Hoax-Slayer - New Articles Updated : Abduction Alert Message For Eight Year Old Girl From West Valley City Utah Alert message circulating via Facebook and other websites claims that an 8 year girl in West Valley City, Utah was abducted by two men driving a white sedan with the licence plate 9770J or 977AJ. Publ.Date : Thu, 24 Jun 2010 04:56:00 GMT 1954 Home Computer Hoax Caption accompanying a widely circulated image claims that the picture depicts how scientists in 1954 imagined a home computer set-up would look in 2004. Publ.Date : Wed, 07 Jul 2010 03:03:00 GMT Scammers Pose as Microsoft Tech Support Workers to Hijack Computers Warning message claims that scammers posing as Microsoft staff members are calling people and attempting to trick them into handing over access to their computers. Publ.Date : Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:36:00 GMT Girl Who Killed Herself Virus Warning Hoax Post circulating via Facebook warns users not to open any message about "a girl who killed herself over something her father wrote on her wall" because the message contains a self-replicating Trojan virus. Publ.Date : Fri, 13 Aug 2010 03:16:00 GMT Imitinef Mercilet - Free Blood Cancer Medicine Advice Message Message advises recipients that "Imitinef Mercilet", a medicine that cures blood cancer, is available free of charge from the Adyar Cancer Institute in Chennai, India. Publ.Date : Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:30:00 GMT Microsoft Email Beta Test Hoax Continues Revamped version of the Microsoft email beta test hoax includes "testimonies" and a bank account screenshot of supposed money received. The message claims that Microsoft will send money to anybody who forwards it to others. Publ.Date : Fri, 21 May 2010 02:25:00 GMT Two Suns - Star Aderoid Hoax Message claims that the star "Aderoid" will move close to the Earth in June 2010 and will appear as large as the Sun to the naked eye. Publ.Date : Wed, 16 Jun 2010 06:36:00 GMT Image Showing a Kayak in the Mouth of a Whale Email claims that an attached image depicts a kayak caught in the open mouth of a whale as it surfaces to feed. Publ.Date : Mon, 24 May 2010 05:20:00 GMT Luxury Yacht With Supercar - Buy One Get One Free Message claims that attached images depict a luxury yacht that comes complete with a specially produced supercar that will be carried as a tender in a stern garage. Publ.Date : Mon, 23 Aug 2010 05:09:00 GMT Gang Initiation Warning Hoax - Infant Car Seat Left On Roadside Warning message claims that criminals in the UK are placing infant car seats containing fake babies on the sides of rural roads as a means of tricking potential victims into stopping their cars so that gang members can rape and rob them as part of a gang initiation. Publ.Date : Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:25:00 GMT Progesterex - Sterility Date Rape Drug Hoax Email claims that a sterilization pill called Progesterex is being mixed with the date rape drug Rohypnol to facilitate sexual assaults that leave the victim sterile. Publ.Date : Wed, 14 Apr 2010 03:36:00 GMT Russian K-7 Heavy Bomber Images Circulating message claims that attached images depict a K-7, an exceptionally large aircraft built in Russia during the 1930's. Publ.Date : Tue, 04 May 2010 03:48:00 GMT 'Dislike Button' Scam Targets Facebook Users Bogus messages being posted on Facebook claim that users can follow a link to install a "Dislike Button" on their Facebook account. Publ.Date : Wed, 18 Aug 2010 05:02:00 GMT Michael Verster Missing Child Alert Circulating message claims that 9 year old Michael Verster is missing from his home in Pinetown, South Africa. Publ.Date : Fri, 21 May 2010 06:31:00 GMT Converted Grain Silo Apartment Photographs Message claims that a series of attached photographs depict an old grain silo that has been relocated to Niftynev Homestead in Shane Park NSW and converted to a modern, well appointed apartment. Publ.Date : Mon, 21 Jun 2010 00:50:00 GMT Dust-Off Warning Email Email from a grieving father outlines the danger of inhaling Dust-Off computer cleaner, after his son died as a result of "huffing" the product. Publ.Date : Mon, 31 May 2010 05:13:00 GMT Olympic Tower 