This is a great resource for finding out if the e-mail you get is a hoax/myth.
When in doubt, check it out at www.snopes.com

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Date: Jan 27, 2007 6:54 PM
Subject: Urban Legends Reference Pages Update #295

Hello again from snopes.com, where we shed light on the wild
tales you've heard!  This e-mail gives information about new
articles recently added to the Urban Legends Reference Pages
(http://www.snopes.com) and provides pointers to older pieces
about rumors and hoaxes still wandering into everyone's inboxes.
Our last update mailing was 20 January 2007.

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And now, to the legends, the mayhem, and the misinformation!


New Articles
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Of hand sanitizers and alcohol poisoning in children.

http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/sanitizer.asp


Has the U.S. Internal Revenue Service relocated to Costa Rica?

http://www.snopes.com/politics/taxes/irsmove.asp


Alert for two teenage girls missing from their Maryland homes.

http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/missing/smithcrites.asp


Photograph shows Niagara Falls frozen in 1911.

http://www.snopes.com/photos/natural/niagarafalls.asp


WARNING: Includes Somewhat Disturbing Image:  Document pictures
employee whose hands supposedly caught on fire when he lit a
cigarette after using a hand sanitizer product.

http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/household/purell.asp


Photograph shows man falling from a skyscraper while occupants
grasp at him through a window.

http://www.snopes.com/photos/accident/manfalling.asp


Worth a Second Look
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Long-believed claim asserts a greater number of women become
victims of domestic violence on Super Bowl Sunday than on any
other day of the year.

http://www.snopes.com/crime/statistics/superbowl.asp


Does the winner of the Super Bowl predict stock market trends
for the year?

http://www.snopes.com/crime/statistics/superbowl.asp


Of avocados and toilet flushes: a round-up of miscellaneous
Super Bowl legends.

http://www.snopes.com/sports/football/superbowl.asp


Still Haunting the Inbox
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Is Illinois Senator Barack Obama "ideologically Muslim"?

http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/muslim.asp


No, entering one's PIN in reverse at any ATM will not summon
the police.

http://www.snopes.com/business/bank/pinalert.asp


2003's rumor about a large number of "missing" UPS uniforms
having been acquired by terrorists is back for another run.

http://www.snopes.com/rumors/upsuniforms.asp


The missing child alert about 13-year-old Ashley Flores of
Philadelphia is a hoax.

http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/missing/ashleyflores.asp


While it's true a consortium of wireless providers is planning
to create a 411 (directory assistance) service for cell phone
numbers, you need not register your cell phone with the national
"Do Not Call" directory to prevent your number from being
provided to telemarketers.

http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/cell411.asp


The Target Corporation's chain of retail stores has become
the subject of a number of e-mailed items, some true, some
not.

http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/targetindex.asp


The entreaty to aid 7-year-old Amy Bruce who is dying of
lung cancer and a brain tumor by forwarding an email and
a sappy poem titled "Slow Dance" is a hoax.

http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/medical/slowdance.asp


Yep, Ben Stein did deliver a commentary about the observance
of Christmas.

http://www.snopes.com/politics/soapbox/benstein2.asp


There was no letter to Starbucks from coffee-seeking G.I.s
serving in Iraq, so no response from the coffee retailer
saying it didn't support the war and anyone in it.

http://www.snopes.com/politics/military/starbucks.asp


No, parking lot carjackers have not been placing flyers on the
rear windshields of automobiles, then taking the cars when
drivers step out of their vehicles to remove the flyers.

http://www.snopes.com/crime/warnings/carjack.asp


On ways thieves could drain the value of the gift cards you
purchase and what you can do to foil that.

http://www.snopes.com/fraud/sales/giftcard.asp


E-mailed petition advocates buying/not buying gasoline from
Citgo.

http://www.snopes.com/politics/gasoline/citgo.asp


E-mailed petition advocates denying social services to
immigrants.

http://www.snopes.com/politics/immigration/petition.asp


The jury is out on the rumor that Zicam use may cause loss of
the ability to smell.

http://www.snopes.com/medical/drugs/zicam.asp


Yep, a special one-time 2006 federal excise tax credit
rebates tax overpayment on phone bills.

