`Arisan' savings fraud

`Arisan' savings fraud

From Republika

I have received chain letters from the arisan savings enterprise a few times. I have also received material from people calling themselves Danasonic, arisan and finally arisan ukhuwah Islamiah.

Essentially they are all the same. They ask you to send money to the address listed first while putting our own name in fourth place. Then they tell you to copy the letter and send them to others.

True, there is a possibility of getting some money back. But still, there is an element of fraud. The scheme must have been devised by at least four cheats. They are the ones who stand the biggest chance of gaining.

To those who have already been taken in, or have reaped some benefit from this scheme, I suggest that they immediately quit.

HARYATNO

Jakarta