Subject: RE: Tsunami Child - Do you know him ?!?!?!Hawkeye - 2005-02-21 6:55 PM "E-rumor" is a general category for these mass-type e-mails that go around. Some, like this one, are true and someone really does need help. Others, like the one with child requesting e-mails because he/she has cancer, are completely fake and done as a prank or a joke. As with many rumors that we hear at work or from families, some are real and some are not. So, rather than calling this a "scam" or a "fake," when it may be true, this site adds the tag "e-rumor" as an attempt to keep any judgement statements off the stories until they can be evaluated and verified/ de-bunked. Very interesting site! |