1. snopes.com: Citibank Email Address Verification Scam •••
Is Citibank asking customers to verify their e-mail addresses?
  ...Home --> Inboxer Rebellion --> Scams --> Citibank Citibank Claim: Citibank is sending out messages asking customers to verify their e-mail addresses....
  ...This email was sent by the Citibank server to verify your e-mail address. You must complete this process by clicking on the link below and entering in...
  ...protection — becaurse some of our members no longer have access to their email addresses and we must verify it. To verify your e-mail address and...
Sat, 19 May 2012 19:25:33 GMT http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/scams/citibank2.asp

2. snopes.com: Free iPhone, iPad Scam •••
Free iPhones and iPads Scam
  ...Fraud & Scams Glurge Gallery History Holidays Horrors Humor Inboxer Rebellion Language Legal Lost Legends Love Luck Media Matters...
  ...this short survey to recieve yours for free. Just make sure you enter your email so we may locate our records to ensure that we have reserved one for...
  ...after the deadline, however, we advise you check the website and enter your email to see if we still have got yours on hold, which we often-times do...
Sat, 19 May 2012 19:41:46 GMT http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/nothing/apple.asp

3. snopes.com: VISA Scam •••
Are phony e-mails from VISA's 'Department of International Investigations' luring gullible victims into divulging their credit card information to scammers?
  ...Home --> Inboxer Rebellion --> Scams --> VISA Scam VISA Scam Claim: Phony e-mails purportedly from VISA's "Department of International...
  ...Subject: VISA SCAM ALERT SCAM ALERT: Visa USA Fraud Control has learned of a scam designed to obtain cardholders personal data and account information....
  ...Control, if you receive this or a similar letter. Contact SCAM Alert at 1-800-637-2676, email us at scamalert@cunamutual.com, or fax the information to...
Sat, 19 May 2012 19:29:59 GMT http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/scams/visascam.asp

4. snopes.com: Free $100 or $1,000 Walmart Gift Card Scam •••
Walmart is distributing free $100 or $1,000 gift cards to users who click an online link?
  ...Fraud & Scams Glurge Gallery History Holidays Horrors Humor Inboxer Rebellion Language Legal Lost Legends Love Luck Media Matters...
  ...Origins: In mid-November 2011, a survey scam purporting to offer free $100 Walmart gift cards to those who followed particular links then did as told...
  ...receipt gift card are notified by certified mail, never via email. Other recent survey scams of similar construction include: $50 or $100 Starbucks...
Sat, 19 May 2012 19:17:15 GMT http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/nothing/walmart.asp

5. snopes.com: Parcel Delivery Service Fraud •••
Are cards from a 'Parcel Delivery Service' part of a premium rate telephone scam?
  ...Fraud & Scams Glurge Gallery History Holidays Horrors Humor Inboxer Rebellion Language Legal Lost Legends Love Luck Media Matters...
  ...Scam: Cards from a "Parcel Delivery Service" notifying recipients of parcels awaiting delivery are part of a premium rate telephone scam. Examples:...
  ...CURRENT 'POSTAL SCAM' CHAIN EMAIL PhonepayPlus, the phone-paid services regulator, is aware that a chain e-mail about an alleged postal scam is being...
Sat, 19 May 2012 19:36:14 GMT http://www.snopes.com/fraud/telephone/pds.asp

6. snopes.com: Lottery Scams •••
Announcement says you've won a foreign lottery you don't remember entering.
  ...Fraud & Scams Glurge Gallery History Holidays Horrors Humor Inboxer Rebellion Language Legal Lost Legends Love Luck Media Matters...
  ...Scam: Announcements inform recipients that they've won large sums of money in foreign lotteries. Examples: De Lotto Netherlands 41132, NL-1007 DB...
  ...EMAIL: edwardclapton@consultant.com for due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated account of your choice. Remember, you must...
Sat, 19 May 2012 19:39:40 GMT http://www.snopes.com/fraud/advancefee/lottery.asp

7. snopes.com: PayPal Scam •••
Does Paypal need you to submit your credit card and bank account information again as part of routine security maintenance?
  ...Home --> Inboxer Rebellion --> Scams --> PayPal PayPal Claim: As part of regular security maintenance, Paypal needs you to resubmit your credit card...
  ...status, you must confirm your email address by logging in to your PayPal account using the form below: Email Address: Password:...
  ...may take several days to be reflected in our mailings. Replies to this email will not be processed. If you previously asked to be excluded from...
Sat, 19 May 2012 19:11:03 GMT http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/scams/paypal.asp

8. snopes.com: 809 Area Code Scam •••
Are callers lured into placing calls to the 809 area code charged large long-distance fees?
  ...Fraud & Scams Glurge Gallery History Holidays Horrors Humor Inboxer Rebellion Language Legal Lost Legends Love Luck Media Matters...
  ...809 Area Code Scam Scam: Unsuspecting phone customers are gulled into placing calls to area codes in the Caribbean that result in hefty charges....
  ...message. Be wary of email or calls asking you to call an 809 area code number. It's important to prevent becoming a victim of this scam, since trying to...
Sat, 19 May 2012 19:44:15 GMT http://www.snopes.com/fraud/telephone/809.asp

9. snopes.com: Rental Scam •••
Con artist rents out a property he has no authorization to lease.
  ...Fraud & Scams Glurge Gallery History Holidays Horrors Humor Inboxer Rebellion Language Legal Lost Legends Love Luck Media Matters...
  ...Scam Scam: Con artist rents out a property he has no authorization to lease. Examples: [Collected via e-mail, September 2009] Thanks for your email...
  ...Email my wife Brenda on and she will attends to you better. Rev Wright Water. God Bless You. Thanks for your email and interest in renting my...
Sat, 19 May 2012 19:27:24 GMT http://www.snopes.com/fraud/sales/rental.asp

10. snopes.com: Cashier's Check Scam •••
Scammers pay with cashier's checks larger than the purchase price and ask the balances be sent to third parties.
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  ...Cashier's Check Scam Scam: Sellers advertising online are defrauded by 'buyers' who pay with cashier checks made out for amounts in excess of the...
  ...his motorcycle online. Last week when he posted his bike he recieved an email from a hotmail account stating he was interested in buying his bike and he...
Sat, 19 May 2012 19:38:52 GMT http://www.snopes.com/fraud/sales/cashier.asp

11. snopes.com: Thousand Dollar Bill •••
Can you get free cash or merchandise for forwarding an e-mail message?
  ...this on everyone I know, just in case." It's no wonder the "Make Money Fast" scam won't go away. It is not possible, with current technology, to trace...
  ...Thanks for your help in compiling the "email database." I am happy to report that the 1000 participant threshold was broken on December 2nd, 1997 with a...
  ...you forwarded that email to have just qualified for our $1000 COMPENSATION prize !! To claim your prize, simply respond to this email with your credit...
Sat, 19 May 2012 19:10:17 GMT http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/nothing/billgate.asp

12. snopes.com: Courier Parcel Scam •••
Scammers dupe victims into paying 'security keeping fees' to receive courier parcels supposedly containing large checks.
  ...Fraud & Scams Glurge Gallery History Holidays Horrors Humor Inboxer Rebellion Language Legal Lost Legends Love Luck Media Matters...
  ...Courier Parcel Scam Scam: Scammers dupe victims into paying "security keeping fees" to receive courier parcels supposedly containing large checks....
  ...However, we cannot quote its content to you via email for privacy reasons. We understand that the content of your package itself is a Bank Draft worth of...
Sat, 19 May 2012 19:23:14 GMT http://www.snopes.com/fraud/phishing/courier.asp

