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September 13,
2001 |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| YouCanDraw.com Communiqué |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| Our most heartfelt condolences, prayers and thoughts go to all touched in this the most harrowing week in any recent memory. It is tragic, it is beyond shocking, it is wrenching, and none of us are left untouched as we work through this. It seems everybody wants to help - no matter how far away they are from the New York City. Amazingly - actually not so amazingly - we're seeing a genuine resurrection of American Character. And that's a wonderful thing. In the rush to help, unbelievably, there will be a small group who'll try to exploit the situation - but please don't lose your desire to help! Just make sure you go to the established sources. I'm forwarding the following from Internet Scambusters: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Internet ScamBusters (tm) The #1 Publication on Internet Fraud By Audri and Jim Lanford Copyright (c) 2001 Audri and Jim Lanford Issue #46 September 12, 2001 Our hearts go out to those who were injured and those who lost family and friends in yesterday's attacks. There are just no words strong enough to express how we feel today. Please, we ask each of you to take a few moments to reach out to the victims and their families and help in whatever way you can. But... ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Make Sure Your Help Goes Where You Intended! ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ In the wake of yesterday's events, publishing an issue of Internet ScamBusters was the last thing on our minds. Given the info below, we hope you'll see why we felt we had no other responsible option. We've received reports of spammers sending out calls for assistance for "emergency relief funds," and directing the recipients to contribute money to the Red Cross - through the spammers' web sites. Many of these spammers are trying to steal money and credit card numbers. Do NOT respond to these emails! If you wish to contribute money to an organization, we recommend that you do so directly through the organization's site, or to a local chapter. The address for the Red Cross is http://www.redcross.org You can also donate by phone at 1-800-435-7669 (English speaking) or 1-800-257-7575 (Spanish speaking). Amazon.com has set up a channel through which you can donate to the Red Cross, which may be a better choice for online donations. The Red Cross donations page has been swamped all day, and Amazon makes it very easy to donate from $1 to $50. Just go to: http://www.amazon.com/ Over $767,000 has been donated to the Red Cross so far by people at the Amazon site. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Other Important Information ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ If you wish to give blood, check with your local office to see if they have space. At the moment, many Red Cross offices throughout the country are swamped with donors. It might be better to wait a day or two. Just don't lose your motivation. Phone numbers for those who want to find out about friends and relatives who they are concerned may have been hurt in yesterday's attacks can be found at: http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2001/trade.center/contacts.html The site lists contact information for those who believe they may have information relating to the attack that may help law enforcement to find and capture the perpetrators. It also lists other agencies that are helping the survivors and relatives of the victims. If you have any information that can help, visit http://www.ifccfbi.gov The Justice Department's Office of Victims of Crime has set up a phone line to provide information to families about victims and about services for survivors and their rights: 1-800-331-0075 Friends and family who wish to check on passengers and flights can call: American Airlines: 1-800-245-0999 United Airlines: 1-800-932-8555 We thank you for your help in dealing with this tragedy. ~~~ About Internet ScamBusters - Administrivia To unsubscribe, send a blank email to leave-scambusters-70294O@ezines.wz.com (leave the above address exactly the way it is) This will remove you from the ScamBusters list. To subscribe, send a blank email to subscribe@scambusters.org or visit: http://www.scambusters.org/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This from the New York Times: Helping the Victims http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/13/opinion/13NEED.html Other addresses: www.redcross.org 1-800-HELP-NOW www.americares.org 800-486-HELP http://www.secondharvest.org/ 800-771-2303 http://www.helping.org/promos/cs_wtc.adp Links to 7 different charities, including September 11th United Way Fund www.salvationarmy.org 800-SAL-ARMY Take care all, and God bless, Jeff k . Executive Director http://www.YouCanDraw.com "Once and for all getting you drawing faces and caricatures" mailto:comments@youcandraw.com
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