This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment We have several friends around here who are from the area, and it has = been devastating. However, as Wim mentioned, I would be very careful = about where & how you give. We had some friends up in northern Alberta = who told us about a guy in the local Red Cross who rigged things so = donation deposits were going into his off-shore account. By the time = they discovered it, several hundred grand were gone...& so was he. As = well, seemingly legitimate websites can be used as scams with just a bit = of extra code. The problem with getting scammed is that nobody who = really needs it gets help....& you also lose your tax deduction, so the = bureaucratic crooks take what's left! =20 Give with compassion, but don't be a "bleeding heart" -- they'll line up = to drain you dry. Otto ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Wimblees@aol.com=20 To: caut@ptg.org=20 Sent: Friday, September 02, 2005 6:24 AM Subject: Re: News from a Friend -- Re: [CAUT] Re: Katrina I don't want to sound like an alarmist, but please make sure the = address of the Red Cross at the end of the article is legitimate. I am = starting to hear that there are people taking advantage of this = situation by scamming us. I am not sure, but I don't believe a single = Red Cross unit would be asking for money. To be safe, just make a = donation to your local Red Cross. They will get it to the right people.=20 Wim=20 Willem Blees, RPT Piano Technician School of Music University of Alabama ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/caut.php/attachments/16/98/de/17/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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