Hey Who Told You That ? Snopes Says NOPE to BS.

Saturday, September 19th, 2009 at 12:00 AM

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this is the most recent edition which we just had to replay for you here. there are a few really good pieces in this edition. even some on political crap. David and Barbara Mikkelson were recently featured in Readers Digest as one of the Most Useful Sites on the Internet. We Agree

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snopes.com: Update #433
Hello again from snopes, where we shed light on the wild tales you’ve heard! This e-mail gives information about new articles recently added to the snopes.com web site and provides pointers to older pieces about rumors and hoaxes still wandering into everyone’s inboxes.

New Articles

Warning about con artists pretending to be telephone company representatives who can shut off phone service.
Muslims are planning to hold an “Islam on Capitol Hill” prayer service at the U.S. Capitol on 25 September 2009.
Warnings caution users about the purported “Facebook Fan Check” virus.
E-mailed advice about the swine flu: helpful or humorous?
Analysis claims the ‘Cash for Clunkers’ program’s gasoline savings are an inefficient economic trade-off.
List of howlers collected by a Washington travel agent purportedly shows members of Congressto be hopelessly lost about ordinary geography.
Don’t forget to visit our Daily Snopes page for a collection of odd news stories from around the world!

Worth a Second Look

Did a husband and wife each win the lottery by playing numbers recommended by a fortune cookie?

Still Haunting the Inbox

Some rumors about snopes.com were debunked at FactCheck.org.
Budweiser employee retaliates against Arabs celebrating the 9/11 attacks at a convenience store.
E-warning cautions that cell phone numbers are being sold to telemarketers.
Claim that Chrysler dealerships owned by Republican donors were disproportionately targeted for closure.
Tiger Woods’ speech at the 2009 pre-inauguration festivities.
Postcard / Greeting Card virus.
Claim that President Obama issued an order allowing hundreds of thousands of Palestinians to resettle in the U.S.
U.S. postage stamp commemorates Islamic holidays.
A pending Senate bill would require that all handgun owners list their guns on their federal income tax returns.
Origins of an article cautioning that ‘Something of historic proportions is happening.’
E-mail claims the design of new U.S. dollar coins omits the motto “In God We Trust.”
E-mail advises contacting police by calling #77 (or *677) on a cell phone.
Warnings about scammers’ running up long-distance charges by asking victims to press #-9-0 on their telephones or luring phone users into returning calls to numbers within the 809 area code.
Prayer request for Sam Bish, an 8-year-old with stage four osteosarcoma.
Promotion promises free cash or merchandise for forwarding an e-mail message.
Photograph shows Barack Obama reading “a Muslim’s view of a defeated America.”
Editorial by entertainer Pat Boone criticizes President Obama for not sufficiently acknowledging America’s Christian heritage.
Account of Irena Sendler’s saving 2,500 Polish Jews from the Holocaust.
Pleas to help find missing girls Reachelle Marie Smith and Ashley Flores.
Mail Server Report virus.
Warning about the dangers of children ingesting hand sanitizer.
Claim that wasp spray is a preferable alternative to pepper spray for protection against assailants.
A bill before Congress would prohibit ownership of handguns by those who have not obtained firearm licenses.
Does Starbucks refuse coffee to G.I.s serving in Iraq?

Fraud Afoot

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 419 Scam has discovered the goldmine that is the Internet. Beware: There’s still no such thing as “something for nothing,” and the contents of your bank account will end up with these wily foreigners if you fall in with this.
Likewise, look out for mailings announcing you’ve won a foreign lottery you don’t recall entering or claiming that because you share the surname of a wealthy person who died without leaving a will you’re in line for a windfall inheritance.
And be especially wary if, while trying to sell or rent anything online (car, boat, horse, motorcycle, painting, apartment, you name it) you’re approached by a prospective buyer/renter 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.
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

Our last update mailing was 12 September 2009.

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