Snopes 25 Hottest hoaxes / urban Ledgends:

Summer 2009:

1. Cell Phone Directory and Telemarketers
   Warning that cell phone numbers are about to be given to telemarketers.
2. Free Laptops from Sony Ericsson
   Message promises consumers can receive free laptop computers from Ericsson for forwarding an e-mail to their friends.
3. UPS/FedEx/DHL Virus
   E-mailed computer virus masquerades as parcel company's delivery failure notification.
4. Baby Carrots
   Warning about baby carrots made from deformed full-sized carrots which have been permeated with chlorine.
5. Mars Spectacular
   The planet Mars will make a remarkably close approach to Earth in August 2009.
6. Tagged
   Complaints about e-mailed invitations from friends to join the Tagged.com web site.
7. Jury Duty Scam
   Scammers trick victims into revealing personal info by telling them they've failed to report for jury duty.
8. Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act
   Congressional bill seeks to require insurance companies to cover a minimum 48-hour hospital stay for patients undergoing mastectomies.
9. Burundanga Business Cards
   Warning about criminals' using burundanga-soaked business cards to incapacitate their victims.
10. 809 Area Code Scams
    Warning about scammers' sending pages from the 809 area code.
    You receive a message on your voice mail or pager about a family member who is in troublea sking you to call a number in the 809 area code. You'll often be charged over $24,000/min. for the call.

Summer 2008:
In the summer of 2008 most had to do with Barack Obama.

2007:
True | False

1.	Do not open any email message with an attached filed called "Invitation". It is a virus that opens an Olympic Torch which "burns" the whole hard disc C of your computer.
2.	You can receive a cash reward for forwarding messages to test a Microsoft/AOL e-mail tracking system.
3.	The Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act seeks to require insurance companies to cover a minimum 48-hour hospital stay for patients undergoing mastectomies.
4.	Starbucks or Oscar Mayer refused free product to G.I.s serving in Iraq, saying it didn't support the war and anyone in it.
5.	E-mail messages stating "Osama bin Laden Captured" and "Osama bin Laden Hanged" had attachments or links which installed trojan horses on your computer.
6.	New dollar coins were designed eliminating the motto "In God We Trust".
7.	New Navy ship "USS New York" was being built using steel from the World Trade Center.
8.	A college student evades a rapist by dialing #77 on her cell phone.
9.	Proposal from Nancy Pelosi to implement a 100% tax on stock market windfall profits.
10.	Document by comedian Jay Leno urges Americans to focus on the positive.