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[ficbitch82]

Copied from damnskippytoo because she puts things so much more elegantly than I ever can.

A friend of mistress_mab needs your help.

Read this in Katy's journal and see if you can help.

It's a simple thing to do. You don't have to give money or move from your chair. Just click and download - once a day or only once - anything will help. You would be downloading the following letter which is virus free. The letter from Katy's friend, Erin, explains the situation far better than I can, so if you have a few minutes to spare to read and click, you couldn't spend them in any better way.

You can click on the link provided by Katy below to reach the file to download. Thank you all for reading and helping.




Erin's story...

Hi, my name is Erin and I'm a 29 year old single female living in the United States of America.

First and foremost, I'd like to thank you for downloading this document. I'm trying to get enough downloads to qualify for a monetary payout of MegaUploads Rewards program. Let me explain why.

I suffer from two neurological disorders (Chiari malformation and cranial lesions) that will require a combined total of 2-4 brain surgeries. I'm unemployed and uninsured and the state I live in is so broke, they have strictly limited who qualifies for Medicaid. Because I have no children and am not pregnant, I don't qualify.

I have been working with several hospitals and organizations in my area to get the care and treatment that I need, but have only made so much progress. Bottom line: In the USA, if you don't have insurance, the healthcare system doesn't exist for you. I have had a surgical consultation and it has been recommended I have the first brain surgery as soon as I possibly can. The only catch is that there will be a deposit required ranging anywhere from $1500-$5000 dollars. I have not worked for almost a year and therefore do not have this kind of money.

Living with a Chiari malformation is painful and exhausting. Living with cranial lesions in addition to the Chiari? Is beyond any kind of description.

I've thought about the different ways I can try to raise this money. I don't like asking for handouts or charity of any kind, so I have hesitated in giving my PayPal information as a solicitation for donations.

Then, I came across the MegaUpload reward program and used part of what little money I do have to set up a paid account for two months for $11.99. This program states if I get 5 million downloads, they will pay me $10,000. There a few stipulations: only one download per IP address per day, only downloads made from qualifying countries, no attempted manipulation or fraud to earn more points.

I don't know if this is too good to be true, but I figure it's worth a shot. If I can somehow reach enough people who would be willing to take time out of their day, hopefully more than just one day, to download this virus free text document, I may be able to get the surgery I need to continue living.

Again, I thank you for downloading this file and if you choose to do so, for sending the link to people you know asking them to download.

You have to be from a qualifying country for this to work and the countries are listed below.

Thank you for taking the time to read and help.



American Samoa
Andorra
Anguilla
Antarctica
Antigua and Barbuda
Aruba
Australia
Austria
Bahamas
Barbados
Belgium
Bermuda
Brazil
Canada
Cayman Islands
Chile
Christmas Island
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Comoros
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Estonia
Falkland Islands
Faroe Islands
Fiji
Finland
France
French Polynesia
French Southern Territories
Germany
Gibraltar
Greece
Greenland
Guam
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
India
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Kiribati
Kuwait
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macau
Malta
Mauritius
Mexico
Monaco
Netherlands
Netherlands Antilles
New Zealand
Norway
Palau
Panama
Pitcairn
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Reunion
Saint Kitts And Nevis
Saint Lucia
San Marino
Saudi Arabia
Seychelles
Singapore
Slovakia
South Africa
Spain
St Pierre and Miquelon
Sweden
Switzerland
Tonga
Tuvalu
U.S. Minor Outlying Islands
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
Vanuatu Vatican City State
Virgin Islands (British)
Virgin Islands (U.S.)

Comments

[ficbitch82.livejournal.com]

I'll post here what I was going to post on one of your posts at your LJ. And also say that there's no thanks needed, none at all. =)

It never once occurred to me that this might have been a scam - why? Because of Katy. Because I know her (and her pervy self and it's a privelege -- and sometimes a worry, hee! -- to know both) and I know that she'd go above and beyond for someone who she felt deserved it and you're obviously one of those people.

Now I am, I admit, a sometime-sucker for a sob story. But I'm also as cynical as hell these days so using that balance, the cynical side of me could've come out and just said WTH, NO.

But it didn't. Why? Because, and I hope this makes sense in light of what you wrote in that letter, you don't come across as being one of those people who gives their sob story out to everyone. You've obviously struggled in asking people for help and when you did, you did it in the most humble of ways. You didn't ask people to buy anything or even donate anything (and you still had issues releasing your PayPal address). As it stands, all I can do is download anyway, though I truly do wish I could do more.

I hope that you reach your goal soon and I'll continue to download and badger my internet-having-family into doing the same every time I'm at the computer. :) *hugs*