Here is the email if you would like to read it...
Dear Reader,
I am a single mother of four kids: ages five, three and a half, 17 months, and a two week old baby girl. God has blessed me with three beautiful, healthy children. Until recently, things were going great for us even though we struggled financially at times (my part-time job was not e nough to support us)...
Then, the tragedy struck on January 13th. My oldest, Matt, got hit by a car while playing outside. ( The driver was never found - it was a hit and run). After agonizingly long weeks of hospitalization, we did not think he would live but thank God he is alive right now .. but barely.. He is still in the hospital in the comatose condition. Doctors say he will be a vegetable for the rest of his life, if he ever comes out of the coma - his brain is too damaged for him to live a normal life. My insurance coverage ran out and I can't afford the hospital bills. Right now, I owe the hospital over 500,000 dollars so far.
Shortly after the accident happened, my 87-year-old grandmother, with whom I was really close (she raised me as a child), suffered a stroke and could not live on her own anymore. I took her in.
All of this happened while I was pregnant with Carissa. Therefore, this severe stress that I've bee n t hrou gh caused Carissa to be born a premie with Down's syndrome as well as chronic colitis. She is also missing fingernails on her right hand. She is in the hospital as well because she needs to be monitored 24/7. Right now I am at the lowest point of my life. I don't have a job. I'm taking care of three sick family members that are so dear to me, and it is a full time job. I can't afford to pay for my tiny apartment. My car got taken away because I couldn't make the payments, not to mention the debt with a hospital!
I know you are not obligated to do anything. You are free to delete this email without giving it a second thought, but please listen to the cry from a mother's heart! We worked out a deal with AOL where for every 12 forwards I will get 15 cents. Please don't harden your heart. If you can spare the time, then send this email to everyone on your list. This is crucial for our survival!! God bless you all!
S i ncere ly ,
Debbie Shwartz
What a sad, sad story, if it were true. How on earth do you think AOL would pay for forwarded email? Use your head here. Literally millions of email messages are floating around at any given time, and AOL is supposed to be able to figure out which ones are the ones to give you 15 cents each on? Sorry, just a little clear thinking would tell you that this is a con. A scam. Spam email that should have been blocked and deleted.
This is a scam, to get your personal information and/or money. Do not respond to it.
The first rule of safe E-mailing is to never open an E-mail unless you are absolutely sure who it is from.
These guidlines should help you with future spam:
First, try not to open any of them, that only makes them send more and more to you.
Check them and click on 'Spam,' this should stop those addresses from being delivered to your inbox.
Use your spam filter and block address.
Look for the 'Options' link at upper right corner of mail screen and click on it
Options/ mail options / spam preferences
make sure spam guard is on, click on save changes
Options /mail options / blocked addresses
Enter the E-mail address you wish blocked and click on 'add block'
you will never get mail from that address again
This should help you to control your spam/
Good luck
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