13. snopes.com: Government Grant Scams •••
Scammers promise to hook up victims with a variety of government grants.
  ...Fraud & Scams Glurge Gallery History Holidays Horrors Humor Inboxer Rebellion Language Legal Lost Legends Love Luck Media Matters...
  ...Scam: Advertisements offer thousands of dollars of "free money" available in the form of government grants. Examples: [Collected via e-mail, March...
  ...If you have received this email, take a time to really read it carefully! You may be one of the luckiest people ever to get a Government Funded Grant....
Sat, 19 May 2012 19:32:11 GMT http://www.snopes.com/fraud/advancefee/grants.asp

14. snopes.com: Secret Shopper Scams •••
Scammers defraud aspiring secret shoppers.
  ...Fraud & Scams Glurge Gallery History Holidays Horrors Humor Inboxer Rebellion Language Legal Lost Legends Love Luck Media Matters...
  ...Secret Shopper Scams Scam: Scammers defraud aspiring 'secret' or 'mystery' shoppers. Origins: Employment frauds typically prey upon the gullible or...
  ...business. The shopping certification offered in advertising or unsolicited email is almost always worthless. A list of companies that hire mystery...
Sat, 19 May 2012 19:43:53 GMT http://www.snopes.com/fraud/employment/shopper.asp

15. snopes.com: FBI ATM Cards Scam •••
Is the FBI offering 'ATM Cards' to help victims recover money from Nigerian scammers?
  ...Fraud & Scams Glurge Gallery History Holidays Horrors Humor Inboxer Rebellion Language Legal Lost Legends Love Luck Media Matters...
  ...Scam: The FBI is offering "ATM Cards" to help victims recover money from Nigerian scammers. Example: [Collected via e-mail, September 2008] Federal...
  ...EMAIL: atm_card_centre303@hotmail.com Telephone Number : +234-808-252-6229 Immediately contact Mr. Paul Smith of the ATM Card Centre with the...
Sat, 19 May 2012 19:12:21 GMT http://www.snopes.com/crime/fraud/atmcard.asp

16. snopes.com: Free Disneyland Tickets Scam •••
Free tickets to Disneyland for inviting friends on Facebook?
  ...Fraud & Scams Glurge Gallery History Holidays Horrors Humor Inboxer Rebellion Language Legal Lost Legends Love Luck Media Matters...
  ...Free Disneyland Tickets Scam Claim: Disney is giving away free tickets to Disneyland to Facebook users. Example: [Collected via e-mail, April 2012]...
  ...of the site they'd been sent to, the latter being: By entering your email and continuing, you certify that you are a US resident over the age of 18 and...
Sat, 19 May 2012 19:11:22 GMT http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/nothing/disneyland.asp

17. snopes.com: Email Surcharges •••
Is the U.S. Postal Service going to slap a 5-cent surcharge on every e-mail message?
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  ...read the following carefully if you intend to stay online and continue using email: The last few months have revealed an alarming trend in the Government...
  ...to bilk email users out of "alternate postage fees". Bill 602P will permit the Federal Govt to charge a 5 cent surcharge on every email delivered, by...
Sat, 19 May 2012 19:10:10 GMT http://www.snopes.com/business/taxes/bill602p.asp

18. snopes.com: Facebook Terms of Service Violation Scam •••
Facebook is about to close your account, citing violation of its policies?
  ...Fraud & Scams Glurge Gallery History Holidays Horrors Humor Inboxer Rebellion Language Legal Lost Legends Love Luck Media Matters...
  ...Terms of Service Violation Scam Claim: Facebook is about to close your account, citing violation of its policies. Examples: [Collected via e-mail,...
  ...If an email looks strange, don’t click on any of the links in it, and delete it from your inbox immediately. Be especially wary of emails that ask you to...
Sat, 19 May 2012 19:04:47 GMT http://www.snopes.com/computer/facebook/violation.asp

19. snopes.com: WalMart Cash Back Scam •••
Retail cashiers steal from customers by tricking them into requesting cash back and then pocketing their money?
  ...Fraud & Scams Glurge Gallery History Holidays Horrors Humor Inboxer Rebellion Language Legal Lost Legends Love Luck Media Matters...
  ...Scam: Retail cashiers steal from customers by secretly initiating cash back requests and then pocketing the money. Examples: [Collected via e-mail,...
  ...she canceled it. We really didn't think anything of it until we read this email. Please be aware. [Collected via e-mail, July 2009] It happened...
Sat, 19 May 2012 19:09:36 GMT http://www.snopes.com/fraud/atm/cashback.asp

20. snopes.com: Auto Reply Thefts •••
Are thieves stealing computer lists of 'out of office' auto-replies to target homes for burglary?
  ...Fraud & Scams Glurge Gallery History Holidays Horrors Humor Inboxer Rebellion Language Legal Lost Legends Love Luck Media Matters...
  ...(Tif), which uncovered details of the scam from a meeting of its members. Criminals are buying huge lists of email addresses over the internet and...
  ...were coming back, so why would you put this in an email?" said David Roberts, chief executive at Tif. "Email is the most popular form of office...
Sat, 19 May 2012 19:23:32 GMT http://www.snopes.com/crime/intent/reply.asp

21. snopes.com: StubHub! •••
E-mail phishing scam poses as notification from StubHub about ticket purchases for a boxing match.
  ...Fraud & Scams Glurge Gallery History Holidays Horrors Humor Inboxer Rebellion Language Legal Lost Legends Love Luck Media Matters...
  ...Email from StubHub Orders re: Order Placed - Ticket Order #47223311 Thanks for your order! We've instructed the seller to confirm your order within the...
  ...tracking number for you yet. We'll send it with your order confirmation email. Billing info Price per ticket: $1250.00 Quantity: x 2 Subtotal:...
Sat, 19 May 2012 19:23:36 GMT http://www.snopes.com/fraud/phishing/stubhub.asp

22. snopes.com: Free E-Mail/Instant Messaging/Social Networking Cancellation Hoax •••
Is your free e-mail, IM service, or social networking site overloaded and about to cancel the accounts of users who don't forward or repost an e-mail?
  ...Fraud & Scams Glurge Gallery History Holidays Horrors Humor Inboxer Rebellion Language Legal Lost Legends Love Luck Media Matters...
  ...who does not receive this email with the exact subject heading, will be deleted off our server. Please forward this email so that we know you are still...
  ...have found that our free web-based email service has become too popular for our resources. Because free web-based email service has become too popular...
Sat, 19 May 2012 19:21:00 GMT http://www.snopes.com/computer/internet/overload.asp

23. snopes.com: Tagged •••
E-mailed invitations from friends to join the Tagged.com web site are a form of scam or virus?
  ...Fraud & Scams Glurge Gallery History Holidays Horrors Humor Inboxer Rebellion Language Legal Lost Legends Love Luck Media Matters...
  ...invitations from friends to join the Tagged.com web site are a form of scam or virus. Examples: [Collected via e-mail, June 2008] I understand...
  ...I have, in the past two days. received several email messages — often from the same person — saying "___ has sent you a message from Tagged or photos...
Sat, 19 May 2012 19:20:56 GMT http://www.snopes.com/computer/internet/tagged.asp

24. snopes.com: Sony Ericsson Laptop Giveaway •••
Can users can receive free laptop computers from Ericsson for forwarding an e-mail message to friends?
  ...Fraud & Scams Glurge Gallery History Holidays Horrors Humor Inboxer Rebellion Language Legal Lost Legends Love Luck Media Matters...
  ...issue yet another disclaimer: Sony Ericsson has been made aware of an online email campaign claiming that Ericsson will give away a free laptop computer...
  ...logo and mentions an Ericsson contact name and email number. Sony Ericsson confirms that this email campaign is a hoax. In addition, Sony Ericsson...
Sat, 19 May 2012 19:22:35 GMT http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/nothing/ericsson.asp

