Monday, September 5, 2011

Scam of the Day-D’oh!

June 28, 2011 by snopes@snopes.com  
Filed under Consumer/Scams

Did Play-Doh brand modeling compound start out as a wallpaper cleaner?

Hacker Warning

April 5, 2011 by snopes@snopes.com  
Filed under Consumer/Scams

E-warning cautions against accepting Facebook friend requests from Jason Lee or Linda Smith.

The Hole Story

March 14, 2011 by snopes@snopes.com  
Filed under Consumer/Scams

Warning describes form of theft in which thieves drill a hole under vehicle’s door handle, break in, steal only one item, then use auto’s GPS to locate car owner’s home for future burglary.

A House Diverted

March 7, 2011 by snopes@snopes.com  
Filed under Consumer/Scams

Photograph purportedly shows representatives playing solitaire on their laptops during a legislative session.

New Pepsi Can

March 1, 2011 by snopes@snopes.com  
Filed under Consumer/Scams

Does a new Pepsi soda can design omit the words “under God” from the Pledge of Allegiance?

Presidents Day

February 21, 2011 by snopes@snopes.com  
Filed under Consumer/Scams

Whom or what does the Presidents Day holiday honor?

Kenyan Mistake

February 15, 2011 by snopes@snopes.com  
Filed under Consumer/Scams

A long since discredited document which supposedly proves that Barack Obama was born in Kenya has been circulating anew.

Let’s Talk Turkey

November 25, 2010 by snopes@snopes.com  
Filed under Consumer/Scams

Clueless cooks in the process of committing Thanksgiving mayhem call turkey hotlines.

Mayhem Eggsacted

November 17, 2010 by snopes@snopes.com  
Filed under Consumer/Scams

Are robbers flinging eggs at cars to impair drivers’ vision and force them to stop?

Scam of the Day-Invisibility Check

October 22, 2010 by snopes@snopes.com  
Filed under Consumer/Scams

A pair of scammers attempted to cash checks written in disappearing ink.

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