Luck chain letter. Death-Lottery type. "No Money" postscript. "Trust" title. "Take note of this statement." US, 1982.

TRUST IN THE LORD WITH ALL YOUR HEART AND HE WILL ACKNOWLEDGE

HE WILL LIGHT THE WAY

THIS PRAYER HAS BEEN SENT TO YOU FOR GOOD LUCK. THE ORIGINAL COPY
IS FROM THE NETHERLANDS.  IT HAS BEEN AROUND THE WORLD NINE TIMES.
THE LUCK HAS NOW BEEN BROUGHT TO YOU.  YOU WILL RECEIVE GOOD LUCK
WITHIN FOUR DAYS OF RECEIVING THIS LETTER PROVIDING YOU IN TURN
SEND IT BACK OUT.  THIS IS NO JOKE.  YOU WILL RECEIVE IT IN THE MAIL.
SEND COPIES OF LETTER TO PEOPLE YOU THINK NEED GOOD LUCK.
DO NOT SEND MONEY, FOR THE FATE HAS NO PRICE ON IT.  AN RAP OFFICER
RECEIVED &7000,000.  JOE ELLIOT RECEIVED &4000,000 AND LOST IT BE-
CAUSE HE BROKE THE CHAIN.  WHILE IN THE PHILIPINES, GENERAL WELCH
LOST HIS LIFE SIX DAYS AFTER HE RECEIVED THIS LETTER.  HE FAILED TO
CIRCULATE THE PRAYER.  HOWEVER BEFORE HIS DEATH, HE RECEIVED &775,000.
PLEASE 20 COPIES AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS TO YOU ON THE FOURTH DAY.
THIS CHAIN COMES FROM VENZUCLA AND WAS WRITTEN BY SAUL ANTHONY De CaDIF,
A MISSIONARY FROM SOUTH AMERICA.  I MYSELF NOW FORWARD IT TO YOU.SINCE
THIS CHAIN MUST MAKE A TOUR OF THE WORLD, YOU MUST MAKE 20 copies
identical to this one and send them to your friends,parents, and other
associates.  after a few days, you will get a SURPRISE.  THIS IS TRUE
EVEN IF YOU ARE NOT SUPERSTITIOUS.  TAKE NOTE OF THIS STATEMENT
CONSTANTINA DIAS RECEIVED THE CHAIN IN 1955.  HE ASKED HIS SECRETARY TO
MAKE 20 COPIES AND SEND THEM.  A FEW DAYS LATER HE WON A LOTTERY FOR
&2,000,000 IN HIS COUNTRY.  CARLO RUSITT, AS AN OFFICE EMPLOYEE,
RECEIVED THE CHAIN.  HE FORGOT IT AND A FEW DAYS LATER LOST HIS JOB.
HE FOUND THE CHAIN AND SENT IT TO 20 PEOPLE.  FIVE DAYS LATER HE GOT A
BETTER JOB.  DARIN HAIRCHILD RECEIVED THE CHAIN AND NOT BELIEVING IN IT,
THREW IT AWAY.  NINE DAYS LATER HE DIED.FOR NO REASON WHAT SO EVER
SHOULD THE CHAIN BE BROKEN.  REMEMBER NO MONEY.


Photocopy (patchy) of typed original. Keystrokes preserved. Sic "Venzucla", "&" for "$" four times, and 3 run-ons. Mailed anonymously from Chicago on Jan. 28, 1982 to D. Zinger in Northlake, Ill. (& forwarded to new address). Copy provided by Don Zinger, De Kalb, Ill to DWV on 7/13/98.

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