<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: wyntersgrace</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Ok. Call me jaded, but I've seen way too many hoaxes on the internet and this smells like another. If I'm wrong, my heart goes out to the girl and her family.
The amount of detail given just seemed odd. Then, that it's after December 3 and she's still not listed with the missing children group. And then, of course, they have a paypal account you can donate to.
Think twice before donating. At least wait for it to show up with the Center for Missing and Exploited Children. </div></div>
I got the opposite feeling -- I'm usually skeptical but the amount of checkable detail here made me think it's legit. Plus it's a website instead of a forwarded email. The mom probably does need money to help with the expenses, i.e. traveling, missed work, reproducing fliers, etc. But it probably would be better to let someone else post the appeal for funds separately.