Savannah Foraker-forward emails to help with her medical costs-Fiction!

Forward Emails about Savannah Foraker and She’ll Get Financial Help for Her Illness-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: This email says it’s from Antonia Foraker of Delight, West Virginia and that her daughter Savannah has a rare blood disease.  The email says that local businesses have offered to pay a nickel for each email that is forwarded …

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Anybirthday.com-crooks using the site for identity theft-Fiction!

Crooks are Getting Enough Information from www.anybirthday.com to Commit Identity Theft-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: This message says that a friend of the writer got a warning from the IRS about www.anybirthday.com and that criminals are using it to steal personal information and Social Security numbers. It says that the crooks can get the birth information from the …

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AOL Is Splitting from the Internet and setting up its own technology-Fiction!

AOL Is Splitting From The Internet-Fiction! Summary of eRumor:  This email says that effective April 15, AOL is separating itself from the Internet and will operate on its own.  People will not be able to send and receive email between AOL and the rest of the Internet and, according to the email, AOL regards itself as …

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AOL and Intel-get cash for forwarding an email about a merger-Fiction!

AOL and Intel Discussing a Merger and if You Forward an Email About it, They’ll Send Money-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: AOL and Intel are merging and to keep the value of their merger high, they are conducting an email test.  It’s to keep the email usage of AOL at a peak level. If you forward …

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AOL Instant Messenger security hole-Truth! but Resolved!

A Security Hole in AOL Instant Messenger–Truth! but Resolved! Summary of eRumor:1-03-02 A warning that says that a security hole has been discovered in AOL Instant Messenger that can allow hackers to access your computer. The Truth: This was true, but a spokesman for AOL, Andrew Weinstein, says there were no security breaches that they’ve …

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Jones Juice may cause you to fail drug tests-Fiction!

Drinking Jones Juice May Cause You to Fail a Drug Test-Fiction! Summary of eRumor:    An email claiming to be from a “Lt. Col. Hayes” warns not to drink Jones Juice, a new soft drink that contains hemp seed oil.  Because hemp contains the active ingredient of marijuana, anyone drinking Jones Juice could test positive in …

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