We keep you up-to-date in the world of e-mail chain letters with the latest news articles about chain letters, as well as updates about BreakTheChain.org. http://www.breakthechain.org/ The Hillsborough Sheriff's Office says an e-mail circulating that offers some warnings about the county's six new red light cameras is a modern-day chain letter. http://www.myfoxtampabay.com/dpp/news/local/hillsborough/1117-red-light-rumors-chain-email http://www.myfoxtampabay.com/dpp/news/local/hillsborough/1117-red-light-rumors-chain-email Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:50:00 EDT A bogus e-mail warning cell phone users to register their numbers with the government's Do Not Call registry is making the rounds again. If you get it, hit the delete key. http://www.nydailynews.com/money/2009/11/16/2009-11-16_dont_fall_victim_to_emails_cell_hoax.html http://www.nydailynews.com/money/2009/11/16/2009-11-16_dont_fall_victim_to_emails_cell_hoax.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:30:00 EDT The gun deer season is almost upon us so it's an appropriate time to let hunters know what's out there or, in this case, what isn't. The albino moose isn't. http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/20091115/GPG0706/911150705/1207/GPG01 http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/20091115/GPG0706/911150705/1207/GPG01 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:30:00 EDT THE hoax about the attempted kidnap of a three-year-old girl shows one thing - the power of text. Thousands of people across Huddersfield quickly found out about it as the message was fired from phone to phone in the modern equivalent of a panicky chain letter. http://www.examiner.co.uk/views-and-blogs/comment/2009/11/14/leader-modern-chain-mail-86081-25164278/ http://www.examiner.co.uk/views-and-blogs/comment/2009/11/14/leader-modern-chain-mail-86081-25164278/ Sat, 14 Nov 2009 14:00:00 GMT The Internet has certainly been a boon to the human species. It has brought the wisdom of the ages into easy reach of our fingertips. Of course, it has also brought the ignorance of the ages into our easy grasp. http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09308/1010580-154.stm#ixzz0Vw37rIPU http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09308/1010580-154.stm#ixzz0Vw37rIPU Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:00:00 EDT An old rumor from 2002 with an ounce of truth to it has now found its way into Canada, where it's no more true. http://www.breakthechain.org/exclusives/mcbeef.html http://www.breakthechain.org/exclusives/mcbeef.html Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:30:00 EDT Every couple of years they go around, a scary email that makes people think twice about every day activities. The latest one tells the story of a young man who was killed, electrocuted by a cell phone that he was using while it was plugged into the wall. http://www.fox12idaho.com/global/story.asp?s=11435222 http://www.fox12idaho.com/global/story.asp?s=11435222 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:30:00 EDT McDonald's Canada and the president of the Canadian Cattlemen's Association are trying to counter what they say is false information being spread by an Internet hoax. The hoax email, which has been circulating for a long time and purports to be from an Alberta cattle-feeding group, calls for a boycott of the fast-food chain because it says McDonald's has plans to buy most of its beef from South America. http://www.edmontonsun.com/news/canada/2009/11/02/11609436.html http://www.edmontonsun.com/news/canada/2009/11/02/11609436.html Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:30:00 EDT A bogus report claiming that sailors aboard a ship died from the vaccine for the H1N1 virus has popped up on blogs and in e-mail inboxes in recent weeks. http://www.navytimes.com/news/2009/10/navy_flu_hoax_email_103009w/ http://www.navytimes.com/news/2009/10/navy_flu_hoax_email_103009w/ Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:00:00 EDT We all want to see breast cancer cured, so it's no surprise that people respond to an email that tells them that sending a single text message or email to a friend would cause a large national company to donate a buck to cancer research. Unfortunately, it's not true. http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2009/10/29/dont-fall-for-this-email-hoax-to-fight-cancer/ http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2009/10/29/dont-fall-for-this-email-hoax-to-fight-cancer/ Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:00:00 EDT Kelene Bolden, of East Hartford, was surprised by the text message she got on Wednesday. It read, "Gang initiation starts today from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. They are planning to kill any female on the street. Pass the word." http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local-beat/Cops-Say-Gang-Initiation-Threats-a-Hoax-66972337.html http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local-beat/Cops-Say-Gang-Initiation-Threats-a-Hoax-66972337.html Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:30:00 EDT One of the most annoying things for anyone is getting a hoax e-mail. Most of them are harmless, and say things like, "You will get a kiss at midnight from your crush if you forward this to seven people," but some of them are viruses that can wipe out your entire operating system. http://www.thecurrentonline.com/features/e-mail-hoaxes-scams-and-urban-legends-have-come-to-terrorize-your-computer-1.2037682 http://www.thecurrentonline.com/features/e-mail-hoaxes-scams-and-urban-legends-have-come-to-terrorize-your-computer-1.2037682 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:30:00 EDT An e-mail that's circulating widely says Medicare premiums will go up again this year and next, while Social Security payments remain unchanged. It also says that Congress accepted the annual automatic pay raise while freezing Social Security and other pensions. Is this correct? http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/business/stories/2009/10/25/question.html http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/business/stories/2009/10/25/question.html Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:00:00 EDT One of the most annoying things for anyone is getting a hoax e-mail. Most of them are harmless, and say things like, "You will get a kiss at midnight from your crush if you forward this to seven people," but some of them are viruses that can wipe out your entire operating system. http://www.thecurrentonline.com/e-mail-hoaxes-scams-and-urban-legends-have-come-to-terrorize-your-computer-1.2037682 http://www.thecurrentonline.com/e-mail-hoaxes-scams-and-urban-legends-have-come-to-terrorize-your-computer-1.2037682 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:00:00 EDT John R. Ratliff, a public relations professional in Ohio, runs breakthechain.org, a Web site dedicated to combating e-mail chain letters. "Chain letters are not a traditional news media and people should not rely on the information in them or take them at face value," he said. http://www.star-telegram.com/legislature/story/1707512.html http://www.star-telegram.com/legislature/story/1707512.html Sat, 24 Oct 2009 09:45:00 GMT