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September 15, 1999
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An Israeli family that lost four members in the earthquake in Turkey several weeks ago has discovered that someone has been exploiting their personal tragedy for money. Irit Franco, whose parents, brother and nephew died in the disaster, said Tuesday that someone phoned her recently to verify if the family was raising money to pay for headstones for the relatives who died. After people in the Haifa area began receiving phone calls seeking contributions for such an effort, the Franco family issued a statement that the calls were a hoax and it is not raising money.

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