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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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Thursday, November 20, 2008
        Postcard / Greeting Card Virus
  1. E-mailed computer virus masquerades as a postcard from a friend or family member.

    2.   Barack Obama
  2. Items about President-Elect Barack Obama.

    3.   Petition to Ban Religious Programming
  3. E-mail petition #2493 from Dr. James Dobson protests proposed ban on religious broadcasting.

    4.   Sears
  4. E-mail lauds Sears for paying the difference in salaries and maintaining benefits for their called-up military reservist employees.

    5.   David Letterman on President Bush
  5. Essay attributed to comedian David Letterman (or Jay Leno) urges Americans to focus on the positive.

    6.   Muslim EID Stamp
  6. E-mail describes U.S. postage stamp commemorating Islamic holidays.

    7.   UPS Virus
  7. E-mailed computer virus masquerades as UPS delivery failure notification.

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

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

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

    11.   Social Security
  11. Items about the U.S. Social Security system.

    12.   New Dollar Coin and 'In God We Trust'
  12. E-mail claims the design of new U.S. dollar coins omits the motto "In God We Trust."

    13.   #77 or *677 Cell Phone Notification
  13. E-mail advises contacting police by calling #77 (or *677) on a cell phone.

    14.   Bar Codes and Country of Origin
  14. E-mail advises that the first three digits of a bar code indicate a product's country of origin.

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

    16.   One-Wing Plane Landing
  16. Video clip shows an airplane making a safe landing after losing a wing.

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

    18.   809 Area Code Scam
  18. Warning about scammers' sending pages from the 809 area code.

    19.   Reachelle Marie Smith
  19. E-mailed plea to help find a missing girl named Reachelle Marie Smith.

    20.   School Science Fair Project
  20. E-mail seeks to collect list of first names for a student's science fair project.

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

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

    23.   Store Closings
  23. E-mail lists large retail chains that plan to close by the end of 2008.

    24.   Bill Graham's 'Prayer for Our Nation'
  24. E-mail attributes a "Prayer for Our Nation" to the Rev. Billy Graham.

    25.   Baby Carrots
  25. Warning claims that baby carrots are made from deformed full-sized carrots which have been permeated with chlorine.
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