 20th of July. Please contact Brenda Vermaak re.
TM issues. If it is an urgent matter Marthie Scholer does know how to get
hold of me.
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>Regards
>
>Mario Marais
>
>>>> "foucault@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" 07/03/98 09:27 >>>
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>Dear Internet Marketer,
>
>Are you tired of endlessly posting your ad to online classified sites that
>just don't get the job done? The fact is there are over 300 such sites
>scattered about the Web and frankly none of them generate enough traffic
>to be worth your while. Even when someone does visit one of these sites,
>your ad is hopelessly lost in a myriad of similar offerings.
>
>The true professionals of online marketing have known for some time that
>nothing creates results the way a direct bulk email campaign does. We have
>assembled a complete package on one CD-ROM that will enable to get your
>message out to millions for surprisingly little cost and effort.
>
>INTRODUCING...MILLIONS VOL. 1
>
>We took a total of over 92 million email addresses from many of the
>touted CD's that are out there (bought them all - some were $300+)! We
>added the millions we had in storage to those. When we combined them
>all, we had in excess of 100+ million addresses in one huge file.
>
>We then ran a super "sort/de-dupe" program against this huge list.
>It cut the file down to less than 25 million!!! Can you believe that? It
>seems that most people that are selling CD's are duping the public by
>putting numerous files of addresses in the CD over and over. This created
>many duplicate addresses. They also had many program
> "generated" email addresses like Compuserve, MCI, ANON's, etc.
>This causes a tremendous amount of undeliverables, and for those
>that use Stealth programs, clogs up servers quickly with trash, etc.
>
>We then ran a program that contained 150+ keywords to remove
>addresses with vulgarity, profanity, sex-related names, postmaster,
> webmaster, flamer, abuse, spam, etc., etc. Also eliminated all .edu,
>.mil, .org, .gov, etc. After that list was run against the remaining
>list, it reduced it down to near 16 million addresses!
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>So, you see, our list will save people hundreds of dollars buying all
>others that are out there on CD and otherwise. Using ours will be like
>using the 100+ million that we started with, but a lot less money and a
>lot less time!!
>
>Besides the 16 Million general email address we include over 400,000
>TARGETED addresses of Business Opportunity Seekers, MLM'ers and
>other Internet Marketers. These are people EAGER to hear about your
>products and services.
>Other services charge upwards of 5 cents per address for this type of
>list. We include it at no extra extra charge when you purchase Millions
>Vol. 1
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>We also included a 5+ million "Remove/Flamer" file broken into seperate
>files for ease of extracting and adding to your own database of removes.
>
>To help you manage your email lists, you'll find a fully functional
>evaluation copy of BulkMate 4.05 on your CD. BulkMate is an indispensible
>tool for the serious bulk mailer. Among its 10 utilites are the ability to
>filter any address list against a remove list, sort any list
>alphabetically and automatically remove dupes, remove specific domains
>from any list and count the number of addresses in each list.
>
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> "You can buy from the REST or you can buy from the BEST. Your choice.
>_____________________________
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>What our clients are saying:
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>"I received the CD on Friday evening. Like a kid with a new toy, I
>immediately started bulking out using the new email addresses. Over the
>course of the weekend, I emailed out over 500,000 emails and I received
>less than TWENTY undeliverables!! I am totally satisfied with my
>purchase!! Thanks Syrynx!!"
>
>Dave Buckley
>Houston, TX
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>"This list is worth it's weight in gold!! I sent out 10,000 emails for my
>product and received 185 orders!
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>Ann Colby
>New Orleans, LA
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>"I am absolutely delighted! Your support is first rate. When I needed help
>you were there for me. I got a real person on the phone. I've been
>marketing my product now for two weeks and can't believe how many orders
>I've received. I can't thank you enough!
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>Gail Swanton
>Boston, MA
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>****************************************
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> HERE'S THE BOTTOM LINE
>
>Here is what you get when you order today!
>
>>> 16 Million Email Addresses... 1 per line in simple text format on a CD.
>Files are in lots of 100,000 (no codes needed to open files).
>All files are separated by domain name for your convenience.
