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Urban Legends
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The AFU & Urban Legends Archive - An archive of Urban Legends and Folklore. |
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Data Fellows Hoax Warnings - Hoax warnings are typically scare alerts started by malicious people
- and passed on by innocent users who think they are helping the community
by spreading the warning. This page is considered the industry
standard information source for new virus hoaxes and false alerts.
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Hoax Busters - Interspersed among the junk mail and spam that fills our Internet e-mail boxes are
dire warnings about devastating new viruses, Trojans that eat the
heart out of your system, and malicious software that can steal the
computer right off your desk. Added to that are messages about free
money, children in trouble, and other items designed to grab you and
get you to forward the message to everyone you know. Most all of these
messages are hoaxes or chain letters.
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Scam Busters - Internet ScamBusters is an award winning
free electronic newsletter (e-zine) to help people protect themselves from Internet scams,
misinformation and hype that are costing entrepreneurs a fortune.
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Snopes- The definitive Internet reference source for
urban legends, folklore, myths, rumors, and misinformation.
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Truth or Fiction - When you get emails with warnings, virus alerts, inspirational stories,
business opportunities, and pleas for help...check them out to see if
they are Truth or Fiction!
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The Urban Legend Combat Kit - The Urban Legend Combat Kit is a free collection of canned responses
to help you combat Internet myths and urban legends. When someone sends
you an urban legend, just cut and paste the appropriate response from
this site.
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The Urban Legends Research Center - This site
is dedicated to the examination of Urban Legends, Urban Beliefs, Ghost
Legends and folklore in general.
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V-Myths - Learn about computer virus myths, hoaxes, urban legends, and the implications if
you believe in them. You can also search a list of computer virus hoaxes from A to Z.
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