Yes, It's a SCAM--don't give your baby's birthdate and SSN to anyone you
don't know as they can be used for credit applications, fake passports,
etc....

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Anne Montgomery, M.D., I.B.C.L.C.
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On Mon, 2 Feb 1998, Maurenne griese wrote:

> Today, a nurse at the hospital where I work gave me what looks like a press
> release (though it's not on any official letterhead). It states that in a
> lawsuit settled this fall, Gerber Food Corporation has been ordered to give
> every child born between 1985 and 1997 a $500.00 US Savings Bond for
> falsely advertising "ALL NATURAL" baby food products which were found to
> contain preservatives.  Is there any truth to this, media watchers?
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> What makes me think it is a scam is that the bonds may be obtained after
> sending a copy of your child's (children's) birth certificate and Social
> Security card to a PO Box.  Just a little suspicious, though I'm sure it's
> the only way to verify a child's birth and have the child's SSN on the
> savings bond.
>
> Maurenne Griese, RNC, BSN, CCE, CBE
> Birth and Breastfeeding Resources  http://www.childbirth.org/bbfr
> Manhattan, KS  USA
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