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My apologies to everyone for filling up your Inbox with junk. I once again
find my self gullible when it comes to small children with problems... I
usually stay away from chain-letter emails, but this one seemed so up &
up....

QUESTION FOR ALL: "WHY would someone play this kind of a weird joke? For
what gain? I find it pretty depressing. Its such a serious subject. I
would think occurrences such as this would turn people off to the degree
that it burns them out for people that really need attention (the
"Situation That Cried Wolf" so to speak. I know I don't have time for junk
like this & it makes me mad.

Back to studying for mid-terms....(We're on quarter terms - I know lots of
others are just starting back up after the holidays - best of luck!)

Again - SORRY!!! -- Lisa
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Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 07 Jan 1998 15:36:07 -0800
From: Craig Hale <craig.hale@lvvwd.com>
To: Lisa Hale <lh1370@mis.finchcms.edu>

BEWARE Lisa and everyone else.

This is a FRAUDULENT e-mail chain.  The American Cancer Society
absolutely denies sponsoring this e-mail chain, and have no idea
who started it.  Look at this site and read for yourself:

http://www.cancer.org/chain.html

The A.C.S. has determined that so far the story of Jessica is
unsubstantiated, and no fundraising efforts are being made
using this chain letter.

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<FONT SIZE="-1">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. </FONT><P>

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 The text of the original message reads as follows:<P>



 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.  <P>



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.<P>



IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS, SEND THEM TO THE AMERICAN CANCER
SOCIETY

AT ACS@AOL.COM <P>



As far as the American Cancer Society can determine, the story
of Jessica Mydek is completely unsubstantiated.  <B>No
fundraising efforts are being made by the American Cancer
Society using chain letters of any kind.</B>  Furthermore, the
email address ACS@AOL.COM is inactive.  Any messages to the
American Cancer Society should be instead sent through the
American Cancer Society website at http://www.cancer.org.  <P>



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.</FONT><P>

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