From Tamworth Police re Missing 3 yr old Girl - just look a the picture, you never know

I received this from a friend of mine the other day:

Brett Davies at Tamworth Police.

IF YOUR CHILD WAS MISSING WOULDN ' T YOU PRAY THAT EVERYONE PASSED THIS EMAIL ON?!!!
PLEASE DO THE RIGHT THING. LOOK AND FORWARD. A 3-year-old girl named Reachelle Marie Smith is missing

You never know where this e-mail could end up and I ' m not going to stop passing this one around if it means a little girl can be found!!!
Please spread this picture far and wide.....You just never know. Someone you know might know her!



BEFORE YOU DELETE THIS, LOOK AT THE CHILD.. DO IT AGAIN. NOW SEND IT TO ALL IN YOUR ADDRESS BOOK. IT TAKES ONLY 10 SECONDS. THANK YOU!

This is a hoax. Check out the following links:

• Hoax Slayer
  
• ESET Threat Blog
  
• Scam Stop Education and Awareness
  
• GoArticles.com
  

It's possible that the original story was true, that there really was a child that had gone missing. However, over time, the details have changed. The original email associated with this particular message was about a little girl in North Dakota, which is a long way away from New South Wales, Australia.

The chances that someone would actually recognise the child through an email are very remote. And, even if you did see the child, who would you contact? There are no contact details in the email.

So, please be wary when you receive this. Check the source, before passing it on.

Bad Movie

I received this from a friend the other day:

The movie Corpus Christi is due to be released this June to August.
This disgusting film set to appear in America later this year and it
depicts Jesus and his disciples as homosexuals! As a play, this has
already been in theatres for a while. It's called Corpus Christi ' which
means 'The Christ Body.' It's a revolting mockery of our Lord. But, we
can make a difference. That's why I am sending this e-mail to you. If you
do send this around, we may be able to prevent this film from showing in
America and South Africa. Apparently, some regions in Europe have already
banned the film. We need a lot of prayers and a lot of e-mails.

As a Christian I want to take a stand in what I believe in and stop the
mockery of Jesus Christ our Savior.

At the risk of a bit of inconvenience, I'm forwarding this to all I think
would appreciate it. Please help us prevent such offenses against our
Lord. It will take you less than 2 minutes! If you are not interested, and
do not have the 2 Minutes it will take to do this , please just delete
this, but ..remember, Jesus said 'Deny Me on earth and I'll deny you
before my Father'.

A quick google search shows that this is a hoax. Check out the following links:

• Urban Legends
  
• Snopes
  
• Truth Or Fiction
  

From the Urban Legends website:

... as it currently stands there's no evidence anywhere — not in the trades, not in the entertainment magazines, nor on the many online movie news sites — that a "gay Jesus" film is now in production or even being considered for production. Moreover, these false alarms keep cropping up despite a quarter-century of efforts to disprove them...

... Returning to contemporary variants of the petition, I'm obliged to acknowledge that there's a grain of truth to them, namely the claim that a stage play exists portraying Jesus and the apostles as gay. Written by Terrence McNally, the play is called Corpus Christi and premiered in 1998. However, no plans to adapt it into movie form have ever been announced...

Please check it out for yourself before passing it onto others.

Lipstick

I received this from a friend the other day:

From: Dr. Nahid Neman Who works in the breast cancer unit at
Mt. Sinai Hospital , in Toronto .
If there is a female you care anything about, Share this with her. I did!!!!!
I am also sharing this with the males on my e-mail list,
Because they need to tell the females
THEY care about as well!

Recently a lipstick brand called 'Red Earth'
Decreased their prices from
$67 to $9.90.

It contained lead.
Lead is a chemical which causes cancer.
The lipstick brands that contain lead are:

CHRISTIAN DIOR

LANCOME

CLINIQUE

Y.S.L

ESTEE LAUDER

SHISEIDO

RED EARTH (Lip Gloss)

CHANEL (Lip Conditioner)

MARKET AMERICA-MOTNES LIPSTICK.

The higher the lead content,
The greater the chance of causing cancer.

After doing a test on lipsticks,
It was found that the Y.S.L. Lipstick
Contained the most amount of lead.
Watch out for those lipsticks
Which are supposed to stay longer.
If your lipstick stays longer, it is
Because of the higher content of lead.

Here is the test you can do yourself:

1. Put some lipstick on your hand.

2. Use a Gold ring to scratch on the lipstick.
3. If the lipstick colour changes to black,
Then you know the lipstick contains lead.

Please send this information to all your girlfriends,
Wives and female family members.

This information is being circulated at
Walter Reed Army Medical Center

Dioxin Carcinogens cause cancer,
Especially breast cancer.

I believe this may be a hoax. Check out the following links:

• Snopes
  
• Truth Or Fiction
  
• Urban Legends
  
• Red Earth FAQ
  

From the Urban Legends website:

2006 Update: A new version of this message circulating since September 2006 contains the additional claim that the material was authored by a Dr. Nahid Neman of the breast cancer unit of Mt. Sinai Hospital in Toronto. No such person exists.

2007 Update: New test results published by a consumer advocacy group, the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, have confirmed the outcome of previous tests which found that some name-brand lipsticks sold in the United States do contain trace amounts of lead.

One-third of the 33 products tested contained an amount of lead in excess of 0.1 parts per million, the group said, which is the U.S. Food & Drug Administration's upper limit for allowable lead in candy. The FDA has not set an overall limit for lead in cosmetics, though it does regulate how much lead is permitted in coloring agents used in their manufacture.

The consumer group is calling for reformulation of the lead-containing products and stricter oversight by the Food & Drug Administration. FDA spokesperson Stephanie Kwisnek responded in a statement to the Associated Press that the agency will examine the new test results and determine what action, "if any," may be needed to protect public health.

From the Red Earth website:

Do red earth products contain lead?

The manufacture of our lipsticks is under GMP principles and all the raw materials used are carefully chosen for their efficacy & purity. Heavy metals including, but not limited to, lead together with microbial cleanliness and chemical stability are of our prime concern without compromises.

We have randomly selected a representation of our lip products and submitted them to an accredited laboratory for total lead testing. Results reflected that lead was below detectable level and not constituted any part of our lipstick formulation. Reports are available at request.

Please check the contents of cosmetics that you wear, to be sure that they do not contain harmful ingredients.

Mobile Phone Numbers go public next month

I received this from a friend today:

REMEMBER: Mobile Phone Numbers Go Public next month.

REMINDER all mobile phone numbers are being released to telemarketing companies and you may start to receive sale calls.

YOU WILL BE CHARGED FOR THESE CALLS (message bank etc)

Below is a link where you can enter your phone numbers online to put an end to telemarketing calls

https://www.donotcall.gov.au/

A quick google search came up with these links:

• Urban Legends
  
• Hoax-Slayer
  
• Victoria Consumer Affairs
  

From the Hoax-Slayer site:

Note however that while the claims in the email about the release of mobile phone numbers is untrue, the "Do Not Call" register itself is real and perfectly legitimate

There's also a reference on the Australian Communications and Media Authority. From this site is the following interesting comment:

While the email refers to the Australian Do Not Call Register website, it appears to have originated in North America a number of years ago and has been intermittently circulating since that time. The reference to consumers being 'charged' arises from the different charging regime for mobile calls in the USA, where often charges are incurred by mobile phone users for calls they receive. This charging regime does not apply in Australia.

So by all means put your mobile phone on the Do Not Call Register. This is a service provided by the Australian Government for phone numbers that are primarily for private or domestic purposes - business numbers do not qualify.