MISS THE CHANCE!
MISS THE CHANCE!
"Dear edition!
I send you an all-prize lottery. I do not have possibility
To play. I also was not imposed in this game. I at all do not understand, why they
Have sent me it. Well and not to throw out to me it in a garbage box, has solved
To send it to you. Has put, of course, in money. It is necessary for participation in game 420
Roubles, and they do not roll anywhere. So excuse, that I have disturbed you.
I wish your of good luck. To this.
Prohorenkov Peter Avramovich ".
Still lottery "gentlemen" successfully play also the Ministry of Finance
Russia, and the people
Here such letter has come from rural remote places of Bryansk area.
"Do not miss the chance!" - it was spoken in the lottery ticket where were
Following GAME RULES are designated.
"The lottery circulation where it will be played on January, 14th, 1999 will take place
3750 prizes. 3 200 000 persons participate in a lottery, 640 from them will receive
In size $8000, 1070 participants will receive a prize $4000, and 2140 persons
Will win seven-day travel to Jerusalem with residing at the magnificent
Hotels, a food, excursions in sacred places. If on any
To the reasons you do not want to go to travel, you can receive the
Prize money in size $2500... ".
However, for participation in a lottery Peter Avramovichu was offered to get
The encyclopaedia "the Christianity Chronicle" and to transfer into account organizers
Lotteries in any branch of the Savings Bank of 420 roubles. To everyone who it will make,
Except "the Christianity Chronicle", promised to give out the Bible with illustrations
Gjustava Dore.
The following, rather tempting SPECIAL CONDITIONS are designated also.
"If you want to get two or more encyclopaedias" the Chronicle
Christianities ", you need to remove copies from the coupon and to pay it is so much
Copies, how much you will wish. If you have reserved and have paid, for example,
5 copies and thus your number has won the first prize you receive not
$ 8000, and $40 000 in roubles on a Central Bank rate at date of transfer of money ".
40 thousand dollars in recalculation on our roubles are almost one million!
On any countryman (namely on inhabitants of remote places basically and
Advertising is calculated), the information can strongly work. It is chance
To jump out of poverty. Only it is necessary to occupy 420 roubles and all. But Peter
Avramovich it was not tempted.
We too did not begin to play. Have called by phone specified in the ticket
For inquiries and questions (0852 45-07-77 (which it has appeared for some reason in
Yaroslavl, instead of in Bryansk area where the addressee lives), there
Have readdressed to Moscow in publishing house "Terra". At publishing house it has appeared
Set of divisions, somehow: "Book club", "Book-store" and other.
Having talked to the head of one of them Vdovin Valery Nikolaevichem, we
Have not risked to pay 420 roubles it is not known for what. As Vdovin admitted,
The book is not published yet, say, we will look, how much will arrive the paid
Bills...
The elementary arithmetic calculation shows, are how much ridiculous
From the point of view of common sense rich promises of organizers of a lottery. That
Of it to be convinced, it is enough to increase the size of the first prize - 8 thousand
Dollars on quantity of participants - 640 persons, also turn out
The astronomical sum - 5 million 120 thousand dollars. On the second prize
Organizers are ready to throw 4 million 280 thousand dollars. Yes on permits in
Jerusalem - 5 million more 350 thousand dollars. The sums something painfully generous.
Same how much it is necessary to wind on the price of two books ("the Christianity Chronicle" and
The bible) that still there were millions dollars on a lottery yes a payment
Numerous firms-organizers, on publishing, post and other
Expenses, let alone lawful commercial interest of owners of a lottery.
Here looks through typical "not that". Not each rural reader
Will think of it (as they say, even a wise man stumbles),
But we have decided to wait till January, 14th to learn result of draw.
And here that was found out. In the marked term the lottery circulation was not spent.
We call on January, 29th. The assistant to the general director of publishing house "Terra"
Has informed, that draw has taken place on January, 25th in Yaroslavl. But the head
Services in Yaroslavl Antonina Kochetkova has denied the information: any
They did not spend draw, and should not spend.
It is strange to hear all it. All terms, carrying out conditions are broken
Lotteries not clearly what, obviously, our representations that draw
Should pass solemnly and publicly, obviously become outdated.
However, not become outdated. Carrying out of any lottery on the All-Russia
Level should be registered in the Ministry of Finance, have informed editions in
The ministry of an antimonopoly policy.
The general director of holding "Terra" Sergey Kondratov, has told,
That such permission at them is not present and that it is not required in this case.
In a word, spend a lottery "UNDER COVER OF NIGHT".
The book on which edition have collected money from the population, still
It is not printed. It turns out somehow inconsistently: the advance payment for future is taken
The book, the purchase and sale contract between the seller and the buyer it is not issued,
The organizer of a lottery does not bear any obligations to creditors, as
And no sanctions to it can be applied in case of the material
Damage. In Germany where "the Christianity Chronicle" is published in German,
It costs 15,5 stamps. Even if to consider, that the Bible is applied on it, all
Equally sum for Russians turns out rather big.
Besides the promised hundreds prizes on 8000 dollars, thousand prizes
On 4000 dollars and more than 2 thousand permits to Jerusalem with residing in
Magnificent hotels and other - all it was covered, as they say, "with the copper
Basin ". As the general director of"Terra"Sergey Kondratov has informed, will be played
Only one prize in 8 thousand $, one prize - in 4 thousand $ and three trips
To Jerusalem.
If, of course, draw nevertheless takes place...
Love VOLKOVA.
//* an information Source: the Russian newspaper, 5.02.99
//* Reg. Nom. - 1090200061.10-------------------------------------------
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