Missing Children Emails, Spam & Hoaxes

Name	Hoax / Valid	Information
JERAMIAH	Hoax	THIS CHILD IS MISSING!!! PLEASE FORWARD. This email states that a Missing 4 year Old Boy named JERAMIAH is thought to be missing. The e-mail features a Christmas picture of a family, and the supposed missing child with a list of family members. The email also contains a list of family member name and telephone numbers (David Gleaves,Princess Ladd,Danyell Renwick,Margoretta Ladd, Latesia Appleton) This is a hoax. The email was sent as a prank by a friend of the child who thought it would be funny. The unnamed individual has since been identified and written an apology for his actions. For a full report, click here. Please do not forward this email any further.
Evan Trembley	Hoax	This email states: Please look at the picture, read what his mother says, then forward this message on. My 15 year old boy, Evan Trembley, is missing. He has been missing for now two weeks. This email is another prank by a teenager that has mushroomed into a full-scale hoax. Evan Trembley, 15, of Wichita Falls, Texas, is not missing and has admitted to the police that he created this message himself to amuse his friends. For a full report, click here. Please do not forward this email any further.
Jewel Mahavia Strong	Was Valid	Our reseach indicates that 3-year-old Jewel Strong of Morrow, Ga., went missing Sunday, May 28th, 2006 after she and her 18-year-old cousin drifted on a raft out of the kiddie pool area over a dip in the jetty and into the pass, witnesses reported to authorities. They fell off the raft and although the teenager from Marianna was rescued by a passing boater, Jewel was never found. According to the News Herald in Panama City, FL, the U.S. Coast Guard suspended the search June 1st, 2006 for the body of 3-year-old Jewel Strong who disappeared near St. Andrews State Park’s west jetty. The Bay County Sheriff’s Office, however, continued the search Wednesday, May 31st, 2006 with a helicopter and patrol boat, but the body was never recovered. For a full report, click here.
Larisha Denise Blackledge	Valid	This email is a picture of an young black woman age 17, DOB 2/24/89, 5'8" and 180 lbs. Readers are asked to call the SDPD at 619-527-3500. In researching this email we contacted the San Diego Police Department and their Missing Persons Division and were told that no report of any individual by this name has been filed. All attempts to reach the other phone numbers were unanswered and no other reports from other agencies could confirm the report yet it does appear that this is legitimate. San Diego's KUSI News does have a video report (see: http://www.kusi.com/home/4839181.html) that reports that Larisha is missing and reported being held against her will.
Reachelle Marie Smith	Valid	According to the Minot, N.D. Police Department, Reachelle (Peanut) was reported missing and supected of being abducted by 22 year old Leigh Cowen who lived with Reachelle's aunt, her legal guardian. However, Cowen has since been found dead of an apparent suicide, and Reachelle has still not yet been located. If you have any information, contact the ND Police Dept. at (701) 852-0111
Sara Marie VanVeckhoven	No Longer Valid	Rankin County Mississippi law enforcement requests that any emails regarding Sara Marie VanVeckhoven be terminated. While this was a legitimate report issued on 5-12-2006, Sara has since been returned safely home and there is no need to have this email circulated. Please do not forward this email any further.
Ashley Flores	Hoax	The email states: We have a Deli manager (Acme Markets) from Philadelphia, Pa who has a 13 year old daughter who has been missing for 2 weeks. Keep the picture moving on. With God on her side she will be found. "I am asking you all, begging you to please forward this email on to anyone and everyone you know, PLEASE. My 13 year old girl, Ashley Flores, is missing. She has been missing for now two weeks. This is a hoax. Ashley Flores is not missing. According to our research it was issued as a prank that was even posted on MYSPACE.COM by some individuals who thought it would be funny. Please do not forward this email any further.
Janelle Woloshyn	No Longer Valid	The email states: URGENT!PLEASE HELP ME FIND JANELLE! Hello, my name is Melissa Woloshyn, my sister is Janelle. I need help from everyone. My sister Janelle has disappered, and we has no idea where she is or what is going on. She is 15 years old, 5'9", around 130-140 lbs, she wears glasses/contacts, blonde chin length hair, blue eyes. She has a scar under her chin, has her nose pierced. She was last seeing(we think)wearing a black hoodie, and jeans, along with a blue school bag and black Point Zero Purse. According to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Detachments in Saskatchewan, this report was valid at one time but Janelle has since returned home safely. Please do not forward this email any further.
Mia Carter	No Longer Valid	The email states: Her name is Mia Carter. She is about 5' 7" and 117 lbs. She has long wavy black-brown hair usually up in a ponytail or bun. She was last seen on June 19, 2005 in Glenarden Maryland. She has a light mole on the left side above her lip. This report was valid at one time but Mia has since returned home safely and is back attending school. Please do not forward this email any further.
Help Burned Baby Alexandra	Hoax	Email claims that recipients can help pay the medical bills of 14 month old Alexandra, who received horrific burns in a house fire, simply by forwarding the message. Although Alexandra is a real child and she was badly burned. However, the claim that money will be donated when the email is forwarded is completely false. Please do not forward this email any further.
Identify a Young Girl	No Longer Valid	Email is a picture of a young girl said to be a lonely survivor of the 2004 Tsunami in Thailand. From what we have found, this girl was a victim of the South Asian tsunami, but has been identified as Sophie Marleen Micl. She did becom separated from her parents in Phuket, Thailand on the day of the tsunami waves and when she was found, she was taken to a hospital in Phuket. Sophie was not identified until several days later and her parents have never been found. According to reports she was returned to Germany for further medical treatment and is in the care of relatives. Please do not forward this email any further.
Kimberly Poland	No Longer Valid	The Montclair Police Department has received numerous calls regarding a spam type e-mail giving information on this child being abducted. Please DO NOT contact the Montclair Police Dept. about this mailing and please help to stop it's circulation. While the case is no longer valid, the email being circulated was not authorized or released by them.
Dong-Yue (Cecilia) ZHANG	No Longer Valid	Celia Zhang's body was found March 27 2004. Her killer was found in July 2004, and was sentenced for murder. For a full report, click here.
Kelsey Brooks Jones	No longer valid	Was missing for a few hours on Oct 11, 1999 but the email still circulates and has become a huge headache. If you receive this email, please reply to let the senders know the case is closed and do not forward it to others.
Krystava Patients Schmidt	No longer valid	Recovered unharmed within days of disappearance, but email alert still circulates
Andrew Russell Steinmetz	No longer valid	Kidnapped by father, recovered unharmed 2 months later. Email alert is still circulating.
Christopher John Mineo Jr.	Hoax	The email that reports this child as missing has been thoroughly researched by David Emery of About.com - Urban Legends. Read the full report here.
Penny Brown	Hoax	The email requests that you PLEASE LOOK AT PICTURE THEN FORWARD. There is no record of this child being reported missing. The true identity of the child photograph is unknown. Do not forward it to others. For a full report, click here
Rachael Arlington	Hoax	The email is a charity request purporting to have been written by the father of a 10-year-old girl named Rachel Arlington, who is supposed to be dying of brain cancer. Do not forward it to others. For a full report, click here
Jessica Cortez	No longer valid	Jessica Cortez is home, safe and sound, with her family in Los Angeles. The four-year-old, disappeared from Echo Park on August 11, 2002, turned up three days later "dirty and dishevelled" but otherwise in "good condition" doctors said. For a full report, click here

Missing Child Alert Emails, Spam and Hoaxes