"Hi, my name is Erin and I'm a 29 year old single female living in the United States of America. First and foremost, I'd like to thank you for visiting my website. I'm trying to get enough downloads to qualify for a monetary payout of MegaUploads Rewards program. Let me explain why.

I suffer from two neurological disorders (Chiari malformation and cranial lesions) that will require a combined total of 2-4 brain surgeries. Living with a Chiari malformation is painful and exhausting. Living with cranial lesions in addition to the Chiari? Is beyond any kind of description.


I'm unemployed and uninsured and don't qualify for Medicaid. Bottom line: In the USA, if you don't have insurance, the healthcare system doesn't exist for you.


I've thought about the different ways I can try to raise this money. I don't like asking for handouts or charity of any kind, so I have hesitated in giving my PayPal information as a solicitation for donations.


Then, I came across the MegaUpload reward program and used part of what little money I do have to set up a paid account for two months for $11.99. This program states if I get 5 million downloads, they will pay me $10,000. There a few stipulations: only one download per IP address per day, only downloads made from qualifying countries, no attempted manipulation or fraud to earn more points.
I don't know if this is too good to be true, but I figure it's worth a shot. If I can somehow reach enough people who would be willing to take time out of their day, hopefully more than just one day, to download this virus free text document, I may be able to get the surgery I need to continue living."

This is the plea for help from a woman trying to raise the money to save her own life. It takes no money, and very little time, and well, It's a bloody good cause.  Please, at least check it out.

WWW.ProjectErin.com

she emailed my favorite web author, who posted it on the main page of the story after checking it out. R.K Milholland, of the webcomic Something*Positive also had it on his main page the same day.  Apparently, Neil Gaiman also heard about it and blogged.

Seriously, though, it takes no money, like, three seconds, and I can confirm the text file is completely clean. *Norton*