MMF Illegal Here

This table is a a very incomplete list of the countries in which Make Money Fast
and Chain Letter schemes are known to be illegal (note: this applies only to Chain Letters which purport to make the perpetrator money or other gain - plain old chain letters such as the ones purporting to be bad luck if you don't pass them on, etc., are often times still legal, although still a huge nuisance.)

Criteria for inclusion on this list is a legal pointer,
or two or more individual reports that MMF is illegal in that country

If you know of any discrepancies on this list, please email me corrective data

Country

Pertinent Law(s)

Pointer(s) to Law(s)

Australia State Fair Trading Act
Commonwealth Trade Practices Act Commonwealth Trade Practices Act

Austria
Additional laws pertaining to electronic forms of chain letters went into effect 3/1/97 to bolster previously established laws about non-electronic forms of chain letters. (no pointer yet)

Belgium unknown at this time (no pointer yet)

Canada Canadian Competition Act Excerpt from Canadian Competition Act

Denmark unknown at this time (no pointer yet)

Finland Rahankeräyslaki, Tu 630: 2ß 3. momentti. (Rough Translation)
The police department of the ministry of the interior has a page up where they discuss chain letters.:
"MONEY COLLECTION LETTERS ARE ILLEGAL"...

France unknown at this time (no pointer yet)

Great Britain unknown at this time (no pointer yet)

Germany unknown at this time (no pointer yet)

Holland unknown at this time (no pointer yet)

Hong Kong unknown at this time (no pointer yet)

Iceland unknown at this time (no pointer yet)

Ireland unknown at this time (no pointer yet)

Israel unknown at this time (no pointer yet)

Japan unknown at this time (no pointer yet)

Malaysia unknown at this time excerpt from law

Norway unknown at this time (no pointer yet)

Singapore unknown at this time (no pointer yet)

Sweden Lotterilag (1994:1000) excerpt from law
The URL for the full text of the law is http://www.notisum.se/rnp/sls/lag/19941000.HTM

United States of America Title 18, United States Code, Section 1302, the Postal Lottery Statute
US Postal Inspectors' Service Page

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