Where do Chain Letter style texts originate from?
They originated long before the internet with real mail scams. Here is a quote from a good website on the origins of these scams. “According to one book by a postal inspector, chain letters come in cycles. In August, 1969, there were only 97 letters under investigation. In January, 1970, there were 559! These cycles seem to repeat “every few years”.” The history of this nonsense is huge! I would presume this could have happened as long ago as the dawn of man!! http://scarymonsters.net/~corleyj/fraud/… “Now as through this world I ramble, I see lots of funny men. Some rob you with a sixgun And some with a fountain pen.