25. snopes.com: Better Business Bureau •••
E-mail phishing scam poses as notifications from the Better Business Bureau.
  ...Fraud & Scams Glurge Gallery History Holidays Horrors Humor Inboxer Rebellion Language Legal Lost Legends Love Luck Media Matters...
  ...Better Business Bureau is issuing an urgent SCAM alert cautioning businesses and consumers about an email that looks like it is from BBB, with the...
Sat, 19 May 2012 19:24:40 GMT http://www.snopes.com/fraud/phishing/bbb.asp

26. snopes.com: Microsoft/AOL Giveaway •••
Can you get a cash reward from Microsoft and AOL forwarding an e-mail message?
  ...Fraud & Scams Glurge Gallery History Holidays Horrors Humor Inboxer Rebellion Language Legal Lost Legends Love Luck Media Matters...
  ...I thought this was a scam myself, But two weeks after receiving this e-mail and forwarding it on. Microsoft contacted me for my address and withindays, I...
  ...public about this hoax back in 1999: Recently an email has been circulating on the Internet about a new "email tracking system" from Microsoft. As you...
Sat, 19 May 2012 19:21:26 GMT http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/nothing/microsoft-aol.asp

27. snopes.com: US Airways •••
Is a scam being spread via US Airways online reservation confirmations?
  ...Fraud & Scams Glurge Gallery History Holidays Horrors Humor Inboxer Rebellion Language Legal Lost Legends Love Luck Media Matters...
  ...a scam alert about this scheme on its site, advising that: Some customers have reported receiving fraudulent emails claiming to be from US Airways....
  ...is a type of fraud committed to gain your personal information. A phishing email may include a fake confirmation number or ask you to change your account...
Sat, 19 May 2012 19:07:26 GMT http://www.snopes.com/fraud/phishing/usairways.asp

28. snopes.com: American Airlines •••
Is a scam being spread via American Airlines ticket confirmations?
  ...Fraud & Scams Glurge Gallery History Holidays Horrors Humor Inboxer Rebellion Language Legal Lost Legends Love Luck Media Matters...
  ...an email like the example [above] asking you to perform security-related changes to your account or attempting to collect your user name, password, email...
  ...email. American Airlines will never send executable files as attachments, nor ask our customers for this type of personal information in email...
Sat, 19 May 2012 19:05:50 GMT http://www.snopes.com/fraud/phishing/aa.asp

29. snopes.com: Delta Air Lines Phishing Fraud •••
Is a scam being spread via Delta Air Lines ticket purchase confirmation e-mails?
  ...Fraud & Scams Glurge Gallery History Holidays Horrors Humor Inboxer Rebellion Language Legal Lost Legends Love Luck Media Matters...
  ...You should not click on the link in the email or open any attachments. Instead, you should delete the email from your inbox. Please call us at...
Sat, 19 May 2012 19:05:18 GMT http://www.snopes.com/fraud/phishing/delta.asp

30. snopes.com: Adobe PDF Reader Upgrade •••
E-mail phishing scam poses as notifications for Adobe PDF Reader software upgrades.
  ...Fraud & Scams Glurge Gallery History Holidays Horrors Humor Inboxer Rebellion Language Legal Lost Legends Love Luck Media Matters...
  ...an alert about these phishing schemes: It has come to Adobe's attention that email messages purporting to offer a download of a new version of Adobe...
  ...other manner via download, including via email. Customers receiving one of these emails should delete the email immediately without clicking on any of...
Sat, 19 May 2012 19:39:43 GMT http://www.snopes.com/fraud/phishing/adobe.asp

31. snopes.com: How to Protect Your Address Book •••
Will including a fake email address in your address book prevent you from spreading computer viruses?
  ...Fraud & Scams Glurge Gallery History Holidays Horrors Humor Inboxer Rebellion Language Legal Lost Legends Love Luck Media Matters...
  ...Create a contact in your email address book with the name !0000 with no email address in the details. This contact will then show up as your first...
Sat, 19 May 2012 19:32:47 GMT http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/quickfix.asp

32. snopes.com: Miller Beer Freebie Hoax •••
Is Miller Beer giving away 2 million cases of beer to people who forward an email message?
  ...via the Internet and email. Combining these things, we would like to make a special offer to our valued customers: If this email makes it to 2,000,000...
  ...this message, will report to us with the list of names and email addresses. Thereafter, each email address will be sent an electronic coupon which you...
Sat, 19 May 2012 19:18:09 GMT http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/nothing/miller.asp

33. snopes.com: Pollster Nudity Scam •••
Are perverts pretending to be pollsters getting folks to take off their clothes?
  ...This is a scam; she only wants to see you naked! I wish I'd gotten this yesterday. I feel so stupid and cheap now! [Collected via e-mail, 2000]...
  ...scam and he is only trying to SEE YOUR TITS. Please warn other tit owners that their tits may be at risk. [Collected via e-mail, 2004]...
  ...email list. If a man comes to your front door and says he is conducting a survey and asks you to show him your bum, DO NOT show him your bum. This is a...
Sat, 19 May 2012 19:37:55 GMT http://www.snopes.com/humor/iftrue/pollster.asp

34. snopes.com: Social Security •••
Phishing scheme sent by e-mail targets Social Security recipients.
  ...Home --> Fraud & Scams --> Phishing --> Social Security Social Security Phish Bait: Social Security recipients. Example: [Collected via e-mail, 2006]...
  ...targeted by an online phishing scam directed at them. Those running the fraud took the text of an 18 October 2006 Social Security press release...
  ...a warning today about a new email scam that has surfaced recently. The Agency has received several reports of an email message being circulated with...
Sat, 19 May 2012 19:09:48 GMT http://www.snopes.com/fraud/phishing/ssa.asp

35. snopes.com: Package Delivery Virus •••
Information about the Package Delivery Failure virus.
  ...Fraud & Scams Glurge Gallery History Holidays Horrors Humor Inboxer Rebellion Language Legal Lost Legends Love Luck Media Matters...
  ...We have become aware there is a fraudulent email being sent that says it is coming from UPS and leads the reader to believe that a UPS shipment could not...
  ...This email attachment contains a virus. We recommend that you do not open the attachment, but delete the email immediately. UPS may send official...
Sat, 19 May 2012 19:33:14 GMT http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/ups.asp

36. snopes.com: Arlington Car Robbery •••
Criminal gangs in Arlington are staging medical emergencies to lure drivers out of their cars and rob them?
  ...Fraud & Scams Glurge Gallery History Holidays Horrors Humor Inboxer Rebellion Language Legal Lost Legends Love Luck Media Matters...
  ...was gang-related: I would like to respond to a viral email that was recently distributed. In the email, it insinuates a violent crime spree was not being...
  ...of criminal use many tactics, including asking for help in a lottery scam via email or distracting you, while somebody steals your purse. These crimes...
Sat, 19 May 2012 19:32:48 GMT http://www.snopes.com/crime/warnings/arlington.asp

37. snopes.com: Parking Lot Perfume Robbers •••
Are parking lot thieves rendering their victims unconscious with perfume samples?
  ...Fraud & Scams Glurge Gallery History Holidays Horrors Humor Inboxer Rebellion Language Legal Lost Legends Love Luck Media Matters...
  ...One of the latest scams going round is that someone will stop you and ask if you are interested in perfume, they hand you a paper to smell - DON'T - the...
  ...to me yesterday and I didn't smell the perfume either, thanks to this email. This is true. Believe me, I know. I was over by Big Lots in the parking lot...
Sat, 19 May 2012 19:04:03 GMT http://www.snopes.com/crime/warnings/perfume.asp

