Sample Email Hoaxes and Virus Warnings
Hotmail Out of Space Hoax If you're still not sure, be sure to search the databases of one of the big guys - find the links to them on the resources page Notice that in the hotmail out of space warning there are some spelling errors and grammar errors. I'm pretty sure that if Aaron Lope, if there is even an Aaron Lope, of Hotmail could manage to send out an email with correct spelling. And why would Microsoft ask you to send out 20 emails if their database was getting too crowded?
 Urban Legends, Spam, Scams and Hoaxes of the Day
Want to verify that e-mail - Check Here The FBI has announced that the ?Falafel Investigation? described in the article ?FBI Hoped to Follow Falafel Trail to Iranian Terrorists" on Nov 2, 2007 is false story. In a press release dated Nov 26, 2007, FBI spokesperson John Miller states ?While the story may have been the source of some amusement, I appreciate the opportunity to set the record straight on something that touches on something so important as national security and civil liberties.? The Falafel Investigation story has been picked up by numerous blogs, including that of ...      |
