Purchase $25 Worth of “Reports” and Become a Millionaire Through a Multi-Level Marketing Business–Fiction! Summary of eRumor: This very long email promises that if you follow the instructions, you’ll be making big money. You are to send $5 to each of the 5 names on a list and receive five “reports” that you …
Make big money by purchasing and distributing "reports" at home-Fiction! Read More »
The Tax Relief Checks Sent to U.S. Taxpayers in 2001 Are Not Really Refunds–Truth! Summary of eRumor: An article from the Rocky Mountain News in Colorado has gotten wide circulation on the Internet. The writer, David Milstead, warns that the tax “refund” everybody thought they were receiving as a part of a …
This is a forwarded email that warns that as of January 1, 2014 taxes were raised thanks to the Affordable Care Act, aka “Obamacare”.
A forwarded email makes a number of claims about tax rate increases that take effect in 2015.
A comparison of tax proposals by presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain.
This is a forwarded email that lists the salaries of elected officials.
Run Money Through Your Account For a Foreigner and Get Millions of Dollars-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: There are numerous versions of this eRumor and they are multiplying. They all involve a request or an offer from a foreigner that millions of dollars be allowed to pass through your bank or account and as a thanks for …
You can make millions by transferring some money for a foreigner-Scam! Read More »
The Democratic Origins of Social Security Under Franklin D. Roosevelt–Fiction! Summary of eRumor: The eRumor lists several things about Social Security as it was supposed to have been instituted under the Democratic presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt:Such as:1. That contributions to Social Security were voluntary.2. That it would cost only one percent of the first …
Turn $3 into $10,000 with PayPal–Fiction! Summary of eRumor: This is a long email that suggests a technique for using the PayPal online payment service for making thousands of dollars in an easy and inexpensive way. The Truth: This email may attract the interest of younger users of the Internet who have never heard of …
Email about a PayPal Class Action Settlement–Truth! Summary of eRumor: The eRumor says that there is a class action settlement between PayPal and certain people who opened PayPal accounts between October, 1999 and January, 2004. The Truth: The class action is real and the email is authentic…but a lot of people who received it wondered …
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