38. snopes.com: Is Your Mechanic Cheating You? •••
TV news investigation shows Jiffy Lube outlets charging customers for auto maintenance work that was never done.
  ...Home --> Inboxer Rebellion --> Scams --> Grease Monkeyed Grease Monkeyed Claim: TV news investigation shows Jiffy Lube outlets charging customers for...
  ...What I am looking for in particular is a news piece on the Jiffy Lube Scam (billed for work that was never done) that was forwarded to me, with the...
  ...News investigation by promising to implement "sweeping changes": Now, in an email, Jiffy Lube tells me that it's taking "agressive" steps to stop the...
Sat, 19 May 2012 19:09:18 GMT http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/scams/jiffylube.asp

39. snopes.com: Same Surname Inheritance •••
Are you in line for a windfall inheritance because you share your surname with a dead person?
  ...Fraud & Scams Glurge Gallery History Holidays Horrors Humor Inboxer Rebellion Language Legal Lost Legends Love Luck Media Matters...
  ...Scam: Because you share your surname with a wealthy dead guy, you're in line for a windfall inheritance. Examples: [Collected via e-mail, 2004] My...
  ...to our attention that a variation on an email is being circulated that has no connection to HSBC Republic. The email claims that HSBC Republic has...
Sat, 19 May 2012 19:43:32 GMT http://www.snopes.com/fraud/advancefee/inherit.asp

40. snopes.com: Oprah Millionaire Contest Show •••
'Oprah Millionaire Contest Show' e-mails solicit personal information for non-existent contest?
  ...Fraud & Scams Glurge Gallery History Holidays Horrors Humor Inboxer Rebellion Language Legal Lost Legends Love Luck Media Matters...
  ...Scam: "Oprah Millionaire Contest Show" e-mails solicit personal information for non-existent contest. Example: [Collected via e-mail, March 2009] The...
  ...are not sponsors nor do we have any involvement whatsoever with this email solicitation. Individuals who receive such unauthorized e-mails are encouraged...
Sat, 19 May 2012 19:35:32 GMT http://www.snopes.com/fraud/contest/oprah.asp

41. snopes.com: Word of Mouth •••
Will joining Word-of-Mouth.Org enable you to find out what others are saying about you?
  ...This email has been automatically sent to you to inform you of this. The mission of the Web site is to promote goodness in people by efficiently...
  ...To view all of the postings in our system regarding this email address click here: http://g.womrc.biz/sel.php?a=search =5 =daily%40snopes.com Our...
  ...I rented a mailbox there, I suspect the owner was in fact running such a scam on his less savvy renters. The same principle is at work with sites such...
Sat, 19 May 2012 19:29:07 GMT http://www.snopes.com/computer/internet/wordofmouth.asp

42. snopes.com: Applebee's Gift Certificates •••
Can you get a $50 Applebee's gift certificate for forwarding an e-mail message?
  ...Fraud & Scams Glurge Gallery History Holidays Horrors Humor Inboxer Rebellion Language Legal Lost Legends Love Luck Media Matters...
  ...to anyone who forwards this email to 9 of their friends. Just send this email to them and you will receive an email back with a confirmation number to...
  ...DONT DELETE THIS EMAIL It really works, I tried it and got my Gift certificate confirmation number in 3 minutes. [Collected via e-mail, 2005] My...
Sat, 19 May 2012 19:14:19 GMT http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/nothing/applebees.asp

43. snopes.com: National Do Not E-Mail Registry •••
Will signing up with a 'National Do Not E-Mail Registry' stop you from receiving unwanted e-mail?
  ...Email Registry I know you are all tired of getting junk mail. The following link is a National Do Not Email Registry, if you elect to submit your email...
  ...The unsub.us site, which proclaims itself to be a "National Do Not Email Registry," is not a government-operated site. Though it mimics the language,...
  ..."You are the victim of a scam," says the Federal Trade Commission to those who have fallen for the National Do Not E-mail Registry's promise of an easy...
Sat, 19 May 2012 19:13:46 GMT http://www.snopes.com/computer/internet/unsub.asp

44. snopes.com: Valentin Mikhaylin Appeal •••
Does a student in Russia named Valentin Mikhaylin need your financial assistance?
  ...Fraud & Scams Glurge Gallery History Holidays Horrors Humor Inboxer Rebellion Language Legal Lost Legends Love Luck Media Matters...
  ...Scam: A student in Russia named Valentin Mikhaylin needs your financial assistance to heat his apartment, buy food, and provide medical care for his...
  ...If it is easier for you to help with little money, please email me back and I will advice you how you can safely send it to us. I will then buy a small...
Sat, 19 May 2012 19:10:05 GMT http://www.snopes.com/fraud/distress/valentin.asp

45. snopes.com: Using Regular People •••
Account of a Denver physician who helped a woman in distress.
  ...Fraud & Scams Glurge Gallery History Holidays Horrors Humor Inboxer Rebellion Language Legal Lost Legends Love Luck Media Matters...
  ...I ask You to bless my children, grandchildren, friends, relatives and email buddies reading this right now. Show them a new revelation of your love and...
  ...is how well the events portrayed therein seem to fit a common panhandling scam we describe in detail in our Distress Cull article: A distressed young...
Sat, 19 May 2012 19:41:24 GMT http://www.snopes.com/glurge/denver.asp

46. snopes.com: Budweiser Frogs Screensaver Virus •••
Information about the 'Budweiser Frogs' screensaver computer virus warning.
  ...Fraud & Scams Glurge Gallery History Holidays Horrors Humor Inboxer Rebellion Language Legal Lost Legends Love Luck Media Matters...
  ...Press the forward button on your email program and send this notice to EVERYONE you know. Let's keep our email safe for everyone. [Collected on the...
  ...DANGER!!! VIRUS ALERT!!! THIS IS A NEW TWIST. SOME CREEPOID SCAM-ARTIST IS SENDING OUT A VERY DESIRABLE SCREEN-SAVER {{THE BUD FROGS}}. IF YOU DOWN-LOAD...
Sat, 19 May 2012 19:12:25 GMT http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/budfrogs.asp

47. snopes.com: Honey Starr •••
Help Honey Starr, a mother suffering from Polycystic Kidney Disease?
  ...email her at honey9531@x263.net Type "Help" in the subject line. *** This email is a request for a gift. It is NOT a commercial advertisement. This...
  ...A third party on behalf of Honey Starr is sending this email. To be removed from our mailing list, email remove to Goamerica@btamail.net.cn Origins:...
  ...I have learned that there are a lot of people who have been burned by "scams" on the internet and who have lost money to people pretending to be...
Sat, 19 May 2012 19:20:23 GMT http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/adults/honey.asp

48. snopes.com: Deadly Perfume or Detergent Samples Received in Mail •••
Have seven women died from sniffing perfume or detergent samples sent to them through the mail?
  ...Fraud & Scams Glurge Gallery History Holidays Horrors Humor Inboxer Rebellion Language Legal Lost Legends Love Luck Media Matters...
  ...institution posted a disclaimer on its web site noting that: Recently, an email and short message service (SMS) has been circulating amongst members of...
  ...We understand the panic and mystification that this email has caused and the public's need to seek verification and consolation from a reliable medical...
Sat, 19 May 2012 19:18:46 GMT http://www.snopes.com/rumors/perfume.asp

49. snopes.com: McDonald's Beef Imports •••
Is McDonald's importing beef for use in the United States?
  ...Fraud & Scams Glurge Gallery History Holidays Horrors Humor Inboxer Rebellion Language Legal Lost Legends Love Luck Media Matters...
  ...(TCFA). It didn't. The TCFA says on its web site that: It's Not Our Email! An email message that makes negative remarks about the McDonald's restaurant...
  ...want anyone receiving such an email to know that Texas Cattle Feeders Association is not associated with it in any way. The email makes a false claim...
Sat, 19 May 2012 19:06:12 GMT http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/mcdbeef.asp

