Internet hoaxes, rumors, scams, and urban legends abound! The point of this page is to stop you all from sending those hoax emails and also possibly save you from getting scammed.

Nigerian Scams - Dr. So and So or Mrs. So and So are in Nigeria or some related country and they need to smuggle millions of dollars out of the country. They somehow have picked you out of 280 million folks in the US to be the one to give 10% of the loot to. All you need to do is contact them and eventually wire them money or your account numbers so they can send you the money. Everything is to kept secret. Ever wonder why they picked you? Why don't they just deposit the money to a PayPal account? Why didn't they contact the US government? Duh! Email these Nigerian geeks back and tell them that you have placed an evil curse on their family and their dog.

Email Forwarding that makes you money- Bill Gates is going to send you several hundred dollars just for forwarding an email to a few friends. He's testing his email forwarding equipment. Or the Gap will send you a gift certificate or Disney is giving away free trips or... Puh-leeeesss. You are not going to get paid for forwarding an email to your friends! Stop the insanity! Quit forwarding this garbage. We'll let you know when one of these turns out to be true.

Virus Alerts (Hoax Busters) - Every now and then you may receive an email telling you that you have a virus on your computer. The email will tell you what the file name is and where you can find it. It warns you to delete the file immediately. Many of these alerts from out of the blue are hoaxes. They are telling you to delete files that may be vital to your system. Before you delete any file from your computer do a quick search of the virus name in a search engine or check one of the sites below.

Please remember that even on the Internet, if it sounds too good to be true, then, IT IS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE! Don't get got.

Top Sites related to Internet Hoaxes, superstitions, & Urban Legends:

25 Hottest Urban Legends -
the 25 urban legends currently circulating most widely, as determined by frequency of access, user searches, reader e-mail, and media coverage.

All Popular Superstitions -
There are a number of practices, the origins of which are more or less obscure, that may be described as "popular superstitions." All that may be said of them is that they are traditional, that they have been observed since "time immemorial," and are, therefore, worthy of some notice, even if their only value lies in the fact that they are merely quaint and amusing.

Answer Bag -
A compilation of human knowledge and experience.
Answerbag is a universal, user-generated collection of frequently-asked questions. It is built and moderated by you, our users - please feel free to look for answers, post answers, or post questions!

Better Business Bureau -
Current alerts and Press releases. This Alerts area includes the most time-sensitive and newsworthy type of information, while the Resource Library contains publications of more general and ongoing value to both consumers and businesses

Department of Homeland Security - Identifying Hoaxes and Urban Legends -
Chain letters are familiar to anyone with an email account, whether they are sent by strangers or well-intentioned friends or family members. Try to verify the information before following any instructions or passing the message along.

Don't Spread the Hoax -
check out the hoax catalog. Many categories of different kinds of hoaxes.

Factcheck.org -
We are a nonpartisan, nonprofit, "consumer advocate" for voters that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics. We monitor the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews, and news releases. Our goal is to apply the best practices of both journalism and scholarship, and to increase public knowledge and understanding.

Fake Checks -
This Web site was created by the National Consumers League (NCL), the nation's oldest nonprofit consumer organization, as a central source of information and advice about fake check scams. NCL created the site in collaboration with the Alliance for Consumer Fraud Awareness, a coalition of consumer and business organizations, government agencies, and companies that are committed to fighting fake check scams.

Fear and Awe: Eclipses through the Ages -
Traditions and superstitions have a way of lingering, and so it is that even ... But one need not allude to ancient superstitions to appreciate the wonder ...

Halloween Web -
Halloween is traditionally the time when common superstitions, folklore, myths and omens carry more weight to those who believe. Superstition origins go back thousands of years ago.

HoaxBusters -
There's lots of info here! Everything you've ever wanted to know about Internet hoaxes but were afraid to ask. This site includes pretty much all hoaxes and great resources on the history of hoaxes, how to spot them and what to do about them.

Hoax-Slayer -
Latest Email Hoaxes - Current Internet Scams - Hoax-Slayer Newsletter
A Free Monthly Web-Based Newsletter brought to you by Brett Christensen. The Hoax-Slayer Newsletter keeps you informed about the latest email hoaxes and current Internet scams. Hoax-Slayer also features anti-spam tips, computer security information, pertinent articles and more.

Internet Crime Schemes -
Current and ongoing Internet trends and schemes identified by the Internet Crime Complaint Center along with its description

Kitchen Myths -
How do I know these are myths? Why should you believe me over someone who says that something I call a myth is in fact true?

