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   What follows is from a friend in Minneso 13-Jul-01 the real ashu


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the real ashu Posted on 13-Jul-01 12:14 AM

What follows is from a friend in Minnesota.

Pentagono has become a popular game in Nepal, with Arzu Rana Deuba and friends promoting the game.

oohi
ashu

> were you guys aware of a "scam" (which shows you my
> deviation) called
> pentagono? it's now even popular in nepal.
>
> first of all, a quick intro about pentagono:
>
> ===
> Pentagono

(http://cageyconsumer.com/pentagno.html)

Pentagono is a money game run by Future Strategies
> Srl of Medona, Italy.
>
> In reality, it is nothing more than a slightly
> sophisticated chain letter,
> set up so that Future Strategies, the originator of
> the chain, gets paid
> every time there's a new participant. Such programs
> are inherently
> fraudulent because they falsely imply that all
> participants can ultimately
> profit.
>
> In practice, though, law enforcement authorities
> have limited resources,
> and such illegal schemes can operate for a long time
> before the authorities
> take any action. Regardless of the legal status of
> Pentagono, if you decide
> to play Pentagono, you can expect that your money
> will be gone-o! For
> additional information, check the following links:

[more at

http://cageyconsumer.com/pentagno.html]

>
> a heated talk program on pentagono in nepal was
> aired on radio sagarmatha
> last week. you can listen to it online (real audio)
> at:

http://www.radiosagarmatha.org/

> --> click on "recorded audio."
> --> scroll down to "Dabali - Good Government (Money
> generation without
> heavy work)"
> Broadcast: Tuesday July 03, 2001
>
> listen to nepalis debating pro and against the whole
> thing.
>