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- Stop Sending Us Cash
published on June 02, 2010 09:00:00 am
A husband and wife say they could have made a fortune from a hoax email that has circulated the world and prompted people to send them money. The couple have been offered thousands of dollars, trips overseas, free accommodation and endless support for a non-existent 7-year-old who is said to have cancer. - Hoax 'killer spider' warning bites emailers
published on February 15, 2010 05:00:00 am
If you've forwarded an email - purportedly from Australian Red Cross - to friends or family to warn them about flesh-eating spiders you're not only a victim of a hoax but also a nuisance. - Gang e-mail hoax
published on February 13, 2010 07:30:00 am
A threatening e-mail about gang activity is causing concern among Edmond residents. The message looks like a warning about "national gang week". It says gangs are using car seats placed along the side of the road to entice people into stopping to make sure everything is alright; that's when the gang members allegedly strike. - Reports of lion in Northern New York a hoax
published on February 12, 2010 06:45:00 am
Have catamounts returned to the mountains of Northern New York? State wildlife officials say the answer is no, despite reports circulating via email and text message. - Hoax e-mail singles out Edmond officer
published on February 12, 2010 06:45:00 am
A gang-related e-mail message using an Edmond Police officer's name is a hoax, police said. Edmond Police spokeswoman Glynda Chu said Edmond Police Sgt. Scott Fees is having to explain to concerned callers that the e-mail using his name is not true, and that he did not send the message. - The great George W. Bush billboard mystery
published on February 11, 2010 06:00:00 am
When word first circulated around the Internet of a billboard showing a smiling George W. Bush emblazoned with the message "Miss me yet?" some thought it was another viral e-mail hoax. But it wasn't. - Fools and their Money - How to Make a Million Online
published on February 11, 2010 06:00:00 am
At their core, chain letters worked the same way and can also make money (illegally, of course). If you aren't familiar with the old chain letter concept, it has largely been replaced by email scams these days because email is free. What used to happen was that you got a letter which you duplicate and send to (soon-to-be-former) friends. You send this begging letter on to others. (The most horrendous of these involve extortion too - "something bad will happen if you fail to send this along" or "we won't pray for you if you don't send this along.") - Support the 2nd Amendment if you love your freedom
published on February 10, 2010 02:47:00 am
Note: information in this article is cited from a chain letter debunked on BreakTheChain.org - "In 2001, according to breakthechain.org, only one year after Australia enacted gun control legislation they saw an increase in nationwide homicides by 3.2 percent, assaults increased by 8.6 percent; and armed robberies increased by 44 percent. In the state of Victoria, homicides with firearms increased by 300 percent." - Spreading love across the seas
published on February 10, 2010 02:46:00 am
In support of Hearts for Heroes, an activity created by Boardman resident Nancy Cuffle, students prepared Valentines Day cards for airmen in Iraq. Cuffle started the activity through e-mailing various schools and organizations asking for them to donate cards for deployed troops. Since her idea was so close to Valentine's Day, she coined it as Hearts for Heroes. Her e-mail was passed along as a chain letter and the rest is history. - 'Dog Tacos' email hoax circulates in Valley
published on February 10, 2010 02:45:00 am
A email hoax saying that a Matamoros man was arrested for killing dogs and selling the meat to a popular taqueria chain is circulating on both sides of the border.