# Latest chain e-mail does the rounds

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2002/01/04/latest-chain-email-does-rounds/
- Published: 2002-01-04T00:00:00+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Another variant on the Craig Shergold “dying child” chain letter is reportedly doing
the rounds at institutions in the City of London. Instead of Craig Shergold this
one is in aid of “John Cragg” who, like the real Craig Shergold, has an address 
in Surrey.

 

 

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Another variant on the Craig Shergold “dying child” chain letter is reportedly 
doing the rounds at institutions in the City of London. Instead of Craig Shergold
this one is in aid of “John Cragg” who, like the real Craig Shergold, has an address
in Surrey.

 

 

 

 

As often reported by UK Fundraising, these chain letters and chain e-mails are fictitious
but can do real harm to those charities mentioned without their consent. So, just
ignore these messages if you receive them.

 

 

 

 

Find out more about chain e-mails and how they have affected charities.

 

 

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