50. snopes.com: Here You Have / Just for You / Here It Is •••
Information about the 'Here You Have / Just for You' virus
  ...Fraud & Scams Glurge Gallery History Holidays Horrors Humor Inboxer Rebellion Language Legal Lost Legends Love Luck Media Matters...
  ...spread to Internet users via messages such as the following: Infectious email messages have been circulating and spreading a virus called, "VBMania." If...
  ...Once your computer is infected, the virus attempts to send out the same email message to the addresses in your address book. It can also spread through...
Sat, 19 May 2012 19:30:28 GMT http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/hereyouhave.asp

51. snopes.com: Intuit Order Confirmation •••
Is Intuit sending out software order confirmations?
  ...Fraud & Scams Glurge Gallery History Holidays Horrors Humor Inboxer Rebellion Language Legal Lost Legends Love Luck Media Matters...
  ...Email us at mktplace_customerservice@intuit.com. Call us at 1-800-955-8890. Reorder Intuit Checks Quickly and Easily starting with the information from...
  ...on the link in the email. Send a copy of the email to spoof@intuit.com. Do not forward the email to anyone else. Delete the email. Intuit's...
Sat, 19 May 2012 19:25:25 GMT http://www.snopes.com/fraud/phishing/intuitorder.asp

52. snopes.com: AOL/Yahoo! E-mail Tax •••
Are AOL and Yahoo proposing to tax businesses for sending spam to their customers?
  ...AOL just announced what amounts to an "email tax." AOL would sell access to your inbox to giant corporations — allowing them to bypass spam filters and...
  ...to deal with spam is to put more control in the hands of users and to keep email free." AOL is not used to massive citizen outrage. When thousands of...
  ...attempts, because much of what we write about are the very same hoaxes, scams, and frauds that are being circulated via e-mail). Many, many e-mail...
Sat, 19 May 2012 19:26:51 GMT http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/emailtax.asp

53. snopes.com: Intuit: Mismatched Employer Identification Number •••
Is Intuit sending out messages on behalf of the IRS?
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  ...on the link in the email. Send a copy of the email to spoof@intuit.com. Do not forward the email to anyone else. Delete the email. Last...
Sat, 19 May 2012 19:33:26 GMT http://www.snopes.com/fraud/phishing/intuit.asp

54. snopes.com: IRS Notification: Rejected Federal Tax Return/Payment or Notice of Refund •••
Is the IRS sending out e-mail notices about tax refunds or stimulus payments?
  ...Fraud & Scams Glurge Gallery History Holidays Horrors Humor Inboxer Rebellion Language Legal Lost Legends Love Luck Media Matters...
  ...your Stimulus Payment form, please download the document attached to your email. Note: If filing or preparation fees were deducted from your 2007...
  ...Price, Wayne T. "Scam Poses as IRS Solicitation." Florida Today. 28 August 2007.
Sat, 19 May 2012 19:19:15 GMT http://www.snopes.com/fraud/phishing/irsrefund.asp

55. snopes.com: Police Gang Warning - Dalton, Georgia •••
The Dalton (Georgia) police have warned local stores to be on the alert for gang initiation abductions.
  ...Fraud & Scams Glurge Gallery History Holidays Horrors Humor Inboxer Rebellion Language Legal Lost Legends Love Luck Media Matters...
  ...warning a hoax: Gang Initiation Email a Hoax The police department is receiving calls from concerned citizens about an email that is circulating in...
  ...dispell a rumor about an email hoax. They call the number of people calling concerned about an email hoax overwhelming. The email states a supposed...
Sat, 19 May 2012 19:04:56 GMT http://www.snopes.com/crime/gangs/dalton.asp

56. snopes.com: Halloween Gang Initiation •••
Are gang initiates planning to kill thirty or more women at Halloween 2008?
  ...Fraud & Scams Glurge Gallery History Holidays Horrors Humor Inboxer Rebellion Language Legal Lost Legends Love Luck Media Matters...
  ...Email advising the blood gang will be driving a silver SUV and must kill "31" women on Halloween night. Someone took my son to practice yesterday...
  ...I received this email today and also know of others who have received text messages about this today: "I just got a call from work stating that...
Sat, 19 May 2012 19:12:15 GMT http://www.snopes.com/crime/gangs/halloween.asp

57. snopes.com: National Gang Week •••
Gangs are using bloody car seats to lure female motorists out of their vehicles as part of a 'National Gang Week' activity?
  ...Fraud & Scams Glurge Gallery History Holidays Horrors Humor Inboxer Rebellion Language Legal Lost Legends Love Luck Media Matters...
  ...email is being circulated regarding recent gang activity. The email, TDOC officials say, "cannot be supported by current [TDOC] intelligence." The...
  ...The email states that gang members are using a new method to target women that involves sitting a baby car seat on the side of the road and attacking...
Sat, 19 May 2012 19:13:28 GMT http://www.snopes.com/crime/gangs/carseat.asp

58. snopes.com: Gang Initiation - Ask Directions, Then Shoot •••
Are gang initiates ask women directions, then shooting them?
  ...Fraud & Scams Glurge Gallery History Holidays Horrors Humor Inboxer Rebellion Language Legal Lost Legends Love Luck Media Matters...
  ...My friend Christy received this email from her brother who is a fire fighter in GSO. Please take it seriously. There was a write up in the Oak Ridge...
  ...said: We have no credible information substantiating the internet/email rumor regarding potential gang members being instructed to ask someone for...
Sat, 19 May 2012 19:21:20 GMT http://www.snopes.com/crime/gangs/directions.asp

59. snopes.com: In Case of Emergency (ICE) Number •••
Paramedic advocates cell phone store emergency contact information in their address books?
  ...Fraud & Scams Glurge Gallery History Holidays Horrors Humor Inboxer Rebellion Language Legal Lost Legends Love Luck Media Matters...
  ...You know the email that's gone round saying put ICE then a contact number in case of emergency? Well don't do it cos.... Be very careful with this one...
  ...exists. As the East Anglian Ambulance service noted on their web site: Email hoaxers are threatening a campaign to encourage people to store contact...
Sat, 19 May 2012 19:29:57 GMT http://www.snopes.com/crime/prevent/icephone.asp

60. snopes.com: Round Rock Gangs •••
Are groups of gang members are committing robberies and carjackings in Round Rock, Texas?
  ...Fraud & Scams Glurge Gallery History Holidays Horrors Humor Inboxer Rebellion Language Legal Lost Legends Love Luck Media Matters...
  ...Round Rock Police Department. I would like to take this time to address the email that seems to be circulating through Round Rock. First, the incident...
  ...email stated) nor was the suspect armed. I would like to reiterate that I am not at all minimizing this type of incident. I just wanted to clarify the...
Sat, 19 May 2012 19:40:39 GMT http://www.snopes.com/crime/warnings/roundrock.asp

61. snopes.com: Navy SEALs Rescue Captain Phillips from Somali Pirates •••
Message details decisions made by President Obama in directing the rescue of Captain Phillips from Somali pirates?
  ...Fraud & Scams Glurge Gallery History Holidays Horrors Humor Inboxer Rebellion Language Legal Lost Legends Love Luck Media Matters...
  ...So per our last email thread, I'm downgrading Oohbaby's performace to D-. Only reason it's not an F is that the hostage survived. Read the following...
  ...noted of the e-mail that: There's enough background detail in the email to suggest it was in fact written by a SEAL, but several senior military...
Sat, 19 May 2012 19:44:34 GMT http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/pirates.asp

