Wendy's Anniversary Scam Menu Floods Internet
Snopes Catches This and Other Email Scams
The Wendy's Anniversary Scam
According to the Freelance Star, Wendy's came out with a statement today stating that a fraudulant email had been sent out today commenting on their anniversary and discounted burgers. In fact, Wendy's is only 39 years old, and Wendy's restaurants don't use email coupons. Floods of internet users have been researching Wendy's today in order to find the nearest Wendy's location or see the Wendy's menu. Put away your wallet, burger fans. Wendy's burgers aren't on sale today.
Snopes Gets in on the Action
Do you need more verification than this? Snopes is on the case, researching this email that falsely claimed that In-and-Out Burger and Wendy's (depending on the version of the email that you received) would be celebrating their 60th anniversary and offering free or discounted burgers today. While In-and-Out Burger is actually celebrating their 60th anniversary on Occtober 22, neither chain is offering free or sale burgers.
Other Email Scams that Snopes has Caught
The Wendy's anniversary email scam isn't the only one that Snopes has caught and reported on. Did you receive an email stating that Barack Obama was sworn in on the Koran? What about an email reporting that Barack Obama filed a lawsuit that required banks to give loans to poor people? Both of these email statements have been proven false and researched by Snopes.
The moral of the story? If you receive an email forward that catches your eye, check its validity at Snopes first. And don't head out to Wendy's expecting an anniversary deal today.
Resources:
Snopes; In-and-Out Burger; http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/nothing/innout.asp
Snopes; Barack Obama; http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/obama.asp
The Free Lance Star; http://fredericksburg.com/News/Web/2008/102008/1022wendys
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3 Comments
Post a Commentjust went and bought 15 jr cheesburgers and 10 value fries for 40 cents each. Ends today.... too bad you didn't go try
Good reporting!
LOL. its funny cus me and my friends were going to head out to wendys today after she read to us an e-mail. lmao wow