Is it me, is it a scam, or this student-debt plea tacky?

Remember the story of Kelli Space, the recent college grad who set up a Web site where people could donate money to help her pay down her $200,000 in student loans?

I just got this spam over the weekend. Its sender's name is listed as Raquel Castillo-Hernandez, and she's asking me to donate money so she and four of her peers can pay off $500,000 in debt.

No mention of her (or her peers') major, job situation, debt breakdown, or anything else of substance. All I could find is that the different contributions would earn the donor varying levels of PR coaching or media planning.

Not sure how valuable that will be, considering her e-mail greeting to me was "Dear afriedrich@mpr.org."

Create a More Connected Minnesota

MPR News is your trusted resource for the news you need. With your support, MPR News brings accessible, courageous journalism and authentic conversation to everyone - free of paywalls and barriers. Your gift makes a difference.

So far she has raised $25 from an anonymous donor.

Just letting you know what's out there.

 

[image]