I'm wary of chain letters, but this one said it was legal.
Chain letters involving money or items of value that promise big returns are illegal.
Starting one, or even continuing one, is against the law. Aside from being illegal, chain letters are a bad investment. The lure of self-help books is a strong one, but as far as author Tom Tiede is concerned, they're a waste of money. Tiede skewers popular self-help gurus such as Laura Schlessinger, Sonya Friedman, M. Scott Peck, John Gray, Susan Forward and the late Leo Buscaglia, among others. He likens them to snake-oil salesmen who exploit people's weaknesses.