http://www.snopes.com/business/taxes/excise.asp


The many uses of WD-40 spray lubricant.

http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/household/wd-40.asp


Your lipstick is safe to use - it does not contain lead.

http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/lipstick.asp


No, commentator Andy Rooney did not write the "I like big cars,
big boats..." polemic.

http://www.snopes.com/politics/soapbox/rooney4.asp


Dialing #77 or *677 is not a surefire way of reaching the local
highway patrol -- the service is in place in some regions, but
not in others.  If in need of assistance, dial 911 instead for
the sure thing.

http://www.snopes.com/horrors/mayhem/fakecop.asp


No, Bill Gates is not sharing his fortune with everyone who
passes along a specific e-mail on his behalf. This tired
leg-pull continues to romp through everyone's inbox, the most
widespread incarnation swearing "This took two pages of the
Tuesday USA Today!"

http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/nothing/billgate.asp
http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/nothing/microsoft-aol.asp


Virus announcement and virus hoax e-mails are afoot! We try
to keep current on them and do our best to point readers to
authoritative links confirming or debunking them.

http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/virus.asp


Fraud Afoot
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Seems like everyone has become the recipient of mysterious
e-mails promising untold wealth if only one helps a wealthy
foreigner quietly move millions of dollars out of his country.
The venerable Nigerian scam has discovered the goldmine that
is the Internet.  Beware -- there's still no such thing as
1"something for nothing," and the contents of your bank account
will end up with these wily foreigners if you fall in with this.

http://www.snopes.com/crime/fraud/nigeria.asp


Likewise, look out for mailings announcing you've won a foreign
lottery you don't recall entering.

http://www.snopes.com/crime/fraud/lottery.asp


Or that because you share the surname of a wealthy person who
died without leaving a will you're in line for a windfall
inheritance.

http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/scams/inherit.asp


And be especially wary if, while trying to sell or rent
anything online (car, boat, horse, motorcyle, painting,
apartment, you name it) you're approached by a prospective
buyer who wants to pay with a cashier check made out for an
amount in excess of the agreed-upon price and who asks the
balance be sent to a third party.

http://www.snopes.com/crime/fraud/cashier.asp


Aspiring work-at-homers promised big bucks for acting as
intermediaries for international transactions wherein they
cash checks for other parties or reship goods to them have
been defrauded by con artists.  Don't you be next.

http://www.snopes.com/crime/fraud/reshipper.asp


If someone telephones to announce you can have a $200 Wal-Mart
shopping spree or $200 in gasoline coupons in return for a
$3.49 processing charge to be debited directly from your bank
account, hang up.  You're being set up via the promise of
"something for almost nothing" into authorizing a swindler to
help himself to the contents of your bank account.

http://www.snopes.com/crime/fraud/gascoupon.asp
http://www.snopes.com/crime/fraud/walmart.asp


If someone calls to announce you've failed to appear for jury
duty and will be arrested, do not give the caller your personal
and financial information in an effort to prove he's sending
the gendarmes after the wrong guy.  You're being tricked into
giving up this information to an identity thief.

http://www.snopes.com/crime/fraud/juryduty.asp


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UbuntuAttack

A free computer operating system.

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Let's be friends
Touching photos of unusual animal friendships.
http://letsbefriends.blogspot.com/

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Online TV player directory. Search the directory and watch you favourite free internet tv channels from your browser.
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Free copy of Microsoft Office Professional 2007

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http://www.geni.com/tree/start

Geni is a unique approach to solving the problem of genealogy, which is the question of how everyone is related.
Geni lets you create a family tree through our fun simple interface. When you add a relative's email address, he or she will be invited to join your tree. That relative can then add other relatives, and so on. Your tree will continue to grow as relatives invite other relatives.
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http://www.mozartandthewhale.org/
The film is a romantic drama, and is very original in that it looks at the relationship of two adults with asperger's, a form of autism.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozart_and_the_Whale



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When you visit this site you can enter your address
and a map will pop up with your house as a small icon of a house.
There will be red, blue and green dots surrounding your entire neighborhood.
When you click on these dots a picture of a criminal will appear with
his or her home address and the description of the crime he or she
has committed. The best thing is that you can show your children
these pictures and see how close these people live to your home or
school. This site was developed by John Walsh from  Americas
Most Wanted.  This is another tool we can use to help us keep our kids
safe. Please pass this on to everyone:

