Important - Missing Girl

[BadMojo]

Subject: Important - Missing Girl

Hi guys,

I haven't posted on ENworld lately but wanted to get word out everywhere I can. There's young girl named Amanda who's gone missing in FL. Please check the link below and contact using the #'s on the page if you've got any info.

http://www.pbandjracing.com/Amanda_Keith.htm

Thanks guys!

Brad

 

[Enforcer]

Do you know this girl personally? If not, I'm going to have to go with my gut instinct and say this is phoney.

-What's Amanda's last name?
-What's Jennifer's last name?
-What city is the "Florida Mall" in?
-Is there even any such place as the Florida Mall?
-Did Amanda live in that city? Florida is a pretty big place...
-What are her parents' NAMES?
-Why haven't I seen anything about a missing pretty white girl on the news?
-If the news hasn't reached Chicago, can anyone in Florida verify this story?
-If it hasn't been on the news, but only the Internet, why are her nameless parents that stupid?
-Why is there no listing for any of the phone numbers they have on the site? (I used a reverse phone directory site and got no listing, though the area code and exchange say Kissimmee, FL and St. Cloud, FL for them)
-Why does the Mom have two cell phones and why is one a Kissimmee number and one a St. Cloud Number?

Check out Snopes.com, the premier Internet Myth Buster and do a search for "missing girl". You'll see how common this sort of scam is. If this somehow turns out to be legit, then I offer my sincerest apologies, but I'd bet money that I'm right. I've already given the link to them.

 

[DClingman]

Hmmm, You should probably chill a bit Enforcer.

As a resident of Central Florida, yes there is a Florida Mall. I haven't specifically heard of this story, but my gut tells me it's legit. The poster has nearly 200 posts, hardly that of a spammer.... Why would anyone post the scam? Additionally, the first 10 searches on Snopes for Missing Girl only yield 3 false stories. There rest were either true or "not any more" meaning that the child had hopefully been returned home.

Dustin

 

[Piratecat]

This sort of thing is not appropriate to post at EN World - and even if it was, this is in the wrong forum.

Thread closed and moved. Nice to see you, BadMojo, but please not with this sort of thread.