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To: Janice Shell who wrote (104)	6/2/1998 3:05:00 PM
From: Riley G	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 339

Very possible scam alert: Riley G __________________________________________________________ Date: Tue, 02 Jun 1998 14:57:58 -0400 To: senforce@aol.com From: Riley G Subject: Fwd: How to increase your stock up to 10 shares >From: "travelzoo.com" <travelzoo@ibm.net> >Date: Tue, 02 Jun 1998 > >Note for XXXXXXXX: > >Do you know other likable people who might be interested in >becoming co-owners of travelzoo.com? Why not tell them about >getting their own free shares? > >You'll be glad you did because there's a special bonus in it >for you. Everytime a new shareholder signs up (mentioning >you told him about travelzoo.com) you'll receive another >free share certificate--Up to a maximum of 10 shares (but >only as long as there are shares available). > >Don't forget to tell others to reference your e-mail address >CORRECTLY when they make their application. Later >corrections are not possible. > >travelzoo.com ____________________________________________________________ Date: Tue, 02 Jun 1998 14:58:13 -0400 To: senforce@aol.com From: Riley G Subject: Fwd: Welcome to travelzoo.com! >From: "travelzoo.com" <travelzoo@ibm.net> >To: #XXXXXX >Date: Tue, 02 Jun 1998 >Subject: Welcome to travelzoo.com! > > >Dear XXXXXX, > >Welcome to travelzoo.com Corporation! Thank you for joining >us as a new co-owner of the company. Please allow me to >introduce myself. I am Mark, the President of travelzoo.com. > >This e-mail confirms acceptance of your application for 3 >free shares. In return, you have promised to promote the >travelzoo.com website. Your shares will be kept in the >electronic share register at our offices in The Bahamas. >Here are the identifying numbers for your shares: > >- Share #XXXXXX >- Share #XXXXXX >- Share #XXXXXX > >To answer many of the questions you might have now, please >be sure to visit our page of most frequently asked questions >(FAQs) at travelzoo.com. We are also >preparing pages that will keep you up with how your company >is doing, such as number of shareholders, revenues from >advertising, dividend payments, company strategy, etc. While >these pages are still under construction, you can already >access the daily traffic statistics. To view these stats >click on the hot link called shareholder information that is >located at the bottom of travelzoo.com. Simply >enter your e-mail address and the following password. > >Here is your personal password to access shareholder >information: XXXXXXX > >Welcome again and best regards, > >Mark Foster >President, travelzoo.com

To: Janice Shell who wrote (104)	6/2/1998 3:39:00 PM
From: Marty Rubin	Respond to of 339

Janice, I used to blame market makers and know many that still do. I think MM are there to make money. The fact that they short and bring a stock down is because the stock itself (the company) is the one who hype the stock so it can go up. It will go down eventually bacause the co. itself is worthless, but can find enough hipsters (in exchange os shares and/or plus some cash) to bring up the stock so they can sell their own shares or Reg S and other known SEC "grabage." The market maker is in the business long enough to know the outcome, and is there early to stop it from going higher. He will make a huge profit when sense nocks on the door.I do think that some are wrong, especially in micro-caps with 1-3 MMs. The more of them you have, the less the spread and corruption (price fixing) by the few (MMs) you'll find. I got burned once and plan to never get into a BB or NASDAQ-small-cap market again. I don't think that all NASDAQ or even NYSE and AMEX listed are good companies. At least I know that the chances for corruption is smaller and the information about the companies are greater. See you, Marty

To: Janice Shell who wrote (104)	6/2/1998 9:01:00 PM
From: Phil(bullrider)	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 339

Janice, I certainly don't think that MM's are the fiends they are made out to be, but why would a stock like lgov spike from around 30 cents to around 70 cents and back in a few days on no news other than SI, Yahoo, and other threads. I really don't think the people that post on these threads can move the stock price that much unless the MM's are in on the scam. Also review aeng. The stock price moved from around $12 to around $30 and back in a few days. I cannot believe there are enough people that could get into a buying frenzy, with no "new" news, unless based on the same threads, that can move the price that much, without the MM's plants. The more time I spend on SI, the more I believe that the majority of the positive posters, especially on the OTC:BB threads are paid to do so, or are friends of the "head cheer leaders". If a stock is a bow-wow, how does it get to the level that it draws attention to the shorts, unless someone has hyped it? I am constantly getting flamed, on any OTC:BB thread that I visit, if I ask questions. I am told repeatedly, visit the website, read all of the posts on the thread, other people have done your DD, send in your check. Then I begin my own research, and I cannot find anything on the company, even on the research links posted by the "regulars. ( I can frequently find info on insidertrader.com, but they always discount the info as "nothing to be concerned with, Joe Blow needed a new home and wasn't being paid enough salary so he had to sell a few shares to make the down payment.) And if you ask questions, it's "WE HAVE DONE OUR RESEARCH, YOU DO YOUR'S" Janice, I believe someone else has to be in on the scam. If not the Market Makers then who? As a "newbie", all replies are appreciated, but I don't flame, and don't respond to them. Ask Dusty :o) Phil