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25 Hottest Urban Legends

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

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Monday, January 05, 2009
      Postcard / Greeting Card Virus
  1. E-mailed computer virus masquerades as a postcard from a friend or family member.

    2.   Microsoft / AOL Giveaway
  2. Promotion promises free cash or merchandise for forwarding an e-mail message.

    3.   Obama Acceptance Speech Virus
  3. Message offering a link to an Obama acceptance speech video harbors malware.

    4.   The 12 Days of Christmas
  4. Text claims "The Twelve Days of Christmas" was created as a coded reference to important articles of the Christian faith.

    5.   Code Grabbers
  5. Warning about thieves armed with "code grabbers" breaking into cars by recording signals sent from remote keyless entry devices.

    6.   Cell Phone Directory and Telemarketers
  6. Warning that cell phone numbers are about to be given to telemarketers.

    7.   Applebee's Gift Certificates
  7. E-mail promotion promises free gift certificates for Applebee's restaurants.

    8.   809 Area Code Scam
  8. Warning about scammers' sending pages from the 809 area code.

    9.   #77 or *677 Cell Phone Notification
  9. E-mail advises contacting police by calling #77 (or *677) on a cell phone.

    10.   Ben Stein's Confessions for the Holidays
  10. Actor/writer Ben Stein's commentary on the observance of Christmas.

    11.   'Life Is Beautiful' Virus
  11. Warning about the "Life Is Beautiful" PowerPoint-based computer virus.

    12.   Flyers on Car Windows Carjacking
  12. Warning about parking lot carjackers placing flyers on rear windows of cars.

    13.   Let's Say Thanks
  13. Xerox-sponsored web sites allows the public to send free postcards to U.S. troops.

    14.   PPA Recall Alert
  14. FDA health advisory regarding drugs containing PPA (phenylpropanolamine).

    15.   Burundanga Business Cards
  15. Warning about criminals' using burundanga-soaked business cards to incapacitate their victims.

    16.   Nancy Pelosi's Jet
  16. Did House Speaker Nancy Pelosi demand the use of a "big fat 200-seat jet"?

    17.   #-9-0 Phone Scam
  17. Warning about scammers' running up long-distance charges by asking victims to press #-9-0 on their telephones.

    18.   Ashley Flores
  18. Plea to help find a missing girl named Ashley Flores.

    19.   Jamie Bulger
  19. E-petition protests the release of two British teens who killed Jamie Bulger.

    20.   Slow Dance / Amy Bruce
  20. Amy Bruce, a terminally ill young girl, writes "Slow Dance" poem.

    21.   Vicks VapoRub
  21. Home remedy advocates using Vicks VapoRub on children's feet to stop coughs.

    22.   How Big Is Wal-Mart?
  22. Statistics about the size of the Wal-Mart chain of retail stores.

    23.   Mail Server Report
  23. Information about the "Mail Server Report" computer virus.

    24.   Target Stores
  24. Message from Vietnam vet claims Target stores do not support veterans.

    25.     Swiffer WetJet
  25. Warning about the Swiffer WetJet posing a general danger to dogs and other pets.
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