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Family and Friends can be Spammers, Too
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How many times have you received a supposedly 'factual'
e-mail about a person or event from a friend or family member with the
spamming instruction to forward this to everyone you know? Some stories
are near tear-jerkers; others are just downright meant to hurt someone's
reputation.
I recently received one listing several oil companies (gas stations) that supposedly support terrorism because they buy their oil from countries that have terrorist ties. Also listed were the 'good' places to buy gas because they were more American. I've been told Microsoft would send me $245 for every e-mail I forward and another stated that my refrigerator light would go out if I didn't forward it to 12 people. A recent e-mail stated a presidential candidate "refused" to say the pledge of allegiance. Another good example was the e-mail that told how Mr. Rogers, the children's TV program star, had more than 150 kills as a Marine sniper in Vietnam. Fred Rogers never served in the military. You should probably just delete all these e-mails, regardless who sent them to you. However, if the story intrigues you and you would really like to pass it on to a couple thousand of your closest friends, so they can do likewise, at least first see if it is true. The four Web sites listed below research many of these stories and shed some light on how much, if any, of the statements are true. The next time you get one of these e-mails, see if it is true before you forward it on. Or, put on your educator hat and reply to the sender saying the story is probably not true (if that is what you found) and supply the URL to the supporting documentation. Maybe next time the person who sent it to you will check the story out before forwarding it.
http://urbanlegends.about.com/
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