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Giant Human Skeleton Found in Desert Netlore Archive: 'Recent gas exploration activity in the southeast region of the Arabian desert uncovered skeletal remains of a human of phenomenal size...'

Description: Email hoaxCirculating since: March 2004 (w/text)Status: FalseAnalysis: See below

Email example contributed by Liane, 19 April 2004:

Subject: [Fwd: Interesting discovery]

FYI. Just got this Email, only God knows better about this story, but check it out:

Recent gas exploration activity in the south east region of the Arabian desert uncovered a skeletal remains of a human of phenomenal size. This region of the Arabian desert is called the Empty Quarter, or in Arabic, 'Rab-Ul-Khalee'. The discovery was made by the Aramco Exploration team. As God states in the Quran that He had created people of phenomenal size the like of which He has not created since. These were the people of Aad where Prophet Hud was sent. They were very tall, big, and very powerful, such that they could put their arms around a tree trunk and uproot it. Later these people, who were given all the power, turned against God and the Prophet and transgressed beyond all boundaries set by God. As a result they were destroyed.

Ulema's of Saudi Arabia believe these to be the remains of the people of Aad. Saudi Military has secured the whole area and no one is allowed to enter except the ARAMCO personnel. It has been kept in secrecy, but a military helicopter took some pictures from the air and one of the pictures leaked out into the internet in Saudi Arabia. See the attachment and note the size of the two men standing in the picture in comparison to the size of the skeleton !!

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Comments: Oh, come on. What are the odds that an archaeological discovery this mind-boggling, if real, would go unreported in the mass media? Answer: zilch. This is a giant hoax.

The image first surfaced in October 2002 as an entry in a Photoshop contest run by Worth1000.com. It was created by altering an actual photo of a Cornell University excavation of a mastodon skeleton.

The text is bogus too, obviously. It was first found circulating with the image in March 2004. The story of the Prophet Hud and the people of Aad (also spelled A'ad or 'Ad) is indeed from the Quran, which makes reference to the Aad's "great" or "tall" stature among their peers — traditionally interpreted by some as meaning they were literally a race of giants.

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Dead Mermaid Found in the Philippines

Netlore Archive: Emailed photos purportedly show the carcass of a dead mermaid found washed up on a beach in the Philippines

Description: Email hoaxCirculating since: 2003Status: FalseAnalysis: See commentary

Email example contributed by M. Horlings, 21 Oct 2003:

Subject: Fw: Mermaid found in the Philippines

CREEPY!I don't know if this is true...Found in Visayas Region...was caught by fishermen!!!

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The Ghost of the Sundarbans Netlore Archive: Emailed photo allegedly depicts a tourist visiting the Sundarbans in southwest Bangladesh two days before he mysteriously died of a heart attack

Description: Email hoax/Chain letterStatus: FalseCirculating since: Nov 2003Analysis: See commentary

Email example contributed by Leigh K., 7 Dec. 2003:

Subject: Fw: Read before u view the picture - Believe it not

The guy in the photo went to the Sundarbans with his friends and he asked 1 of his friends to take his picture in that very place. While his friend was taking the picture he screamed and fainted, 2 days later he died in the medical college. Doctors said he died because of heart attack.

When the photos were exposed, in the last photo there was a lady standing right beside him though friends claim that he was standing alone.

Many people said it is a rumor and the picture is the result of the blessings of latest technology. However, the photo itself is very scary and I'm sure you'll also feel the same way I've felt. Here you go with the photo!!!

A navy officer sent this letter to 13 people and he was promoted..

A business man received this letter and threw it away..not believing in it.. and he lost everything he had within 13 days..

It reached a labourer and he distributed it to 13 people.. he was promoted and all his problems were solved within 13 days..

So you must send this e mail to 13 people for something good to happen to you so people..get sending !! :) don't be lazy..

P/S : Do not send back to the person who send this to you!!!

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MONDEX: The Mark of the Beast Netlore Archive - Emailed slide show claims that microchips used in Mondex 'smart cards' are being implanted in people's hands or foreheads and constitute the 'mark of the beast' prophesied in the Book of Revelation

Description: Slide showCirculating since: Feb. 2004Status: Contains inaccuraciesAnalysis: See below

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Comments: This and the images to follow comprise a PowerPoint slide show circulating via email since February 2004, though the ideas it conveys have been around much longer.

From a few basic facts — e.g., the existence of a company called Mondex, a subsidiary of MasterCard International which manufactures "smart" bank cards with microprocessor chips to store personal information, and the development of the "biochip," a special microchip that can be implanted in human or animal subjects — the anonymous authors of the presentation veer off into wild extrapolation, asserting that these technologies fulfill apocalyptic prophecies in the Biblical Book of Revelation. Some of the claims are demonstrably false. Others proceed from fanciful assumptions and a literalist, current events-oriented interpretation of scripture with which many theologians, not to mention rank-and-file Christians, disagree.

Could the so-called "Mondex bio-chip" really be the "mark of the beast"

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Comments: Much as I hate to spoil the suspense, it's necessary to begin sorting out truth from fiction now, before it becomes too confusing to tell them apart.

