Date:         Fri, 19 Sep 1997 11:37:51 -0400
Reply-To:     Ramon Kolb <ramonk@BU.EDU>
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From:         Ramon Kolb <ramonk@BU.EDU>
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Subject:      Re: How to get your under 12 child a free VW
Comments: To: Everett Barnes <ebus@ebus.simplenet.com>
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DON'T !

This is a scam: please see http://www.gerber.com/story/newshome.html for
more news!

        --Ramon


Everett Barnes wrote:
>
> I found out today that Gerber lost a lawsuit because they advertised that
> their food was all natural and when taken to court it came out that they
> had used preservatives.
>
> In the settlement Gerber Food is now responsible for giving every child
> born between 1985 and 1997 (under the age of 12) a $500 Savings Bond.
>
> All you have to do to receive it is to send a copy of your child's birth
> certificate and social security card to:
>
> GERBER FOOD
> Settlement Administration
> Infant Litigation
> P.O. Box 1602
> Minneapolis, MN 55480
>
> Naturally, all of you will allow your child, when they reach the age of 16,
> to use this Bond to purchase a VW and not waste it on something unimportant
> like college.  :-)
>
> Bye,
> Everett Barnes
> ebus@ebus.simplenet.com