Beware 5 Common Internet Urban Legends

If you've got an e-mail address -- and who doesn't these days? -- chances are you've received the occasional cautionary tale that just has to be true because it happened the e-mailer's father's brother's nephew's cousin's former roommate.

Those foreboding stories most often turn out to be little more than urban legend, but are spread easier than ever before thanks to today's technology.

Stories of organ harvesting, gang initiations, secret cookie recipes and terminally ill children are some of the most common subject matter in e-mail chain letters.

Many times these e-mails do not go directly to your spam folder because they are sent from a trusted friend whose heart is in the right place.

So the next time your friend Bob or your aunt Jane tells you to SEND THIS TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW, do everyone a favor and don't!

For the sake of saving us all, here are the top five most circulated Internet urban legends, and how long they've been around.
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