Chain Letters - http://www.cs.rutgers.edu/~watrous/chain-letters.html
Description of chain letters, why people think they can work, why they can't work. Extensive links. |
Chain Letters Are Not Legal - http://www.usps.com/judicial/1978deci/6-72.htm
Postal Service judicial decision that debunks the claim that sending a "report" in exchange for cash makes a chain letter legal. |
Skeptic's Dictionary: Pyramid Schemes, Chain Letters and Ponzi Schemes - http://skepdic.com/pyramid.html
Defines these fraudulent systems of making money which require an endless stream of recruits for success. |