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Popular Blog About Dying Baby A Hoax


Society & Culture  (tags: society, Scams, online, internet, crime, dishonesty, law )

Dee
- 148 days ago - cbsnews.com
A blog that told the tale of a woman who chose to carry a terminally ill child to term drew a following online, prompting supporters to promise prayers and send gifts.
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Dee C. (502)
Friday June 12, 2009, 10:29 am
"But the story that drew nearly a million hits to her Web site was a lie.

The blogger who identified herself online as "April's Mom" is actually Beccah Beushausen, a 26-year-old social worker from the Chicago suburb of Mokena.

Beushausen says she knows what she did was wrong and she's sorry because readers became so emotionally involved.

Some of the people who read her story sent gifts to the post office box she listed online, and already established parenting Web sites that oppose abortion promoted her site.

There's no evidence that Beushausen profited financially from the hoax."

Terribly sad that there are people out there who do things like this..Shameful..
 

Kathy W. (305)
Friday June 12, 2009, 5:27 pm
I had missed this one. A social worker no less. "Beushausen says she knows what she did was wrong and she's sorry because readers became so emotionally involved". That was her whole intent so that people would send her money. Her actions only make it harder for the good social workers in the world.
Thanks Dee.
 

Dee C. (502)
Saturday June 13, 2009, 2:03 am
I just don't understand how anyone can be so deceptive..and especially in the way of scamming people with good hearts..It is just shameful..I am so glad she4 got caught..
 

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