 

http://www.FamilyWatchDog.us

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http://www.thefoundbin.com/
Search the largest online listing of lost and found items!
http://www.thefoundbin.com/

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At Footnote.com you'll be able to view, save, and share original images of historical documents available for the first time on the Internet.
http://www.footnote.com/


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Old Forty Fives.com, where the 50's and 60's come back to life.
http://oldfortyfives.com/

Old Forty Fives.com, where the 50's and 60's come back to life.

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in http://soloride.stumbleupon.com/  ~AKA~ Paul's words: I rode my bike 10,000 miles around the perimeter of the US to raise awareness and funds for children with learning differences and dyslexia. This video is about the ride and the 8Wishes I'm trying to grant to help me make a difference in these kids' lives.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8Uht3DnbOQ

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http://blip.tv/file/get/Soloride-DIALUPVERSIONITOMACK392.wmv

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http://www.networksecurityjournal.com/2007/01/the_fight_again.html

The Fight Against Phishing: 44 Ways to Protect Yourself

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Believe scammers, go to jail

Wells Fargo has mentally ill man arrested.

 http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/12/20/BUGK2N2M051.DTL

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SUMMARY OF MY LAST YEAR ON THE COMPUTER


I must send my thanks to whoever sent me the one about rat poop in the glue on envelopes because I now have to use a wet towel with every envelope that needs sealing.

Also, now I have to scrub the top of every can I open for the same reason.

I no longer have any savings because I gave it to a sick girl (Penny Brown) who is about to die in the hospital for the 1,387,258th time.

I no longer have any money at all, but that will change once I receive the $15,000 that Bill Gates/Microsoft and AOL are sending me for participating in their special e-mail program.
 
I no longer eat KFC because their chickens are actually horrible mutant freaks with no eyes or feathers.

I no longer use cancer-causing deodorants even though I smell like a water buffalo on a hot day

Thanks to you, I have learned that my prayers only get answered if I forward an email to seven of my friends and make a wish within five minutes.

Because of your concern I no longer drink Coca Cola because it can remove toilet stains.

I no longer can buy gasoline without taking a man along to watch the car so a serial killer won't crawl in my back seat when I'm pumping gas.

I no longer drink Pepsi or Dr Pepper since the people who make these products are atheists who refuse to put "Under God" on their cans.

I no longer use Saran wrap in the microwave because it causes cancer.

And thanks for letting me know I can't boil a cup water in the microwave anymore because it will blow up in my face...disfiguring me for life.

I no longer check the coin return on pay phones because I could be pricked with a needle infected with AIDS.

I no longer go to shopping malls because someone will drug me with a perfume sample and rob me.

I no longer receive packages from UPS or FedEx since they are actually Al Qaeda in disguise.

I no longer shop at Target since they are French and don't support our American troops or the Salvation Army.

I no longer answer the phone because someone will ask me to dial a number for which I will get a phone bill with calls to Jamaica , Uganda, Singapore , and Uzbekistan .

I no longer have any sneakers -- but that will change once I receive my free replacement pair from Nike.

I no longer buy expensive cookies from Neiman Marcus since I now have their recipe.

Thanks to you, I can't use anyone's toilet but mine because a big brown African spider is lurking under the seat to cause me instant death when it bites my butt.

Thank you too for all the endless advice Andy Rooney has given us.. I can live a better life now because he's told us how to fix everything.

And thanks to your great advice, I can't ever pick up $5.00 I dropped in the parking lot because it probably was placed there by a sex molester waiting underneath my car to grab my leg.

Oh, and don't forget this one either! I can no longer drive my car because I can't buy gas from certain gas companies!

If you don't send this e-mail to at least 170,000 people in the next 55 minutes, a large dove with diarrhea will land on your head at 4:00 PM tommorrow afternoon and the fleas from 12 camels will infest your back, causing you to grow a hairy hump. I know this will occur because it actually happened to a friend of my next door neighbor's ex-mother-in-law's second husband's cousin's beautician...

Have a wonderful day....

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