Hoaxes and Myths

Profiles Index

Swiffer WetJet and pets
An anonymous person attacks Swiffer WetJet, accusing it of using chemicals that cause liver failure in animals.

!0000 Tip
The !0000 tip is a misguided attempt to be helpful. Adding !0000 to the address book is not an effective defense against email worms.

International Lottery Winner Scam
The International Lottery Winner scam attempts to trick recipients into believing they have won large sums of cash, and then bilks them out of their own dough in a similar fashion to the Nigerian 419 scam.

A Virtual Card For You
A classic example of a virus hoax, the A Virtual Card for You hoax warns of a virus that is allegedly the most destructive ever!

AOL/Intel Merger
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AOL.EXE Virus Warning
An attempt at humor proved too much for many users who succumbed to the AOL.EXE Virus Warning hoax conceived by the Joke-A-Day website creator.

AOL4Free Hoax
The AOL4Free email hoax is complicated by a very real Trojan bearing the same name

An Internet Flower for You
This hoax warns of a supposedly destructive email named An Internet Flower for You

AIM Petition
The AIM petition hoax claims AOL is planning to shutdown their popular instant messenging service.

Federal Bill 602P: 5-cent email tax
Fears of the alleged Federal Bill 602P that supposedly threatens a 5-cent email tax are unfounded.

A.I.D.S Virus Hoax
An email warning of the A.I.D.S computer virus is a hoax.

48 Hours Hoax
The 48 Hours hoax warns of a fictitious new virus allegedly arriving in 48 hours and equates it with Cyberterrorism.

WTC Survivor
Two variants of WTC survivor circulate. The first warns of a dangerous computer virus and the second is a photograph allegedly taken moments before the World Trade Center bombimgs.

AAAAAAA@AAA.AAA hoax
Like its predecessor !0000, the AAAAAAA@AAA.AAA tip is doomed to failure. Worse, it can leave you less protected than you were before.