Yet another opportunity to save a dying child who doesn't exist. This false rumor has been thoroughly trounced by medical professionals. Microsoft will not be handing out cash to everyone who forwards this message. The email rumors are based on an actual news story in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer . Overblown email flyer dating from 1995, alleging that NutraSweet causes just about every malady known to humankind.
False rumor declares that a bank customer died after licking a cyanide-coated deposit envelope.
Necrotizing fasciitis, a rare and deadly disease, allegedly infects an entire crop of Costa Rican fruit. The post office, we're told, wants to place a tax on every email delivered. Circulating on the Internet since 1995 and still going strong. This rumor returns year after year, even though the U.S. Postal Service continues to issue new African American Heritage stamps annually. This call for prayers for a young boy who was very ill has been outdated for quite some time.