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Posted By: Bluto Samartino In Response To: What do Robin Williams, Starbucks, lipstick and Pepsi have in common? (Diana)
Thursday, 2 February 2006, at 9:15 a.m.
> They’re all subjects of popular Internet hoaxes or rumors.
> I know the people that visit most online discussion forums are fairly
> Internet-savvy, but I’ll bet you get these types of messages, too. My
> sister-in-law just sent me (and a bunch of her friends) an email about
> Robin William’s supposed plan for how the US should handle foreign
> affairs. She sent me the one about Pepsi a couple of weeks ago. AARRGGH!
> I'll admit some of them are entertaining, but the fact is that the email
> contains false content. Sending it wastes time, bandwidth, and makes the
> sender look foolish…
> I suggest that we all remind ezine subscribers, site visitors and friends
> about the following sites every once in a while. They’re probably the best
> resources to check to see if an email is really a hoax or rumor.
> http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/hoax.html
> (Check this one out FIRST if the email concerns a virus or suggests that
> you do ANYTHING to change files on your computer!)
> http://urbanlegends.about.com/
> http://www.scambusters.org/legends.html
> My favorite is http://www.Snopes.com.
> Here’s their current list of the 25 “hottest” urban legends as of today:
> http://www.snopes.com/info/top25uls.asp
> 1. E-mail claims cell phone numbers will soon be made available to
> telemarketers.
> 2. E-mail claims Glade PlugIns brand air fresheners are a major fire
> hazard.
> 3. 1-800-FREE-411 offers free directory assistance service.
> 4. E-mail claims Oliver North warned Congress about Osama bin Laden in
> 1987.
> 5. Warning about the "A Virtual Card for You" computer virus.
> 6. Warning about the "Life Is Beautiful" PowerPoint-based
> computer virus.
> 7. E-mail offers transcript of 60 Minutes commentator Andy Rooney's
> explaining his political views.
> 8. E-mail warns about scammers pretending to be credit card fraud
> investigation agents.
> 9. E-mail warns that several major brands of lipstick contain dangerous
> levels of lead.
> 10. E-mail describes actor Denzel Washington's large donation to the
> Fisher House Foundation.
> 11. Controversy over a new Pepsi can design and the Pledge of Allegiance.
> 12. E-mail describes woman who evades a rapist posing as a policeman by
> calling #77 (or *677) on her cell phone.
> 13. FDA health advisory regarding drugs containing PPA
> (phenylpropanolamine).
> 14. E-mail claims the California Highway Patrol are about to launch a
> 30-day speeding ticket frenzy.
> 15. Warning about scammers running up long-distance charges on your bill
> by asking you to press #-9-0 on your telephone.
> 16. E-mail claims Bill Gates, Microsoft and AOL are giving away cash and
> merchandise to those who forward an e-mail message.
> 17. Web site claims to provide information and equipment for making
> 'bonsai kittens.'
> 18. Missing child alert: Penny Brown.
> 19. Amy Bruce, a terminally ill young girl, writes "Slow Dance"
> poem.
> 20. E-mail claims Starbucks refused to send free coffee to G.I.s serving
> in Iraq.
> 21. E-mail claims Applebee's restaurants are giving away free gift
> certificates.
> 22. E-mail warns about scammers' paging you from the 809 area code.
> 23. E-mailed computer virus claims Osama bin Laden has been captured or
> hanged.
> 24. E-mail offers comedian Robin Williams' plan for how the U.S. should
> handle foreign affairs.
> 25. E-mail claims Target stores do not support veterans.
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