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The following hoax email was first reported in Brazil. The original email is in Portuguese; it is followed by two English English versions and a French version. CAUTIONS: This particular email message is a hoax. The file that is mentioned in the hoax, however, Sulfnbk.exe, is a Microsoft Windows ...

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False E-mail Reports False E-mail Report about Klingerman Virus Find additional information on other e-mail reports on the Current Health-Related Hoaxes and Rumors CDC page. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recently received several inquiries concerning an e-mail message about people who have been infected with Klingerman virus after opening gift packages delivered to ...

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WARNING, CAUTION, DANGER, AND BEWARE! Gullibility Virus Spreading over the Internet! WASHINGTON, D.C.-- The Institute for the Investigation of Irregular Internet Phenomena announced today that many Internet users are becoming infected by a new virus that causes them to believe without question every groundless story, legend, and dire warning that shows up in their inbox or on their browser. The ...

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Email prank claims that deadly 'blush spiders' from South America are migrating to the U.S. on airliners and lurk under toilet seats everywhere ...

Dr. John Grohol's Mental Health Page: Find a reason to live another day home resources weblog articles & essays book reviews live chats forums about feedback DECONSTRUCTING KAYCEE By John M. Grohol, Psy.D. May, 2001 If you're not familiar with the story, you probably should make yourself familiar by reading or browsing the The Kaycee Nicole (Swensen) FAQ. You should also take a look at this ...

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Home News 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 Who Reads DaveNet Random Top 50 Subscribe Directory Search Faking a death online Sun, May 20, 2001; by Dave Winer. A famous hoax In 1938, Orson Welles began a radio show with this famous sentence. We know now that in the early years of the twentieth century this world was being watched closely by intelligences greater than man's and yet as ...

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The World Beneath the City Robert Daley Coyright 1959 by Robert Daley Though his book was intended as a work of nonfiction, Robert Daley relied on the imaginative Teddy May for accounts of life in the sewers, thus assuring that The World Beneath the City would contain some elements of fiction. It's probable that Daley's book was a major factor in spreading the sewergator legend. From Chapter 1 ...

House Bill 602P - Email Surcharge Hoax Causes Havoc Have you received an e-mail warning of a 5-cent surcharge collected by your Internet Service Provider READ BELOW: Roy Betts, manager of media relations for the Postal Service, set the record straight for reporters: It's obviously a hoax. Those tempted to believe this nonsense should visit the House of Representatives Website and search House ...