This is a widespread chain letter, which asks people to send e-mail messages to benefit a cancer patient. There are several different versions of this chain letter, some of them mentioning specific patients. These messages are hoaxes and they are not endorsed by any cancer organisations. Do not pass them on. The ACS@AOL.COM address does not exists. Here's an example of this chain letter:

Please forward this message to EVERYONE you know. The American Cancer Society gets 3 cents every time this message is forwarded. Please make sure that you cc: American Cancer Society...(ACS@AOL.COM)

And here's another version:

Subject: This is not a chain! It could save a little girls life!

o.k. you guys..... this isn't a chain letter, but a choice for all of us to save a little girl that's dieing of a serious and fatal form of cancer. please send this to everyone you know...or don't know at that. this little girl has 6 months left to live her life, and as her dieing wish, she wanted to send a chain letter telling everyone to live their life to fullest, since she never will. she'll never make it to prom, graduate from high school, of get married and have a family of her own. but by you sending this to as many people as possible, you can give her and her family a little hope, because with every name that this is semnt to, the american cancer society will donate 3 cents per name to her treatment and recovery plan. one guy sent this th 500 people !!!! so, i know that we can send it to at least 5 or 6. come on you guys.... and if you're too damn selfish to waste 10-15 minutes and scrolling this and forwarding it to EVERYONE, than one: you're one sick bastard, and two: just think it could be you one day....and it's not even your $money$, just your time. i know that ya'll will impress me !!!! i love ya'll !!!!! peace-

Sarah "X"

And yet another version:

Please forward this message to EVERYONE you know. The American Cancer Society gets 3 cents every time this message is forwarded. Please make sure that you cc: American Cancer Society...(ACS@AOL.COM)

And one more version:

LITTLE JESSICA MYDEK IS SEVEN YEARS OLD AND IS SUFFERING FROMAN ACUTE AND VERY RARE CASE OF CEREBRAL CARCINOMA. THIS CONDITION CAUSES SEVERE MALIGNANT BRAIN TUMORS AND IS A TERMINAL ILLNESS. THE DOCTORS HAVE GIVEN HER SIX MONTHS TO LIVE.

AS PART OF HER DYING WISH, SHE WANTED TO START A CHAIN LETTER TO INFORM PEOPLE OF THIS CONDITION AND TO SEND PEOPLE THE MESSAGE TO LIVE LIFE TO THE FULLEST AND ENJOY EVERY MOMENT, A CHANCE THAT SHE WILL NEVER HAVE. FURTHERMORE, THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY AND SEVERAL CORPORATE SPONSORS HAVE AGREED TO DONATE THREE CENTS TOWARD CONTINUING CANCER RESEARCH FOR EVERY NEW PERSON THAT GETS FORWARDED THIS MESSAGE. PLEASE GIVE JESSICA AND ALL CANCER VICTIMS A CHANCE. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS, SEND THEM TO THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY AT ACS@AOL.COM