2016 - Rio Solar City Tower Design Message claims that attached images show an innovative solar powered tower that is to be built in the bay at Rio de Janeiro for the 2016 Olympic Games. Publ.Date : Mon, 16 Aug 2010 23:53:00 GMT Parrot For Sale or Adoption Advance Fee Scams Messages claim that the sender has expensive pet parrots for sale very cheaply or is willing to give the birds away for free to a good home. Publ.Date : Tue, 03 Aug 2010 01:50:00 GMT Kevin Carter Pulitzer Prize Photograph Email with a disturbing image of a starving child being shadowed by a vulture claims that the photograph won a Pulitzer Prize for Photojournalist, Kevin Carter. Publ.Date : Wed, 26 May 2010 00:02:00 GMT Letter Z To Be Removed from the Alphabet Hoax Message claims that the "English Language Central Commission (ELCC)" has decided to remove the letter "Z" from the English Alphabet from June 1st. Publ.Date : Wed, 12 May 2010 01:23:00 GMT AOL Update Billing Information Phishing Scam Email, purporting to be from AOL, claims that, due to a payment processing failure, the recipient's AOL service will be blocked unless he or she updates payment details within 24 hours by following a link in the message. Publ.Date : Wed, 30 Jun 2010 04:45:00 GMT Muslim Sign in Houston Mall Protest Message - The Martyrdom of Imam Ali Protest email claims that a sign posted on the door of a Muslim owned shop in Houston in September 2009, honoured one of the September 11 hijackers who flew the aircraft into the World Trade Center. Publ.Date : Wed, 02 Jun 2010 11:25:00 GMT Refugee Monthly Allowance From Australian Government Hoax Protest emails claim that refugees receive a substantially higher monthly payment from the Australian government than do Australian pensioners. Publ.Date : Mon, 10 May 2010 01:59:00 GMT General Cosgrove Radio Interview Hoax Message claims that Australia’s General Peter Cosgrove made a remark about a female interviewer being "equipped to be a prostitute" during an interview on ABC radio. Publ.Date : Fri, 04 Jun 2010 04:53:00 GMT Rehana 27 From Leicister Hacker Warning Hoax Message warns users not to add 27 year old Rehana from "leicister" because she is a hacker. Publ.Date : Fri, 25 Jun 2010 00:17:00 GMT Free Blackberry Storm for Forwarding Hoax Message claims that Blackberry is giving away free phones to those who forward the email to eight or more people. Publ.Date : Tue, 06 Jul 2010 05:16:00 GMT Orphanage Trust Job Offer Scam Email purporting to be from Timothy Crawford, a recruitment officer for the Pattaya Orphanage Trust, offers the recipient a job processing donations from Australian residents. Publ.Date : Thu, 05 Aug 2010 23:27:00 GMT Plagiarized Poem - Why Computers Sometimes Crash! by Dr. Seuss An amusing poem about computing that has circulated widely online and via email is attributed to American writer, Dr Seuss. Publ.Date : Wed, 26 May 2010 13:23:00 GMT Canadian Refugee Pensions Protest Hoax Protest message claims that refugees in Canada receive a substantially higher monthly pension payment from the Canadian government than that received by Canadian old age pensioners. Publ.Date : Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:39:00 GMT Knob Face Trojan Worm Warning Message Message spreading via Facebook warns about a "Trojan worm" called Knob Face and advisers recipients to avoid adding a user called "Smartgirl 15". It also warns users to watch out for links labelled "Barack Obama Clinton scandal". Publ.Date : Wed, 14 Jul 2010 01:51:00 GMT Thirty-Two AA Batteries From One 6-Volt Lantern Battery Video Widely circulated video supposedly shows how to save money by extracting 32 AA batteries from one 6-volt lantern battery. Publ.Date : Thu, 03 Jun 2010 04:32:00 GMT Snake Inside Computer Photographs Email with attached photographs claims that a technician found a snake inside a computer after the user reported hearing hissing noises and a bad smell. Publ.Date : Tue, 24 Aug 2010 05:09:00 GMT Old Woman and The Smashed Car Window Abduction Warning Hoax Message claims that a violent male criminal is attempting to abduct women at the Galleria Shopping Centre in Perth Western Australia by pretending to be an old woman. Publ.Date : Fri, 11 Jun 