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Technology Stocks : ATCO -- Breakthrough in Sound Reproduction
ATCO 15.480.0%Mar 28 5:00 PM EST

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To: Carol Garlock who wrote (78)1/17/1997 3:53:00 PM
From: carl a. mehr   of 2062
 
Carol, Good luck you will need it. I meet the puppet David Kuspa at the demo Elwood gave a month or two ago. E-mail me if you want more details. Elwood is good at what he does. His best product is selling stock when the two year holding period is up for the insiders to unload their stock: That has always been Elwoods most important product. That is my humble opinion. Too bad that he is other insiders are the only benificiaries (sp). First in first out make money too; David did not get out yet. He will sell his worthless stock to you for more than he paid. He is not a total dummy!
extremely humble carl,
just trying to save the world from all the Davids and Elwoods
read on:
Profits In Pyramid Schemes?
Don't Bank On It

Think pyramids and multi-level marketing plans are the same? Think again.

Multi-level marketing plans are a way to sell goods or services through distributors. These plans
usually promise that if you sign up to be a distributor, you will receive commissions - not only on
your sales of the plan's goods or services, but also on the sales of the people you recruit to join
the distributors.

Pyramid schemes have a similar structure, but a completely different focus. They concentrate on
the commissions you could earn just for recruiting new distributors, and generally ignore the
marketing and selling of products or services.

Most states outlaw pyramiding. The reason: Plans that pay commissions for recruiting new
distributors inevitably collapse when new distributors can't be recruited. When a plan collapses,
most people - except perhaps those at the very top of the pyramid - lose their money.

The Federal Trade Commission offers these tips to help you avoid losing money to an illegal
pyramid scheme or a fraudulent multi-level marketing plan:

1. Avoid any plan that offers commissions for recruiting additional distributors.

2. Beware of plans that ask new distributors to spend money on high-priced
inventory. These plans can collapse quickly - and also may be illegal pyramids in
disguise.

3. Be cautious of plans that claim you'll make money through continued growth of
your "downline" - the commissions on sales made by new distributors you recruit -
instead of through sales you make yourself.

4. Beware of plans that promise enormous earnings or claim to sell miracle
products. Just because a promoter of a plan makes a claim doesn't mean it's true!
Ask the plan's promoter to back up the claims with hard evidence.

5. Beware of shills - "decoy" references that the promoter pays to describe
fictional success in earning money through the plan.

6. Don't pay or sign any contracts in an "opportunity meeting" or any other
high-pressure situation. Take your time to think over a decision to join. Talk it
over with your spouse, an accountant, or a lawyer, or a knowledgeable friend
who isn't involved in the business.

7. Do your homework! Check with your local Better Business Bureau and state
Attorney General about any plan you're considering, especially if the claims about
your potential earnings or the product sound too good to be true.

For more information about get-rich-quick or self-employment schemes, visit the FTC's
website at www.ftc.gov.

December 1996
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