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latimesblogs.latimes.com - 8/14/2008
Fake CNN, MSNBC spam claims Elizabeth Taylor murdered, Mary-Kate Olsen killed Ledger
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With dozens of Nigerian lottery scammers now off the streets and better-informed Internet citizen perhaps a tad less likely to click on phishing emails, disaster relief solicitations and credit card ripoffs, the ever-inventive spammer-hacker community has pioneered a new approach...

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Allie Is Wired!:  Elizabeth Taylor Murder Hoax

USATODAY.com - Lifeline Live:  Elizabeth Taylor story isn't a story

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Elizabeth Taylor Murder Hoax
Allie Is Wired! — ... to the Euro lottery or emails from barristers “needing your help” to move some money around. Now, the hackers and spammers are striking where it hurts. Fake news alerts supposedly from MSNBC and CNN. This is where the rumors of the “murder of Elizabeth Taylor” and the “Mary-Kate Olsen found guilty of Heath Ledger’s death” came from. Taylor is alive and doing well at home. Her health may be questionable, but she was not murdered. [LA Times]

Elizabeth Taylor story isn't a story
USATODAY.com - Lifeline Live — No, Elizabeth Taylor has not been found murdered at her home, as some of you have been e-mailing in to ask. The new spam is fake news, reports the (legit, we hope) Los Angeles Times , and radio stations are falling prey to the hoaxes, too. Beware: other popular headlines are "Mary-Kate Olsen Guilty for Heath Ledger's Death" and, "Michael Jackson is sued by his own Dog."

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No, probably––thankfully––not. In fact, despite recent reports that the 76 year-old Hollywood icon was on her death bed, she probably hasn’t even died of natural causes. There’s a malware spam email going around , masquerading as an MSNBC news alert, with the headline “msnbc.com - BREAKING NEWS: Elizabeth Taylor found murdered at home.” If you go to MSNBC.com , ...