2010 09:49:00 GMT Cocoa Mulch Toxic to Dogs Warning Email Email forward warns that Cocoa Mulch can be harmful to dogs. Publ.Date : Fri, 16 Apr 2010 03:32:00 GMT Mars, Earth - Closest Approach in Recorded History Email claims that Earth and Mars will have the closest approach in recorded history in August and will be a spectacular sight for stargazers. Publ.Date : Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:08:00 GMT Audri King Prayer Request Message that circulates via Facebook, MySpace and email asks recipients to pray for two year old Audri (or Audrin) King who has cancer. Publ.Date : Tue, 18 May 2010 05:13:00 GMT Marzipan Frosting Babies Hoax Email Message claims that attached photographs show cake-frosting babies made from marzipan. Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Apr 2010 00:26:00 GMT Five Headed Cobra Hoax Images Circulating images supposedly depict a five-headed cobra found at Kukke Subrahmanya, a Hindu temple in the Indian state of Karnataka. Publ.Date : Mon, 05 Jul 2010 05:52:00 GMT St. Augustine Find - Huge Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake Message claims that attached photographs show a 15 foot long Eastern Diamondback rattlesnake caught at St. Augustine, Florida. Publ.Date : Fri, 09 Jul 2010 10:41:00 GMT McDonald's Ball Pit Death Hoax Email forward claims that 3-year-old Kevin Archer died after being pricked by a heroin filled hypodermic needle left in a McDonald's ball pit. Publ.Date : Mon, 17 May 2010 00:41:00 GMT Commonwealth Bank Phishing Scam - Online Access Suspended Message Email, purporting to be from Australia's Commonwealth Bank, claims that the recipient's online account access has been suspended until he or she verifies identity and account details via a link in the message. Publ.Date : Thu, 10 Jun 2010 01:50:00 GMT Baby Shot With Brad Nailer Prayer Request Viral message asks recipients to pray for the recovery of a 22 month old who accidentally shot himself in the chest with a brad nailer. Publ.Date : Thu, 12 Aug 2010 06:31:00 GMT Punjab National Bank Updated Email Address Phishing Scam Email, purporting to be from India's Punjab National Bank claims that the recipient's account email address has been updated. It instructs the recipient to fill in an attached form to restore the account if he or she feels that the change was unauthorized. Publ.Date : Mon, 19 Apr 2010 01:48:00 GMT Distracting Beach Babes Facebook Malware Attack A rogue Facebook Application is posting links on Facebook Walls that supposedly open a video showing "Distracting Beach Babes". Publ.Date : Tue, 25 May 2010 00:39:00 GMT Ashley Flores Missing Child Hoax Email forward claims that 13-year-old Ashley Flores is missing from Philadelphia. Publ.Date : Wed, 23 Jun 2010 05:07:00 GMT Free Starlight Cruise For Forwarding Hoax Email claims that you can enter a competition to win a four night cruise for two people from South Africa's Starlight Cruises simply by forwarding the message to ten people. Publ.Date : Wed, 09 Jun 2010 01:38:00 GMT Cell Phone Gun Warning Email warns that guns disguised as cell phones have been discovered and that the devices may pose a security threat at high risk locations such as airports. Publ.Date : Mon, 26 Apr 2010 01:43:00 GMT Shark Behind Scuba Divers Photo Hoax Email claims that an attached image showing a large shark very close behind a scuba-diving couple is a real photograph taken during a family holiday in Australia. Publ.Date : Tue, 27 Apr 2010 11:08:00 GMT Motorcycle Inside Volkswagen Accident Photographs Email forward that includes photographs showing a Volkswagen car with a motorcycle wedged inside it, claims that the images show the end result of an accident that killed three people. The images reportedly depict a display featured at a motorcycle fair. Publ.Date : Tue, 01 Jun 2010 06:32:00 GMT Moon Split Miracle Chain Letter Chain message claims to present photographic evidence that the moon was once split in two thereby supposedly giving scientific support to Islamic stories of a miracle once performed by the Prophet Muhammad in which he split the moon into two parts. Publ.Date : Tue, 07 Sep 2010 03:23:00 GMT Add RSS Feeds To My Web Pages Increase Website Traffic