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              HOW QUASAR CAN MAKE MONEY

	That the Quasar robot was a fraud has always seemed clear, but
it wasn't clear how they could make money from it.

	The file DHT;QUASAR > at MIT-AI is a copy of a promotional
document that Quasar sends in response to inquiries.  On the basis of the
following excerpt from the document, here is a conjecture on how they can
swindle people.

	"The DA-2 model is available only by reserved production number
order to qualified individuals and corporations.  The specialized nature
of these Robots require a compatability program analysis with prospective
owners before delivery, to establish gender, personality, intelligence
level re- quired and specialized internal sub-systems.

	"Inquiries are now being received for sponsor application forms to
determine individual qualificationa and requirements."

	This provides an excuse for a representative to visit selected
inquirors to check their suitability for swindling.

	The ideal swindlee, as in most schemes, would be an elderly person
who believe what he or she reads in the newspapers and who has money and
no nosey or suspicious people living with him or her.  Since many
newspaper and magazine stories have been printed that accept the claims
without qualification, the Quasar salesman can carry along a convincing
set of clippings.  Once it has been determined that the person is
suitable, the salesman can ask for a deposit for the standard model and
as many options as the swindlee's bank account will stand.  An opportunity
to invest can also be offered, deposits on dealerships can be taken, etc.
Nothing has been promised for two years, and excuses for further delay
in accomplishing such ambitious goals can easily be found.
People who seem too suspicious, not rich enough, or who seem to have
attorneys, suspicious relatives or friends can be asked to wait for
further compatibility testing.

	The newspaper publicity Quasar has received since July can already
have led to a number of swindles.  The recent unfavorable publicity will
be missed by many of the people who read the original favorable people.
Although it is possible that Reichelt is mainly deluding himself, the
probability that he has already swindled some people is such that it is
now necessary to inform the Federal Trade Commission, the part of the
Justice Department that handles mail fraud, and the District Attorney of
the county where Quasar is located.