Owners and mods:

I got an amber alert about a missing child. To give it extensive nationwide coverage, I would have posted it on tgo if we had an appropriate board for it.

Would you consider creating such a board? Thanks.

 

are you talking about an e-mail from a guy by the name of STEVE BAILEY?

 

I don't think so. Here's the message:

I am a store manager (Wal-Mart) from Longs, SC
who has a 9 year old daughter who has been missing
for 2 weeks. Her name is Penny Brown.
Please keep her picture moving on.
With God's help, she will be found.

I am asking you all, begging you to please
forward this email on to anyone and everyone
you know, PLEASE.

It is still not too late. Please help us. If anyone

anywhere knows anything, please contact me at:
zicozicozico@hotmail.com
I am including a picture of her.
All prayers are appreciated!!

If I knew how to do it, I would include her picture.

Is this the same guy?

 

I got an e-mail on 5-2-06 that is from a guy named STEVE BAILEY that has a the title "MISSING PERSON" and there’s nothing in the e-mail just an attachment. Then I saw this and wondered if it was connected because I am not going to open mine because I am worried it’s a virus.

 

scam

 

How did you find out it was a scam? Damn! Finding out something as serious as that is a scam ticks me off!

 

well i thought mine was from the beginning because i have never heard from this guy before. but with yours, i thought it was one also i do not think amber alerts are sent throught e-mails

 

I'm not picking on anyone here... more of a general statement.

It amazes me that people are obviously on the internet (when using a community forum or other communication tool). Which happens to be quite a vast resource of information.
Yet, somehow, they don't realize one can do a 5 second search on Google (or other search engine) to see if email (usually junk) is legit or a scam.

What to do when it says forward to everyone you know

Penny Brown Is Missing? - BreakTheChain.org

 

Damn!

Here I thought this was such a great idea and it turns out to be a scam!

 

You meant well at least.

It's unfortunate that leeches will sink as low as using lost children to further their marketing list