Maxwell Gates Ent. Received 3 letters today in the mail , Mendham, New Jersey

I just received 3 letters today from different parts of the USA, All 3 were from Maxwell Gates Ent.  it contained the same information, asking for $49.00 fee, but I've noticed that all 3 letters had a written code (from who sent the letter) and returned address were from different parts of the US.  All the Money orders were going to Maxwell Gates Ent.  So I said to my self, Hum, this looks like a chain letter to me.  I sent $49.00 to Maxwell Gates Ent., the portion of the letter i'm sending back along with my $49.00 fee has a customer code, that customer gets a portion of my $49.00, and so on and so on. 
I'm glad I received those 3 letters at once, otherwise I've would have sent my $49.00, it looks convincing.