The device pictured above is a biochip (also known as a microchip implant, ID chip, RFID chip, etc.) — a tiny, implantable wireless transponder which emits a weak signal in the presence of a scanner, permitting the transmission of small amounts of information (e.g., identification numbers) to a receiver. It is indeed about the size of a grain of rice.

That is not, however, what is described in the text. The authors confuse implantable microchips with a different kind of chip designed to be embedded in so-called "smart cards" for storing personal information (e.g., your checking account balance). The smart card was conceived as an alternative to both paper money and ordinary credit cards, but the day when it will entirely eliminate them is still a ways off.

Main point: The technology pictured above isn't the same as the technology described above.


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Comments: True enough. In Mexico, where child abductions are rampant, authorities are implementing a plan to use VeriChips implanted in kids as an anti-kidnapping measure. Because it enables instant, accurate identification of the bearer, the same product is touted as a protection against fraud and identity theft.

Please note, however, that — contrary to the depiction above (which, despite appearances, is not a real x-ray photograph) — such devices aren't usually implanted in the hands of human subjects. They are injected into the fleshy part of the upper arm, where the device is less visible, less obtrusive, and less likely to be damaged during everyday use.






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Comments: Motorola does manufacture microchips for smart cards, but it's only one of several companies that do so (nor, by the way, is Mondex the only manufacturer of smart cards).

Motorola also makes implantable biochips for medical applications, but please note, and this is very important: Mondex has nothing whatsoever to do with biochips — they're in the smart card business, period.

Contrary to the information given above, a transponder is simply a wireless communications device that sends and receives information. It is not a "storage system."

As for how biochips are powered, the implants now being used for applications like pet identification don't contain batteries at all; they're "passively powered," i.e., energized by close proximity to the appropriate scanning devices.






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Comments: Though I haven't attempted to verify the entire list of countries above, I can confirm that smart card technology (produced by various companies, not just Mondex) is now widely available around the world.












Comments: It is a fact that MasterCard International acquired a 51% interest in Mondex in 1997.












Comments: The above claims are totally fabricated. Contrary to this alleged "research," the preferred location for the implantation of biochips in humans — with the probable exception of particular medical biochips, which may need to be placed elsewhere in the body depending on function — is the upper arm.












Comments: There's that phony x-ray image of a "biochip" again. Note, by the way, that the x-ray is of someone's left hand, not the right. You're supposed to be quaking with fear right now, the obvious implication being that biochips constitute the "mark of the beast" prophesied in the Book of Revelation.

However, as I just pointed out, the type of biochip touted for identification purposes is supposed to be implanted in the subject's upper arm, not their hand or forehead. In addition to which, many Biblical scholars take exception to the imposition of such a literal, current events-based interpretation on New Testament prophecy. Folks are always trying to pin the "antichrist" label on modern-day personages and decrying new technologies as examples of "the mark of the beast" (it was supermarket bar codes before biochips came along), when, in fact, reputable scholars believe these Biblical references were originally meant to apply to the Roman Emperor of the time ("the beast") and his imperial seal ("the mark of the beast"). These are matters on which Christians of different stripes have long sincerely disagreed.






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Comments: False, false, false. Mondex makes smart cards, not biochips (and certainly not a billion biochips!). No "serious problems" have hindered the distribution or use of these cards. The statement "real money will be insecure in the general market" is nonsensical.






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Comments: More bunk. Again, there is no special "problem" with smart cards, nor has anyone determined that implanting chips in people's hands or head is the only "solution" to this nonexistent problem.

Biochip implants can be easily removed via a minor surgical procedure. The "capsule" won't burst if it is removed, nor does it contain lithium or any other hazardous substance likely to leak out and contaminate the subject. Nor, as the technology now stands, does any biochip contain a GPS (Global Positioning system).












Comments: I'm biting my lip about the grammar. Could you tell?












Comments: In other words, please disseminate this presentation in the form of a chain letter — forward it to everyone you know and beg them to do the same. Share the falsehoods.

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Comments: Note that this is the first time the brand name "VeriChip" (a biochip manufacturer with no connection to Mondex) has been brought up within the presentation. Curious, isn't it? The authors would very much like you to confuse Mondex with VeriChip at this point, but the two companies are completely unrelated, as are the products they manufacture.

Does the increasing use of biochip implants pose any substantive threat to humanity? This is an unknown for the time being, but a valid topic for debate. Some folks have raised legitimate concerns, mostly having to do with individual privacy vs. government or corporate surveillance, about the future use (or abuse) of the technology. Note, however, that you have not read a single word about those concerns in this entire presentation.

Some Christians — not all — clearly believe that biochips are an unequivocal sign of the apocalypse, and that is their right. The problem is, they are trying very hard to convince all the rest of us of the same thing and evidently have no qualms about spreading misinformation to accomplish that.

I heartily recommend following the instructions in the final slide above and doing your own research on the pertinent terms — just make sure you don't limit your research to the many scaremongering Websites that simply echo the material presented in this slide show. The further you explore, the better equipped you'll be to understand the issues, evaluate all these wild allegations and make up your own mind. It's well worth the time and effort.





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