If I can't be beautiful, I want to be invisible

I'm posting this to help a friend of mine on InsaneJournal.

My friend Erin is in urgent need of funds to pay for important brain surgery which could save her life. As she lives in America, is unemployed and not covered by medical insurance, her best chance at getting the money she needs for the operation to go ahead is for as many people as possible to click this link: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=5QBOA940 (it's just a simple virus free text document). With enough downloads, Erin can hopefully get the help she needs. Thank you to anyone who helps.

In her own words:

I thank all of you in advance, to those willing to help.

Hi, my name is Erin and I'm a 29 year old single female living in the United States of America.

First and foremost, I'd like to thank you for downloading this document. I'm trying to get enough downloads to qualify for a monetary payout of MegaUploads Rewards program. Let me explain why.

I suffer from two neurological disorders (Chiari malformation and cranial lesions) that will require a combined total of 2-4 brain surgeries. I'm unemployed and uninsured and the state I live in is so broke, they have strictly limited who qualifies for Medicaid. Because I have no children and am not pregnant, I don't qualify.

I have been working with several hospitals and organizations in my area to get the care and treatment that I need, but have only made so much progress. Bottom line: In the USA, if you don't have insurance, the healthcare system doesn't exist for you. I have had a surgical consultation and it has been recommended I have the first brain surgery as soon as I possibly can. The only catch is that there will be a deposit required ranging anywhere from $1500-$5000 dollars. I have not worked for almost a year and therefore do not have this kind of money.

Living with a Chiari malformation is painful and exhausting. Living with cranial lesions in addition to the Chiari? Is beyond any kind of description.

I've thought about the different ways I can try to raise this money. I don't like asking for handouts or charity of any kind, so I have hesitated in giving my PayPal information as a solicitation for donations.

Then, I came across the MegaUpload reward program and used part of what little money I do have to set up a paid account for two months for $11.99. This program states if I get 5 million downloads, they will pay me $10,000. There a few stipulations: only one download per IP address per day, only downloads made from qualifying countries, no attempted manipulation or fraud to earn more points.

I don't know if this is too good to be true, but I figure it's worth a shot. If I can somehow reach enough people who would be willing to take time out of their day, hopefully more than just one day, to download this virus free text document, I may be able to get the surgery I need to continue living.

Again, I thank you for downloading this file and if you choose to do so, for sending the link to people you know asking them to download.

Here is a list of qualifying countries

American Samoa Andorra Anguilla Antarctica
Antigua and Barbuda Aruba Australia Austria
Bahamas Barbados Belgium Bermuda
Brazil Canada Cayman Islands Chile
Christmas Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Comoros Cook Islands
Costa Rica Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark
Dominica Dominican Republic Estonia Falkland Islands
Faroe Islands Fiji Finland France
French Polynesia French Southern Territories Germany Gibraltar
Greece Greenland Guam Hong Kong
Hungary Iceland India Ireland
Israel Italy Jamaica Japan
Kiribati Kuwait Latvia Liechtenstein
Lithuania Luxembourg Macau Malta
Mauritius Mexico Monaco Netherlands
Netherlands Antilles New Zealand Norway Palau
Panama Pitcairn Poland Portugal
Qatar Reunion Saint Kitts And Nevis Saint Lucia
San Marino Saudi Arabia Seychelles Singapore
Slovakia South Africa Spain St Pierre and Miquelon
Sweden Switzerland Tonga Tuvalu
U.S. Minor Outlying Islands United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States
Vanuatu Vatican City State Virgin Islands (British) Virgin Islands (U.S.)