62. snopes.com: Mimail.i Virus •••
Information about the 'Mimail.i' worm.
  ...regarding your PayPal account. This account, which is associated with the email address snopes@snopes.com will be expiring within five business days....
  ...we have sent with this email (see attachment) and follow the instructions. Please do not send your personal information through email, as it will not be...
  ...message from PayPal — it's a credit card number-stealing redirection scam spread by a virus rather than through direct spamming. The message includes...
Sat, 19 May 2012 19:05:16 GMT http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/paypal.asp

63. snopes.com: IRS / Department of Justice Complaint •••
About phony IRS notifications of 'complaints in regards to business services' via e-mail.
  ...Scam: The IRS (or the Department of Justice) is sending out notifications of "complaints in regards to business services" via e-mail. Examples:...
  ...original complaint are attached to this email. Disputes involving consumer products and/or services may be arbitrated. Unless they directly relate...
  ...attention and are therefore good bait for phishing schemes and other scams. The key point to keep in mind to protect oneself from this form of fraud is...
Sat, 19 May 2012 19:39:34 GMT http://www.snopes.com/fraud/taxes/complaint.asp

64. snopes.com: Xbox Prize Bounty •••
Have you won a free Xbox from Prize Bounty?
  ...Your email address was entered into our September Microsoft X-Box promotional competition by yourself or a friend, family member, or associate. This is...
  ...via this website. The purported drawing for a free X Box is an Internet scam designed to steal debit card numbers with their associated PIN. This has...
  ...all the hallmarks of a scam, a "free" offer which could end up costing claimants dearly. Anyone who has fallen victim to this scam is encouraged to...
Sat, 19 May 2012 19:27:51 GMT http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/nothing/xbox.asp

65. snopes.com: Train Wreck Rape •••
E-mail describes three women being slipped Rohypnol by a St. Louis bartender and then raped.
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  ...released a statement asserting that "None of the alleged claims in this email can be substantiated and some of the information the alleged victim...
  ...The email alleges that the first victim woke up at St. Luke’s Hospital in Chesterfield, after being drugged sometime earlier in the evening. The other...
Sat, 19 May 2012 19:32:50 GMT http://www.snopes.com/crime/warnings/trainwreck.asp

66. snopes.com: Facebook Security Padlock •••
Facebook 'padlock' security feature really set up by hackers?
  ...Fraud & Scams Glurge Gallery History Holidays Horrors Humor Inboxer Rebellion Language Legal Lost Legends Love Luck Media Matters...
  ...access to the email address you use to log in to your Facebook. For example, you might change your internet service provider and lose your email address,...
  ...email. To ensure that you maintain access to your Facebook, we recommend that you add other contacts to your account, such as a secondary email address...
Sat, 19 May 2012 19:36:08 GMT http://www.snopes.com/computer/facebook/padlock.asp

67. snopes.com: Barack Obama in Afghanistan •••
Barack Obama 'blew off' U.S. soldiers during a July 2008 trip to Afghanistan?
  ...Fraud & Scams Glurge Gallery History Holidays Horrors Humor Inboxer Rebellion Language Legal Lost Legends Love Luck Media Matters...
  ...that you delete my email and not forward it. After checking my sources, information that was put out in my email was wrong. This email was meant only for...
  ...my family. Please respect my wishes and delete the email and if there are any blogs you have my email portrayed on I would ask if you would take it down...
Sat, 19 May 2012 19:41:02 GMT http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/afghanistan.asp

68. snopes.com: Montgomery Rape Attempt •••
Are gang initiates in Montgomery, Alabama, sneaking into cars at service stations and raping white female motorists?
  ...Fraud & Scams Glurge Gallery History Holidays Horrors Humor Inboxer Rebellion Language Legal Lost Legends Love Luck Media Matters...
  ...email and determined it's a hoax," he said. Logic would also suggest if a rapist was trying to get away with something, the Mitylene gas station the...
  ...And yet the email it continues to fly around fanning the flames of fear. There's actually a second version of the email floating around which talks...
Sat, 19 May 2012 19:42:22 GMT http://www.snopes.com/crime/warnings/montgomery.asp

69. snopes.com: Obama Acceptance Speech Virus •••
Information about the 'Amazing Speech by Obama' computer virus warnings.
  ...Fraud & Scams Glurge Gallery History Holidays Horrors Humor Inboxer Rebellion Language Legal Lost Legends Love Luck Media Matters...
  ...It has recently been brought to our attention that some scam emails are being propagated with a subject line of any of the following. Please do not open...
  ...These email messages may appear to be from legitimate news sources, and will try to lure you into clicking on a link that will direct you to a malicious...
Sat, 19 May 2012 19:38:28 GMT http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/obamaspeech.asp

70. snopes.com: Warning From Terrorist •••
Woman who performs a kindness for a stranger is warned by him of an upcoming terrorist attack.
  ...Fraud & Scams Glurge Gallery History Holidays Horrors Humor Inboxer Rebellion Language Legal Lost Legends Love Luck Media Matters...
  ...this email on to 50 million people and you will be rich, if you don't you will die etc etc" emails, I just delete them. I want you all to pass this email...
  ...you all to pass this email on to as many people as you know, its not a chain email, but pass it on all the same. Right then, I got home from work last...
Sat, 19 May 2012 19:08:40 GMT http://www.snopes.com/rumors/warning.asp

71. snopes.com: Murder of Jamie Bulger •••
Petition decries the death of Jamie Bulger at the hands of Jon Venables and Robert Thompson.
  ...Fraud & Scams Glurge Gallery History Holidays Horrors Humor Inboxer Rebellion Language Legal Lost Legends Love Luck Media Matters...
  ...this email instead of forwarding so we do not get > at the beginning of sentances. If you are the 200th person to sign please forward this email to...
  ...was under way into an email claiming to be from a prison officer which was sent to thousands of people across Australia. 'The email appears to have come...
Sat, 19 May 2012 19:08:50 GMT http://www.snopes.com/politics/crime/bulger.asp

72. snopes.com: Hunter Scott Birthday Card Wish •••
Hunter Scott, a 6-year-old boy with brain cancer, wants birthday cards?
  ...Fraud & Scams Glurge Gallery History Holidays Horrors Humor Inboxer Rebellion Language Legal Lost Legends Love Luck Media Matters...
  ...email is being distributed/forwarded around the local community in regards to Hunter's upcoming birthday and requests for birthday wishes/cards. The...
  ...or are aware of someone sending the email to others, get in touch with them immediately and tell them to delete the email and do NOT forward. While...
Sat, 19 May 2012 19:14:33 GMT http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/medical/hunterscott.asp

73. snopes.com: Cancer Update from Johns Hopkins Hospital •••
Did Johns Hopkins issue a 'cancer update' about the spread and treatment of cancer?
  ...Fraud & Scams Glurge Gallery History Holidays Horrors Humor Inboxer Rebellion Language Legal Lost Legends Love Luck Media Matters...
  ...not publish the information, which often is an email attachment, nor do we endorse its contents. The email also contains an incorrect spelling of our...
  ...Another hoax email that has been circulating since 2004 regarding plastic containers, bottles, wrap claiming that heat releases dioxins which cause...
Sat, 19 May 2012 19:16:19 GMT http://www.snopes.com/medical/disease/cancerupdate.asp

74. snopes.com: Flyers on Car Windows Carjacking •••
Are parking lot carjackers placing flyers on rear windows of cars?
  ...Fraud & Scams Glurge Gallery History Holidays Horrors Humor Inboxer Rebellion Language Legal Lost Legends Love Luck Media Matters...
  ...that is stuck to your window later ... and be thankful that you read this email and that you forwarded it to your friends. Variations: A January 2012...
  ...be someone waiting for me to get out of the car.. Then we received this email yesterday: Origins: This carjacking alert has been kicked from inbox to...
Sat, 19 May 2012 19:17:59 GMT http://www.snopes.com/crime/warnings/carjack.asp