>
>PLUS you receive a tremendous REMOVE list!
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>AND
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>Over 400,000 Targeted email addresses.
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>AND
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>The sampling of CyberPromo's HOT list.
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>AND
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>BulkMate 4.05 The ultimate mail management tool.
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>>>> NOW ONLY $149.00!
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>All lists are completely free of any Duplicates. We also on a continual
>basis, add New Names and Remove Undeliverables and Remove Requests.
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>The result is the Cleanest Email Addresses Available Anywhere
>to use over and over again, for a FRACTION of the cost that other
>companies charge. Typical rates for acquiring email lists are from
>1 cent to as high as 3 cents per email address - that's
>"INFORMATION HIGHWAY" ROBBERY!.
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>Don't even hesitate on this one or you will miss out on the most
>effective way to market anywhere..PERIOD!
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>>>>As a special bonus we've included the entire suite of Earthonline
>>>>bulk email and marketing software demos on the CD. Including
>>>>the just released DirectMail 2.3 mailer. Use it free for 10 days !!
>>>>You'll also get our private Website address where you can check
>>>> for product upgrades and other valuable marketing information.
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>To order our email package, simply print out the EZ ORDER FORM
>below and fax or mail it to our office today.
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>We accept Checks by Fax and Mail and C.O.D.
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>_________________
>EZ Order Form
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>_____Yes! I would like to order MILLIONS Vol. 1 email addresses
>for only $149.00.
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>All orders are sent by US Priority Mail and we pay the shipping costs!
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>ORDERING OPTIONS
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>*Mail (USPS)
> *Include a check or money order for the correct amount.
> *Make the check payable to: Syrynx, Inc.
> *Include your phone number and/or email address in case we need to
> contact you. *Mail to:
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> Syrynx, Inc.
> 500 Lake Avenue
> Suite 154
> Lake Worth, Florida 33460
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>*C.O.D.
> *Fill out the order form completely and write/type COD on the form.
> *Mail the form to the above address or fax to 305-418-7590 *Please have
> a certified/cashiers check or money order in the amount
> of $165.00 payable to Syrynx, Inc ready when the order arrives.
> The additonal $16.00 covers overnight shipping and C.O.D. fees.
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>*Fax
> *This is the preferred payment method at Syrynx, Inc.
> *ALL FUNDS ARE TO BE IN USA CURRENCY.
> *Your order can be received 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
> *Print out and complete the following form.
> *To this form, attach a BLANK CHECK with "VOID" written
> somewhere on the body of the check.
> *This gives us the necessary account information to process your order.
> *Please note that Syrynx, Inc. charges a $40.00 fee for ALL BAD CHECKS.
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>Thank you for your order.
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>Syrynx, Inc.
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> ********** MILLIONS VOL.1 ORDER FORM **********
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>*You must complete the entire form or your order can not be processed.
>*You will need to tape the blank check in the space indicated below. *Fill
>out and sign the authorization section below.
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>*Fax the ENTIRE FORM to (305) 418-7590.
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>*Please, print the following information.
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>First Name: _______________________________________________________
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>Last Name: _______________________________________________________
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>Street Address: ___________________________________________________
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>_________________________________________________________________
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>City: ____________________________________________________________
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>State: _____________________ Zip: _________________________
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>Phone Number: __________________________________________________
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>EMail Address: ___________________________________________________
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> * * * * * * * * * * Authorization * * * * * * * * * *
> (leave blank for C.O.D. orders)
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>I, ________________________________________________, hereby authorize
>Syrynx, Inc. to withdraw $________________________ from my checking
>account, account information enclosed, one time only, for the purchase of
>the Millions Vol. 1 CD-ROM. I have read and I understand the terms and
>conditions as stated above. The signature below is the authorized
>signature of the holder of the checking account. I understand that
>Syrynx, Inc. charges $40.00 for bad checks. I understand that if the
>funds are not available in my account, I agree to pay the amount of this
>order plus the $40.00 fee. (Cash or Certified Funds Only). Authorized
>Signature _______________________________________________
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>Date: __________________
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>order code:mvi
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>*Attach voided, blank check below. (do not attach check for C.O.D. orders)
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