Big Scam - Phony Fauxtos

I'm often surprised by what people are willing to believe from the spam they get, and how many will pass it on as true.

So a hoax of any kind has a pretty long half life. Take this photo:




My source had mailed it (without the identifying copyright) to 45 recipients, claiming it was a picture of a 7' 4" Dutch woman - the tallest woman in the world.

The truth is she's not... not 7' 4", not Dutch, not the record holder.

Spam marches on... and on... and on. This piece is now in it's 8th year according to fact checking site Snopes.com.