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From: cmcmanis%pepper@Sun.COM (Chuck McManis)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: A little help for a little boy
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Date: 31 Mar 88 21:44:00 GMT
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In article <8803301334.AA03567@work1.icase> (Charles S. Roberson) writes:
>I came across this where I work and thought it was worth passing on.
>I hope my fellow Atarians will forgive me for posting something totally
>unrelated, but I know how connected you guys are and I think there might
>be some sympathetic ears out there!

[Stuff about some kid dying of cancer in England omitted for brevity]

  I have personally seen this message (with only the names changed)
  *SIX* times over the last 4 years. EVERYTIME it turned out to be a fraud.
  
  I have heard of several similar requests, two of them on the 'Call for 
  Action' hotline in the Bay Area. Those *ALL* turned out to be frauds.

  So before you whip out a postcard to Billy or whomever, *CHECK THE FACTS*
  and certainly don't get generous and send him a couple of bucks to help
  with the medical expenses.

  Sorry to appear to be so crass, but those are my experiences with this
  sort of thing.

--Chuck McManis
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