B.M.
Hi J.,
My name is B. and I also received the same chain letter last year. I did a lot of looking on the web and was concerned about people's comments and their failures and pay out of a significant amount of money to start up with mailing list etc. I decided it wasn't worth the risk. I would really think about it and if the money it costs to get going with it is money that you won't miss, should it not work, then give it a shot.
I have found that 99% of these kinds of get rich quick things ARE scams.
Good luck