Million Dollar Paypal (2007)

From: Mike Vince
Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2007 19:35:28 -0800
Subject: Million Dollar Paypal

Dear Sir,

My name is Mike Vince, I’m 22 years old and I live in a small town in Newcastle, England. I am a student at university in England, where I am reading Business Management. I am trying the complete my degree at university. But Uni is not cheap, and faced with the prospect of graduating after 2 years with a huge debt, I thought I’d try and make some money.

So I had this little idea the other day. I was trying to think of interesting ways to make some cash for the Uni and somehow this crazy thought entered my head: I’ll try and make a million dollars, by sending 1,000,000 emails, and by using Paypal service I will try to get $1 from each email owner, Of course after the emails owners agree to send me just $1 to my paypal account. And so ‘The Million Dollar Paypal Account’ is born… I thought, this could be something crazy enough to work! Because I think people like crazy/quirky ideas. I’ve got nothing to lose by trying. And I’m sure it’ll be fun. So anyway, I’ve spent the last few days creating the email, registering the paypal account, and working out a plan.

FAQ

1. What is the idea?

The idea is simple: to try and make $1m (US) by sending 1,000,000 emails to get $1 from each email by using Paypal service. Hence, ‘The Million Dollar Paypal Account Email”. The main motivation for doing this is to pay for my degree studies, because I don’t like the idea of graduating with a huge student debt. I know people who are paying off student loans 15-20 years after they graduated. Not a nice thought! So, I hope to get at least $1 from each email I send. Everyone will send me $1 can send me as well his/her name, company name or website name because am planning after I get the Million Dollar to create a website contain the names of all people who help me to make my dream true. It’s all up to you; you can send me $1 or more. If you like the idea, please send the email to as many people as you can. And if you don’t like the idea, you can just delete this email.

2. Why do you need $1m for University?

I don’t. Textbooks are expensive, but they’re not that steep! But with this project I knew I had to aim high - my thinking being that even if I only got 1 or 2 percent of a million dollars, that would sort me out.

3. What will you do with the money?

First and foremost, if I make enough money, I will pay for my degree studies. That includes accommodation fees, textbooks etc, and - having a social life! After that, I would like to pay for my parents to have some time off because they work so hard and they deserve a break. I would like to return some of the support they have given me over all these years. Finally… if I reach the $1m target and still have money left over, then I have a couple of interesting business ideas I would love to invest some money in. So help me please to make my dream true.

4. How can I send you the money?

You can send me the money by using Paypal service. PayPal is the secure, free, easy way to buy online or send a gift of money. Pay with your bank account, debit card, credit card or your PayPal balance. From your computer or mobile phone.

You can get a clear idea about Paypal from this website: www.paypal.com Hope you liked my idea and I hope you can help me with it by sending me $1 and please forward this email to as many people as you know.

So now by clicking on the link down you can send me $1 into my paypal account.

If you cannot open the page, please copy and paste the link in the URL.

Thanks
Mike Vince