X-Message-Number: 17033 Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2001 09:40:40 -0400 (EDT) From: Louis Epstein <> Subject: The "Bill 602P" HOAX On 20 Jul 2001, CryoNet wrote: Breaking my self-imposed silence since Kevin banned clear and comprehensive replies from Cryonet,because I can't BELIEVE this tired old hoax is back... > ---------------------------------------------------------- > Message #17026 From: "john grigg" <> > Subject: Stop the gov't from taxing e-mail users!! > > > Natasha Vita-More shared this extremely important plea on the extrolist. I didn't think she was this gullible. > Does anyone know about this? I thought everyone knew it was a hoax by now. > "Under proposed legislation, the US Postal Service will be attempting to > bill E-mail users out of "alternative postage fees". Bill 602P will > permit the Federal Government to charge a 5-cent surcharge on every > e-mail delivered, by billing Internet Service Providers at source. "602P" is not a valid bill number. Legislation in the House has HR before the number; in the Senate,S before the number; none ever have letters after the number. > "Washington DC lawyer Richard Stepp ...he doesn't exist. > Congressional representative, Tony Schnell (R) He doesn't exist either.No person named Schnell has ever served in either house of Congress...see http://bioguide.congress.gov/ and enter the name. For the most comprehensive of the MANY websites that debunk the "Bill 602P" hoax,please se http://www.snopes2.com/inboxer/pending/email.htm > Send this E-mail to EVERYONE on your list, and tell all your > friends and relatives to ...know that there is not,and never has been,a "Bill 602P"! Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=17033