The infamous chain letter that swoop the US back in 1930's keeps coming back again and again in history in various forms.
The original chain letter is known as Send-A-Dime or Prosperity club. This is possibly the first version of the Money Chain Letter which requested people to send a dime to the name and address of the person via snail mail and replace the name with their own at the bottom and forward it to 5 people.
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Prosperity Club
In God we trust
Miss Jeanne Paris, 404-5th Street, Bismarck, N. Dak.
Miss Isabel Clark, Capital Commercial College, Bismark, No. Dak.
Mr. Jimmy Lies, Fessenden, No Dak.
Mr. Marvin O Miller, Fessenden, North Dakota
Miss Emma Keiper, Fessenden, North Dakota
Miss Caroline Billingmierer, Fessenden, North Dak.
Hope--Faith--Charity.
This chain was started in the hope of bringing you prosperity. Within three days make five copies of this letter leaving off the top name and address and adding your own name and address at the bottom and mail to five of your friends to whom you wish prosperity to come.
Im omitting the top name, send that person ten cents as a charity donation. In turn when your name reaches the top of the list you will receive 15,625 letters with donations amounting to $1,562.50.
Is this worth ten cents to you?
Have the faith your friends had and this chain will not be broken. [1935-05]
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A similar version was started by crypto currency enthusiasts. Since the blockchain enables complete anonymous payments, this seems to be more successful than the original one.
Below is an edited version of the same. Instead of snail mail or facebook messages, this one seems to have gone viral on WhatsApp.
Bitcoin Club
In Satoshi we trust
1KmnQCHnRjPkCopjEzxzmZ1tJrsYKmA9mp
1DeSoSVT1E6AR6rUdA4iDkNncW9MbmG3rE
1Bwxoo48W6NkJnMipmnecXL3CyDixDWpWz
1BvXFd1M9tzWNKLFoXDentuMu65AX1BxgV
1N19dkoT1h8BY1EuAQjQMYVWEy8az7khre
13tWU9MenFDBG2EvD89QbprCGUm6WBYm4t
Hope--Faith—Prosperity.
This chain was started in the hope of bringing you prosperity. Within five hours of receiving this message, forward it by deleting the top bitcoin wallet number and adding your own bitcoin wallet number at the bottom and send it to five of your friends to whom you wish prosperity to come.
In deleting the top name, send that person $10 as a goodwill gesture. In turn when your name reaches the top of the list you will receive goodwill amounting to $156250
Is this worth $10 to you?
Have the faith your friends had and this chain will not be broken.
