Emails purporting to be from the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) claims that the recipient's Certified Public Accountant license may be revoked due to accusations of tax fraud.
Email purporting to be from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) claims that the recipient's IP address has been identified as distributing copyrighted content and instructs him or her to open an attached file to view details.
Message purporting to be from Facebook claims that the recipient's Facebook Profile has completed its "100% Gold Status membership" thereby qualifying him or her for an award of $2.5 million.
Message claims that Facebook will donate $1 to help a baby with the birth defect Ectopia Cordis every time the baby's photograph is shared or liked on Facebook.
Rapidly circulating social media message warns users not to interact with a person called 'Thomas Romany's Stuff' because he is trying to stalk women that have made contact with him to buy ugg boots.
Message circulating via email and the blogosphere warns that Monster Energy Drinks claw "M" logo is actually made up of the Hebrew letter vav repeated three times to make the number 666 and is therefore the mark of Satan.
Email forward warns that drivers should not use cruise control in wet conditions because its use can cause the vehicle to accelerate and fly through the air if it hits standing water and hydroplanes.
Email purporting to be from Hotmail Customer Care claims that the recipient must confirm his or her Hotmail account by replying with account login details within within a specified time frame or risk having the account closed down.
Message claims that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has partnered with Apple for a promotional event and that the recipient has won a free Apple iPhone and iPad that can be claimed by filling in a website survey.
Email forward claims that virtuoso violinist Joshua Bell performed incognito at a metro station in Washington DC playing on a violin worth millions of dollars but his performance received very little interest from passersby.
Message claims that leaving onions around a room can absorb the flu virus along with bacteria that cause other illnesses thereby preventing people from becoming sick.
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