The email warns never to call area code 809, 284, or 876 because you could get charged $25 or more per minute for the call. It goes on to describe various ways in which scam artists in the Virgin Islands are tricking people into returning their calls, then charging outrageous rates for making the call. (Complete versions are below.)
Don’t Eat Sweets At Bedtime Because Ants May Invade Your Brain-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: Two stories are told in this email. One is of a boy who died because of ants in his brain. He fell asleep with sweets either in his mouth or nearby and the ants that were attracted got into his brain …
Ants can invade your brain, so don't eat sweets at bedtime-Fiction! Read More »
Beware of Lead in Popular Lipstick Brands–Fiction! Summary of eRumor: The email says that several lipstick brands contain lead and suggests a simple way to tell whether there is lead in your lipstick. The Truth: We’ve spent a considerable amount of time looking into this one and there is nothing to substantiate …
Hotel Room Keys Have Your Personal Information on Them Including Credit Card Numbers-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: A warning that key cards issued to hotel or motel guests as room keys are being used for identity theft. The story says that Southern California Law Enforcement professionals discovered that some hotel room keys include the guest’s …
Hotel key cards being used for identity theft?-Fiction! Read More »
the FCC has decided to allow the use of the F-word on any TV or radio show at any time of day or night. It’s in the form of an appeal from the American Family Association urging citizens to complain to the FCC and to members of congress.
There are two major versions of this circulating. Both quote an alleged article from the Journal of the United Medical Association about people mysteriously dying then investigators finding deadly spiders from foreign lands living under toilet seats. One version says the spider is from South American and was found to be hiding under toilet seats in a restaurant at Chicago’s Blare airport. Another version says the spiders are appearing in North Florida, traced to a restaurant, and have come aboard airplanes from India.
The message is a forward of a letter from television minister the Rev. Jerry Falwell protesting that Amazon.com is displaying and selling a a book on pedophile relationships.
A Restaurant Served a Steak Contaminated with Human Urine-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: This alleges that a woman got sick after eating at a restaurant in and later tests on the steak revealed it was contaminated with human urine. The writer of the email says that there is a lawsuit as well as DNA …
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Use the “BCC” Function on Emails to Protect People’s Email Addresses and Names from Strangers-Truth! Summary of eRumor: A warning is issued about sending or forwarding emails to others that have an accumulation of other people’s email addresses on it. It is suggested that the “BCC” (Blind carbon copy) feature of email programs be used …
This is a commentary allegedly written by former Congressman Allen West that said the U.S. Military is hiring Chaplains affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood.
