an_old_friend wrote:
K4YZ wrote:
QUOTE FROM THE ARRL WEBSITE:

Authorities warn of Randy McCloy, KC8VKZ, e-mail hoax (Jan 17, 2006) --
According to "The Checkout" column of The Washington Post, federal and
state authorities are warning consumers about a bogus e-mail seeking
donations to aid Sago Mine disaster survivor Randy McCloy, KC8VKZ, of
Simpson, West Virginia.

"The Checkout" reports that e-mails claiming to be from Dr Lawrence
Roberts, McCloy's primary physician, describe the 26-year-old miner's
condition and seek monetary donations for his treatment. "The Checkout"
editor Caroline Mayer advises those who have received such e-mails to
consider contacting the Internet Crime Complaint Center.

McCloy reportedly is eligible for immediate medical and
wage-replacement benefits as well as for workers compensation benefits
based on the extent of his injuries. Over the weekend, McCloy's
condition was upgraded from critical to serious, but he remains in
intensive care in West Virginia University's Ruby Memorial Hospital in
Morgantown.

Although still sedated, McCloy's heart and liver functions reportedly
have improved, his muscle deterioration has abated, his neurological
condition is stable and he's been breathing on his own. He remains in
intensive care with other serious medical issues, however, including
impaired kidney function.

The January 3 mining disaster claimed the lives of a dozen of McCloy's
co-workers.

END QUOTE

in the sprit of your truce please be careful to take thsi as I intend.
I wish you were lying about those doing I realy wish you were

I understand your intent.

I wish it weren't true either...but considering the number of
people who tried to profiteer from Katrina/Rita, I guess this situation
was no less an opportunity for Internet Pirates to go hunting.

I feel sorry for the folks who do give money to these crooks
thinking they are helping the guy (KC8VKZ) out only to find out they
were robbed.

73

Steve, K4YZ