75. snopes.com: Swine Flu Resources •••
Resources for information about the swine flu.
  ...Fraud & Scams Glurge Gallery History Holidays Horrors Humor Inboxer Rebellion Language Legal Lost Legends Love Luck Media Matters...
  ...e-mail, saying: An email has been circulating the globe with my name on it. Unfortunately, that email is a very modified version of an email I sent to...
  ...Many are using it in support of their own diverse agendas. If you heard my email read on the Alex Jones Show, know that it may not be what I wrote, and...
Sat, 19 May 2012 19:34:10 GMT http://www.snopes.com/medical/swineflu/info.asp

76. snopes.com: Sugar in Gas Tank Ruse •••
Assailant puts sugar water in woman's gas tank to disable her car.
  ...Fraud & Scams Glurge Gallery History Holidays Horrors Humor Inboxer Rebellion Language Legal Lost Legends Love Luck Media Matters...
  ...PLEASE send this to all of your email buddies, male or female. Females, beware!!! Males, go shopping with your wives, girlfriends, or whatever when they...
  ...... it happened to someone else and someone copied and pasted it into a new email as if it happened to me. I would really like to know who it was because...
Sat, 19 May 2012 19:36:36 GMT http://www.snopes.com/crime/warnings/sugared.asp

77. snopes.com: 'Hallmark Postcard from a Family Member' virus •••
Information about the Postcard computer virus.
  ...Fraud & Scams Glurge Gallery History Holidays Horrors Humor Inboxer Rebellion Language Legal Lost Legends Love Luck Media Matters...
  ...about where they go and what they click on. Never click on any link in an email from someone you don't know. Never click on a link in an advertisement on...
  ...Einstein, David. "Electronic Greeting Card Just a New Take on an Old Scam." San Francisco Chronicle. 13 August 2007.
Sat, 19 May 2012 19:24:56 GMT http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/postcard.asp

78. snopes.com: Bertolli Olive Oil Coupon •••
Is an Internet-circulated coupon good for a free bottle of Bertolli Olive Oil of up to 34 oz?
  ...Fraud & Scams Glurge Gallery History Holidays Horrors Humor Inboxer Rebellion Language Legal Lost Legends Love Luck Media Matters...
  ...I received the Bertolli olive oil coupon via email, printed it and attempted to use it at my local grocery store. They told me it was fraudulent, and...
  ...the coupon is valid. Not every retail outlet's clerks are up on the latest scams and hoaxes, thus some of them fall for the fakes that are presented to...
Sat, 19 May 2012 19:32:05 GMT http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/nothing/bertolli.asp

79. snopes.com: Uniform Traffic Ticket Virus •••
Is a virus being spread via e-mails about a uniform traffic ticket?
  ...Fraud & Scams Glurge Gallery History Holidays Horrors Humor Inboxer Rebellion Language Legal Lost Legends Love Luck Media Matters...
  ...of Motor Vehicles. If you receive this e-mail, you should not open the email or attachment as it likely contains a virus. Please do not forward it to the...
  ...Associated Press. "NY Troopers: Beware Email Pretending to Be Ticket." Wall Street Journal. 7 July 2011.
Sat, 19 May 2012 19:17:05 GMT http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/trafficticket.asp

80. snopes.com: U.S. District Court Subpoena Phish •••
Is the U.S. District Court sending out subpoenas by e-mail?
  ...Home --> Scams --> Phishing Expeditions --> U.S. District Court Subpoena U.S. District Court Subpoena Phishing bait: A United States District Court is...
  ...The emails were sent from a uscourts.com address. The federal Judiciary's email address is uscourts.gov. Law enforcement authorities have been notified....
  ...Sources: Chapman, Glenn. "Hackers Harpoon US Executives with Phony Email Subpoenas." Agence France Presse. 5 May 2008. Markoff, John. "Larger Prey Are...
Sat, 19 May 2012 19:40:10 GMT http://www.snopes.com/fraud/phishing/subpoena.asp

81. snopes.com: 2004 Long Island Black Friday Rumor •••
On November 26, 2004, will four Long Island shopping malls be hit with chemical weapons by terrorists?
  ...This is not an internet scam. The officers at my department were at this meeting and I saw the minutes myself. I figure it's pretty serious if the FBI...
  ...The following email was sent to me last night by a personal friend. She is the directly involved with the ambulance corp. I am sending this email to the...
  ...please read it and try and shop around Nov. 26, not THE 26th. Her email is not a "forward to 10 people" It is personally written and personally sent to...
Sat, 19 May 2012 19:07:49 GMT http://www.snopes.com/rumors/nov26.asp

82. snopes.com: Missing Child: Evan Trembley •••
Evan Trembley: missing child or Internet hoax?
  ...Fraud & Scams Glurge Gallery History Holidays Horrors Humor Inboxer Rebellion Language Legal Lost Legends Love Luck Media Matters...
  ..."I am asking you all, begging you to please forward this email on to anyone and everyone you know, PLEASE. It is still not too late. Please help us. If...
  ...missing lad himself, who had this to say about the hoax: there has been an email being sent around all across the country saying that i am missing. it...
Sat, 19 May 2012 19:08:34 GMT http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/missing/trembley.asp

83. snopes.com: Mountain Lion •••
Does a photograph show a large mountain lion killed by a deer hunter in Kansas?
  ...Fraud & Scams Glurge Gallery History Holidays Horrors Humor Inboxer Rebellion Language Legal Lost Legends Love Luck Media Matters...
  ...This email hoax first began when it was said to have been taken near Harrisburg, Penn., according to Boone and Crockett's magazine. Since then, the KDWP...
  ...to Boone and Crockett's magazine. Since then, the KDWP website feedback email has received dozens of messages claiming it was taken in Alabama, Montana,...
Sat, 19 May 2012 19:09:31 GMT http://www.snopes.com/photos/hunting/mountainlion.asp

84. snopes.com: Life Is Beautiful Virus •••
Information about the 'Life is Beautiful' PowerPoint computer virus.
  ...Fraud & Scams Glurge Gallery History Holidays Horrors Humor Inboxer Rebellion Language Legal Lost Legends Love Luck Media Matters...
  ...You may receive an apparently harmless email with a PowerPoint presentation called "Life is beautiful.pps." If you receive it DO NOT OPEN THE FILE...
  ...IN YOUR PC and the person who sent it to you will gain access to your name, email and password. This is a new virus which started to circulate on...
Sat, 19 May 2012 19:09:33 GMT http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/lifeisbeautiful.asp

85. snopes.com: Rachel Arlington / Bryan Swim / To My Daughter •••
Will forwarding an e-mail help Rachel Arlington, a girl suffering from leukemia?
  ...Fraud & Scams Glurge Gallery History Holidays Horrors Humor Inboxer Rebellion Language Legal Lost Legends Love Luck Media Matters...
  ...this email to you and you send it to other people. AOL will track this email and count how many people get it. EVERY PERSON THAT OPENS THIS EMAIL AND...
Sat, 19 May 2012 19:13:27 GMT http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/medical/arlington.asp

86. snopes.com: Cell Phone Use at Gas Pump •••
Is using a cell phone at a gas station dangerous?
  ...Fraud & Scams Glurge Gallery History Holidays Horrors Humor Inboxer Rebellion Language Legal Lost Legends Love Luck Media Matters...
  ...Please share this with employees who do not have access to email, family members and friends to help keep everyone safe. Though we've looked long and...
  ...having issued a warning of this nature: We understand that there is an email, purportedly official Shell communication, circulating which describes...
Sat, 19 May 2012 19:23:59 GMT http://www.snopes.com/autos/hazards/gasvapor.asp

