An urban legend about a kidnapped child has been combined with a true story about Wal-Mart’s “Code Adam” program to create a horrifying half-truth-filled e-mail. The first part of the e-mail is a decades-old urban legend: a child is separated[…]
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Internet Access Charge Hoax Refuses to Die
A long-running hoax claims that Congress wants to slap a charge on Internet access, forcing users to pay up every time they log-on. It’s a sibling of sorts to the notorious “602P” e-mail that claims the U.S. Postal Service is[…]
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