Eating my words

Today I recieved yet another chain email message. I never pass on chain e-mails, as they invariably turn out to be hoaxes. But I usually for my own satisfaction (sad I know) check them out on the net for vereacity.

But todays was different. It was the following message:

Nobody knows who this boy belongs to!

Please send this to all ? we mean all! ? the people in your entire network.
Looking for his family.

The boy about 2 years, from Khoa Lak is missing his parents. Nobody knows what country he comes from. If anyboy knows him please contact us by phone

Followed by a phone number and a photo of the boy.

As usual I was ready to press delete, thinking it a particularly sick hoax, but decided to do a websearch. As it turns out I was right not to pass on the message, but for all the wrong reasons. I found this on the Phuket international hospital website: "We have found this boy's family already. Thank you everybody for your concern."

I will be less cynical in future.