In a message dated 5/2/02 6:20:24 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
siberskunk_at_skunked.com writes:
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> Hey folks -
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> I have been feeling the need to post this, but haven't done so because I
> am not sure how well it would be received.
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> As with any event that one feels it is the right thing to do to donate
> money to, we always have to look out for Scheisters. Those folks who would
> profiteer off the misfortunes of others.
>
> I'm not pointing fingers at all, but rather telling to you err on the
> side of caution when giving out your money. It would not surprise me if
> some of these funds that are earmarked for Jim do not reach him. That's
> how we, as humans, work sometimes. It's a sad reality.
>
> Take into account the Sept. 11 disaster, and the various "charities" that
> sprung up at that time. They are still prosecuting people for fraud to this
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> very day because the funds never reached the victims. That's not counting
> the "charities" that we don't know about. :\
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> So, please be careful if you decide to submit funds to a third party.
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> As an aside, I am the person who runs Jim's website, and a longtime friend
> of his. (Jim will verify this for you if you ask.) I have a paypal account
> set up that I was using for EBay purposes.
> I'd be willing to accept donations to my account, and I will make sure
> that they get to Jim, if you'd rather paypal your funds to a third party.
> (Paypal takes out a small (2-3%) amount because I have my account set up
> to accept credit cards. Keep that in mind.)
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> Please use siberskunk_at_skunked.com as the address. And please include some
> sort of note telling me what they money is for. :) I do alot of ebay
> auctioning these days, and would appreciate a bit of warning. :)
>
> Thank you, and take care.
>
> SiberSkunk
>
good thinking ;) sigh We have to stop being so Naive :) sigh Lord knows I am
the KING of NAIVE :)
Received on Fri May 10 2002 - 10:06:29 CDT