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hi this sounds like the same letter.......i found this on the american cancer
society site..rich t
The American Cancer Society is greatly disturbed by reports of a
fraudulent chain letter
circulating on the internet which lists the American Cancer Society
as a "corporate sponsor" but
which has in no way been endorsed by the American Cancer Society.
There are several
variations of this letter in circulation, including one which has a
picture of "Tickle Me Elmo" and
one that is essentially a paraphrase of the letter below.
The text of the original message reads as follows:
LITTLE JESSICA MYDEK IS SEVEN YEARS OLD AND IS SUFFERING FROM AN
ACUTE AND VERY
RARE CASE OF CEREBRAL CARCINOMA. THIS CONDITION CAUSES SEVERE
MALIGNANT BRAIN
TUMORS AND IS A TERMINAL ILLNESS. THE DOCTORS HAVE GIVEN HER SIX
MONTHS TO LIVE.
AS PART OF HER DYING WISH, SHE WANTED TO START A CHAIN LETTER TO
INFORM PEOPLE
OF THIS CONDITION AND TO SEND PEOPLE THE MESSAGE TO LIVE LIFE TO THE
FULLEST AND
ENJOY EVERY MOMENT, A CHANCE THAT SHE WILL NEVER HAVE. FURTHERMORE,
THE
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY AND SEVERAL CORPORATE SPONSORS HAVE AGREED
TO
DONATE THREE CENTS TOWARD CONTINUING CANCER RESEARCH FOR EVERY NEW
PERSON
THAT GETS FORWARDED THIS MESSAGE. PLEASE GIVE JESSICA AND ALL CANCER
VICTIMS A
CHANCE.
IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS, SEND THEM TO THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY
AT
ACS@xxxxxxx
As far as the American Cancer Society can determine, the story of
Jessica Mydek is completely
unsubstantiated. No fundraising efforts are being made by the
American Cancer Society using
chain letters of any kind. Furthermore, the email address
ACS@xxxxxxx is inactive. Any messages
to the American Cancer Society should be instead sent through the
American Cancer Society website at
http://www.cancer.org.
This particular chain letter with its heartbreaking story appears to
have struck an emotional chord with
online users. Although we are very concerned that the American
Cancer Society's name has been used to
manipulate the online public, we applaud the good intentions of all
who participated in this letter. We are
pleased to note that there are so many caring individuals out there
and hope that they will find another
way to support cancer research. Jessica Mydek's story, whether true
or false, is representative of that of
many cancer patients who benefit daily from the efforts of
legitimate cancer organizations nationwide.
Dennis Conn wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I know this doesn't have a thing to do with trading, and I hope it's not
> inappropriate; I imagine that many of you have seen this, but I'm just
> trying to do my (hopefully) good deed for this week. I hope it's not true
> that no good deed goes unpunished...
>
> Dennis C.
> dconn@xxxxxxxxx
>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>Forwarded message:
> > >>>>
> > >>>>>
> > >-------------------------------------------------------------------
> > >>>>
> > >>>>> --
> > >>>>> Please forward this mail to at least few of your friends so that a
> > >>>>> girl who is
> > >>>>> a cancer patient can get 3p (3 cents) for every mail, for her
> > >>>>> treatment
> > >>>>> She
> > >>>>> is going to live in this world for only few months.
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> PLEASE FORWARD THIS TO HELP THIS LITTLE GIRL
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> Dear All,
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> I just received this mail from a friend of mine in my College.
> > >>>>> Please respond
> > >>>>> to it. It will just mean employing a little bit of time and won't
> > >>>>> cost you
> > >>>>> a
> > >>>>> penny. All it needs is the heart for you to send this mail.
> > PLEASE
> > >>>>> pass this mail on to everybody you know. It is the request of a
> > >>>>> little girl who will soo n leave this world as she has been a
> > >>>>> victim of the terrible disease called CAN CER Thank you for
> > >>>>> your effort, this isn't a chain letter but a choice for all of
> > >>>>> us to try to save a little girl dying of a serious and fatal form
> > >>>>> of cancer . Please send this to everyone you know or don't know.
> > >>>>> This little girl has 6 months left to live, and as her dying
> > >>>>> wish, she wanted to send a chain letter telling everyone to live
> > >>>>> his life to fullest, since she will never. She'll nev er make
> > >>>>> it to prom, graduate from high school, or get married and have a
> > >>>>> famil y of her own. By you sending this to as many people as
> > >>>>> possible, you can give
> > >>>>> her and her family a little hope, because with every name that
> > >this
> > >>>>> is sent
> > >>>>> to, The American Cancer Society will donate 3 cents per name to
> > her
> > >>>>> treatment a nd recovery plan. One guy sent this to 500 people
> > >>>>> !!! So, I know that we can send it to at least 5 or 6. Come
> > >>>>> on you guys.... and if you're too selfish to take 10-15 minut es
> > >>>>> scrolling this and forwarding it to EVERYONE, then you are one
> > >>>>> sick person.
> > >>>>> It's not even your money, just your time !!!
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> PLEASE PASS ON
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> THANKS A LOT.
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> Dr. Dennis Shields
> > >>>>> Professor
> > >>>>> Department of Developmental and Molecular Biology
> > >>>>> Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University
> > >>>>> 1300 Morris Park Avenue
> > >>>>> Bronx, New York 10461
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>Eralda Methasani
> > >>>>CEU, Legal Studies,
> > >>>>Nador ut.9,
> > >>>>H-1015, Budapest
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >
> > >
> > >______________________________________________________
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> >
> >
> > ______________________________________________________
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> >
> > --------- End forwarded message ----------
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