I, personally want everyone to understand clearly what Phred was trying to convey in his email regarding the hoax.

The original request by the young boy who lost his father on 9/11 may have been pure and true.

However, other people have picked up this request and they are the ones who may not have the best of intentions.

Phred said that at least four email addresses were imbedded in this email, requesting we sign it and forward it to our friends.

What that means is that all of our addresses went to these people and just start multiplying folks...........if all of us send it to our friends and they send it to their.............etc.

Then they have gleaned from us innocent folks a huge email list that then can be used for all kinds of junk mail. I want to open my inbox and not have it crammed with junk mail and I am sure all of us want the same thing.

www.truthorfiction.com is just one of the many sites you can use to check this stuff out.

I have innocently done exactly what Jackie did - thought it was such a good idea and wanted all of my friends to know about it.

Jackie, I cannot tell you how sorry I am that this happened to you, but you need to know that you aren't the first one, because I have been just as guilty.

But I learned something from Phred that I didn't know before.