[Qcwa] Russian Ham family in Need?

[Bob Peters]

Should  he  be a  Amateur  why  did he not give his call 
sign!!!!!  I  would look at this as another scam to get  ???
All  Hams are very  proud of  there call signs...

Best 73's  Bob K1JNN






At 07:22 PM 10/20/02 -0600, Lee & Charlene Manning wrote:
>Don't have any idea of the validity of this young man's story; however, 
>I'd rather be a chump than a cretin.  This was received as an email today, 
>and I decided to pass it on.  His email is vm@userline.ru <vm@userline.ru>
>
>Dear Colleague,
>
>Please excuse me for any inconvenience caused by this message. I'm a radio 
>amateur and have decided to appeal to you because of our hopeless situation.
>
>My name is Valentin, I'm a student and I live with my mother and brother 
>in the city of Kaluga, Russia. My mother is an invalid because she lost 
>her sight. She does not see and she receives a pension very rare from the 
>government which is not enough even for supporting our lives.
>
>My brother is a heavy invalid too, because of the accident happened 5 
>years ago. A big part of his body is paralyzed. The corrupt government 
>does not pay any pension to him and to many other Russian invalids.
>
>During several years I take care of my mother and brother. I have a small 
>piece of land in the forest where grow vegetables during the summer. But 
>this summer was very hot and it was not raining, therefore all the 
>vegetables withered.
>
>I'm very afraid that the cold winter is setting in and I do not know what 
>my family could eat afterwards. Several months ago I sold my radio 
>equipment, but it did not help to keep us alive for a long time. Therefore 
>all of us are doomed to starvation and death.
>
>The only chance we have to survive is to use public access to the internet 
>at our school to appeal to you directly for help. If you have any old warm 
>clothes which you are not using anymore, as well as anything that is 
>possible to eat, I would be more than happy if you could send it to our 
>home address is:
>
>Valentin Mihailin,
>Ryleeva Street, 6-45
>Kaluga. 248030
>Russia.
>
>If you think that it would be better to send some money, please write me 
>back and I will give you details on the best way of sending it safely.  It 
>is a very good way to help, because of the crisis food-stuffs in Russia 
>are very cheap.
>
>I pray very much for your help and I hope to hear from you soon.
>
>73,
>
>Valentin and my family.
>Kaluga. Russia.
>
>
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