87. snopes.com: Bonsai Kittens •••
Does a web site provide information and equipment for making 'bonsai kittens'
  ...Fraud & Scams Glurge Gallery History Holidays Horrors Humor Inboxer Rebellion Language Legal Lost Legends Love Luck Media Matters...
  ...Please sign this email in protest against these tortures. If you receive an email with over 500 names, please send a copy to: anacheca@hotmail.com. From...
  ...500 names, so please put your one name on it!!! Copy the text into a new email and put your name on the bottom, then send it to everyone you know. If you...
Sat, 19 May 2012 19:24:16 GMT http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/bonsai.asp

88. snopes.com: Mail Server Report •••
Information about the Mail Server Report mass-mailing worm.
  ...Fraud & Scams Glurge Gallery History Holidays Horrors Humor Inboxer Rebellion Language Legal Lost Legends Love Luck Media Matters...
  ...Email services and Internet access currently remain available. Impact. We are working with our anti-virus vendor to obtain more information. The email...
  ...arrives with an attached .zip file. It claims a worm was detected in an email you sent. You are asked to use the attached file to install updates that...
Sat, 19 May 2012 19:36:15 GMT http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/mailserver.asp

89. snopes.com: Social Media Warning •••
Communication with a stranger will provide bad people access to your online personal information?
  ...Fraud & Scams Glurge Gallery History Holidays Horrors Humor Inboxer Rebellion Language Legal Lost Legends Love Luck Media Matters...
  ...message to everyone even if u don't care for them cause if he hacks their email he hacks your mail too! FORWARD ONTO all!!! [Collected via e-mail,...
  ...IF A PERSON CALLED SIMON ASHTON (SIMON25@HOTMAIL.CO.UK) CONTACTS YOU THROUGH EMAIL DON'T OPEN THE MESSAGE. DELETE IT BECAUSE HE IS A HACKER!! TELL...
Sat, 19 May 2012 19:36:49 GMT http://www.snopes.com/computer/internet/hackermail.asp

90. snopes.com: Starbucks Refuses Marines •••
Did Starbucks refuse free product to G.I.s serving in Iraq?
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  ...The email hoax above is currently in circulation but completely false. We do support the troops, in fact, Kraft Foods/Oscar Mayer has donated products to...
  ...Almost 5 months ago I sent an email to you my faithful friends. I did a wrong thou that needs to be cleared up. I heard from word of mouth about how...
Sat, 19 May 2012 19:42:09 GMT http://www.snopes.com/politics/military/starbucks.asp

91. snopes.com: Fly the Flag on September 11 •••
E-mail exhorts Americans to fly the U.S. flag on September 11, 2009
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  ...If you forward this email to least 11 people and each of those people do the same ... you get the idea. THE PROGRAM: On Friday, September 11th, 2009,...
  ...(1) Forward this email to everyone you know (at least 11 people). Please don't be the one to break this chain. Take a moment to think back to how you...
Sat, 19 May 2012 19:04:43 GMT http://www.snopes.com/rumors/tributes/flytheflag.asp

92. snopes.com: House Cleaning •••
Will all the seats in the House of Representatives be up for election in 2010?
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  ...love this Country, send this (as I have done) to absolutely everyone whose email address appears in your address book. This thing can permeate this...
  ...I received an email this morning with what I believe to be an untrue statement - "In November of 2010 the entire House of Representatives will stand for...
Sat, 19 May 2012 19:07:43 GMT http://www.snopes.com/politics/ballot/turnover.asp

93. snopes.com: Medicare Requires Doctors to Ask Patients About Guns? •••
Do Medicare regulations require that doctors ask patients whether they own guns?
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  ...Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA): A widely circulated email, allegedly from a "Vietnam vet and retired police officer," claims he visited a...
  ...for a hearing and appeal. Just telling a nurse you feel "stressed" (as the email claims) wouldn't be enough. And the NICS Improvement Amendment Act of...
Sat, 19 May 2012 19:08:33 GMT http://www.snopes.com/politics/guns/medicare.asp

94. snopes.com: Missing Child: Jeremiah •••
A four-year-old boy named Jeremiah is missing from his Nashville-area home?
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  ...Based on the email I received, the mother of this child is a member of the Victory Church on Brick Church Pike. Please forward.... You never know who...
  ...PLEASE HELP US BY FORWARDING THIS EMAIL UNTIL THIS REACHES A WORLD-WIDE AUDIENCE AND JERAMIAH IS RETURNED HOME SAFELY David Gleaves (father) -...
Sat, 19 May 2012 19:10:18 GMT http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/missing/jeremiah.asp

95. snopes.com: Franchised Postal Center Rates •••
Franchised postal center outlets may charge more for mailing items than official postal service rates?
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  ...Still perplexed by what I was told by the girl in Shoppers, I fired off an email to Canada Post for clarification. This is the reply I got from them:...
  ...published Canada Post rates: Over the holidays, a customer contacted us by email to ask us why private sector partners would be allowed to charge more...
Sat, 19 May 2012 19:10:52 GMT http://www.snopes.com/politics/stamps/postalcenter.asp

96. snopes.com: Electronic Pickpocketing •••
Card-skimming thieves can read information from RFID-enabled credit cards carried in pockets and purses?
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  ...Scam: Card-skimming thieves can read information from RFID-enabled credit cards carried in pockets and purses. Example: [Collected via e-mail,...
  ...Just received an email concerning "Credit Card Pickpocketing". It was broadcast from Memphis WREG TV. Origins: In December 2010, Memphis television...
Sat, 19 May 2012 19:12:02 GMT http://www.snopes.com/fraud/identity/pickpocket.asp

97. snopes.com: Nick Doize Prayer Request •••
Prayers are requested for Nick Doize, a teenager battling leukemia?
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  ...When I get to 1000, I am going to print it, & email it to his parents & him, so that he can see how many people care and have prayed for him to get...
  ...Forward, than add your name at the bottom, then send to everyone on your email list. Origins: This appeal for prayers and good thoughts for a...
Sat, 19 May 2012 19:12:52 GMT http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/prayer/doize.asp

98. snopes.com: Christmas Cards for Noah Biorkman •••
Noah Biorkman, a 5-year-old boy battling cancer, wants to receive Christmas cards?
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  ...together years ago. They keep in touch by email. She mentioned the early Christmas for her son in an email to Ed. Mrs. Biorkman is asking for Christmas...
Sat, 19 May 2012 19:14:52 GMT http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/medical/biorkman.asp

99. snopes.com: Obamas at a White House Ball •••
Photograph shows Barack and Michelle Obama at a White House ball?
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  ...I received this photo in an email captioned White House Ball. Is this for real? Or is it a a photo some one has tampered with to make it look this way?...
  ...a lid was put on all photographs. This one happened to make it to my email, however, and I’m passing it along to a few." [Collected via e-mail,...
Sat, 19 May 2012 19:16:51 GMT http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/photos/whball.asp

100. snopes.com: Cheating at the Gas Pump •••
Account reports instance of a customer being cheated by a malfunctioning gas pump?
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  ...This email was sent to me by a friend whose cousin is the Ridgetown, Ont. fire captain. This is true. It happened to them three weeks ago somewhere in...
  ...beginning in May 2009 opened with the following added preface: This email was sent to me by a friend whose cousin is the LA fire captain. This is true....
Sat, 19 May 2012 19:18:27 GMT http://www.snopes.com/politics/gasoline/cheating.asp

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