Maritime Superstitions and Customs -
San Diegos first choice in sailboat rigging for the offshore cruiser. Weather proverbs, sailing glossary, seamanship test, morse code, signal flags, ...

McAfee Security-
Virus Hoaxes There are a lot of viruses out there. But some aren't really out there at all. Virus hoaxes are more than mere annoyances, as they may lead some users to routinely ignore all virus warning messages, leaving them vulnerable to a genuine, destructive virus. Next time you receive an urgent virus warning message, be sure to check the list of known virus hoaxes below. Remember: Never open an email attachment unless you know what it is--even if it's from someone you know and trust. Remember that virus writers can use known hoaxes to their advantage. For example, AOL4FREE began as a hoax virus warning. Then somebody distributed a destructive trojan attached to the original hoax virus warning!

Portal.com - the bunk stops here -
Search Before You Forward That story that your Great Aunt Edna just sent to you and forty other people sounds true...

Romance Scam -
This site is a database of Nigerian and Russian scammers, here you can research if a person who contacted you on a dating service or Yahoo instant messenger was a scam artist. This site contains an extensive photo gallery with over 7000 pictures and a message board, where you can report scammers.

Scam Watch -
SCAMwatch is a website run by the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC). The aim of SCAMwatch is to provide information to consumers and small business about how to recognise, avoid and report scams. Scams that are reported to SCAMwatch will be analysed by the ACCC. Many scams originate overseas or take place over the internet, making them very difficult to track down and prosecute. If you lose money to a scam, it is unlikely that you will be able to recover your loss. Romance scams included

Silly Superstitions -
Collection of superstitions and their possible explanations, contributed by visitors

Sophos -
provides information about virus hoaxes to assist companies and individuals. Although we do provide information about some non-virus-related hoaxes, chain letters, scams and misunderstandings, the primary aim of this section of the website is to provide information about hoaxes which are virus-related.

Sports Superstitions -
Common superstitions in baseball, basketball, and more

Superstitions 'folk beliefs'-
What are Superstitions? Superstitions are linked to myths and prophecies. ... With this qualification in mind, superstitions may be classified roughly as ...

Superstitions Surrounding Cats -
collection of cat superstitions

Symantec Security Response -
uncovers hoaxes on a regular basis. These hoaxes usually arrive in the form of an email. Please disregard the hoax emails - they contain bogus warnings usually intent only on frightening or misleading users.

Theatrical Superstitons and Saints -
Not surprisingly, given the number of things that can go wrong, sometimes with no apparent logical cause, theatre folk often are a superstitious lot.

The Dog Hause -
Animal Superstitions ,Beliefs, Superstitions, and Sayings from Texas by Kenneth W. Davis (Editor), Everett Gillis (Editor), Teel Sale (Illustrator) ...

The Museum of Hoaxes -
was established in 1997 in order to promote knowledge about the phenomenon of hoaxes. Why do we (the staff at the museum) care about hoaxes, and why do we think other people should care also? One reason is that we live in an era in which reality and unreality are becoming increasingly difficult to distinguish, and the only reliable way to sort out what is real from what is unreal is to have some knowledge about what unreality looks like and how it manages to slip past our defenses.

The Old Farmers Almanac Superstitions -
Superstitions concerning the home and neighbours.

The Straight Dope -
Fighting ignorance since 1973. (it's taking longer than we thought). Hello and welcome to the official Internet home of Cecil Adams, World's Smartest Human Being, and his famous syndicated column The Straight Dope. Here you will find all manner of things relating to the column and the vast Straight Dope media empire.

This is True -
Truth is stranger than fiction because fiction has to make sense.

Top 10 rodeo superstitions -
Hockey and baseball players have odd superstitions, but they can't hold a candle to rodeo cowboys. Here's a list of cowboy superstitions.

Trivia -
Superstitions:old wives tales, folklore, bizarre beliefs,taboos, omens, lucky & unlucky things

Urban Legends and Folklore - Celebrities -
Urban legends and Netlore about famous people: Bill Gates, the Antichrist; Celebrity Stomach Pump; The Elevator Story; Richard Gere and the Gerbil; 'Hanoi Jane' Fonda; Jennifer Lopez' Billion Dollar Booty.

Urban Legends Reference Pages -

Vmyths -
A pretty good site on all Internet hoaxes, viruses and legends. They have an alphabetical listing of hoaxes and they mail out a newsletter on the subject.

Wedding Customs and Superstitions -
Wedding Superstitions and Traditions. ... There are so many superstitions and traditions associated with Weddings that its impossible to follow them all. ...


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