Hello Barrett,

My name is Jordan; I’m simply a young writer. Since the first instance of this email, however, (yesterday) I recognized your voice as the conscious of Craigslist. That’s admirable. I’m sure you’re probably just as busy as I am (or busier) so I’ll be brief. I wanted to know if you could provide me with some (small) assistance in the growth of my writing career. This could be as brief as you desire. I’m only requesting the help but one time; if you could maybe critique what the world calls my ‘query letter’ or my blog or anything that my potential clients have to look at and then let me know how it strikes you or whatever strikes you as wrong, I could evolve 10fold.

Personally, I’m all about growth. Although some people will not be able to tell, I’ve edited my query letter on a daily basis from my early days writing when I had no messages in my inbox to today when I get 10 -14 per hour. Not all of the jobs that return to my inbox are worthy, however, (so it’s 1 – 3 per day, maybe 5 on good days). I am observant of the jobs that I am capable of effectively completing efficiently—jobs that I seem to get passed-up for continuously. I see your skill, patience, dedication, expertise and intelligence as things that I strive to achieve. If you decided to give this message no-time of day: I would simply continue to strive without any assistance from you. If you have whatever amount of time that it took you to type any one of those messages to Mr. Rich Preisig, to assist a young writer, your words will not fail or fall on deaf ears. I assure you.

If you have any tips that you could direct towards me personally, I would appreciate it. Any kind words would also be appreciated. Thank you for taking the time to read my message. If you would like to view my query letter I can send it to you if you reply.

 I’ll just send it anyway.

(Usually I can put myself in the position of the reader of my query letter—as if I was putting myself in the position of a character in a book that I’m writing –and then I can observe their opinions and reactions and ideas concerning my work. In this case I am too far from the target audience to effectively do this. I am biased here, I think.)

Thank you.

JlB

Rich-

You just don't know when to quit, sir.

Here's the rest of the story for those of you who might actually still be considering working for a guy who's already begun lying to you before you've even signed a contract. Note that the following information is not covered by the NDA; this is all data that only need be pieced together from public records and five minutes on Google.

"Loan Saver," which will allegedly be in the business of performing a wonderful public service for the nation's homeowners by way of educational materials, is being represented by Mr. Preisig's friend Kyle Vonder Hulls, who also just happens to be involved with Aspen Merchant Capital, which is a parent company to New York Capital Funding, which is itself based in the same office as Aspen Merchant Capital. Hilariously enough, the "educational" firm that will be advising people on matters pertaining to unusually-structured loans will be run by the very same folks who also want to provide people with unusually-structured loans - and, of course, the guy who'll be in charge of all this swell, free, and spiritually-motivated civic altruism, Rich Preisig, also just happens to have been barred from brokering or even working with brokers by the SEC because he had an unfortunate tendency to trick people out of their money after first gaining their trust. But Rich Preisig wants you to ignore all of that because, you see, he's married now, and he wants to start a family, and plus he's managed to reach the ripe old age of 38 without having walked into traffic or blown himself up trying to reprogram his VCR.

So, there you have it, guys. That's the job you're being asked to sign up for.

Thanks,

Barrett Brown