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Well worth a read and consideration when re-posting missing persons posts on Facebook and Twitter.
[url=http://adoptionandfostering.net/a-warning-about-facebook-missing-persons-scam/]a warning about facebook missing persons scam - Protected Parents & Children[/url]
I always check the source and see if it's listed as an actual amber alert. There are several still going around and being shared years after the child has been found. One about a boy who didn't come home from school, a little research and I learned he had gone to a friends house and was located within an hour of his mom posting her frantic message, however that was like four years ago and he is still showing up on new FB posts. I want to cry when I see yet another plea to be on the lookout for little Willow, whose body was found and whose uncle is on trial for her murder.
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momraine
I always check the source and see if it's listed as an actual amber alert. There are several still going around and being shared years after the child has been found. One about a boy who didn't come home from school, a little research and I learned he had gone to a friends house and was located within an hour of his mom posting her frantic message, however that was like four years ago and he is still showing up on new FB posts. I want to cry when I see yet another plea to be on the lookout for little Willow, whose body was found and whose uncle is on trial for her murder.
Yes, back in the day I re-posted a couple of those, too. One's instinct is to help immediately but in today's social media environment it pays to be a little more cautious, which is a great shame but an unfortunate fact of life.