I recently received a few text messages from a cell phone number I don’t recognise.
The SMS message talks of an upcoming set of executions in Afghanistan.
Here’s the message -
Please pray for 22 Christian misionary families that will be executed today in Afghanistan.
Please spread to others fast.
I’ve searched online and not found anything to confirm if this message is true or a false.
As I don’t recognise the sender’s number, and have no real specific interest in Afghanistan or executions, I would imagine that this is a hoax.
Has anybody else received this text?
Can you shed any light on whether it’s true or not?
Update : Read more here
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I also recieved the text via my yahoo messanger this morning. I flipped the TV to CNN. There was nothing like that on CNN and BBC. I was wondering where whoever started that got the news from. I just hope it’s not real cos i can’t find any of that news anywhere. It’s so sad that people should spread such news.
It’s a definite hoax Gerald.
I got that message many times since yesterday, came from both people whom I know very well and whom I don’t know. And who takes advantage of it? Celluler provider! More we sent message, more they get money. That’s old trick, and surely a hoax
That’s an interesting point you make about the cell providers.
http://hoaxbusters.org/ have a warning on their site about this. Apparently if you search for info on the web, one of the sponsored links is a particularly horrible virus download.
Yep, I’d already discovered that – a Croatian site.
I just got it- today 4 March Jakarta time, luckily i checked.
Glad to be of service Winiee.
Thank God that this was just a hoax.
Yes indeed!
I’m praying that these guys will be ok.
It’s a hoax Kirsten, no prayers required on this occassion.
UPDATE :
Bev at Christian Homekeeping has reported that a Google search for this ’story’ may lead to an attack website.
Beware.
also recieved this today, this would be on all the major news services if it was real, searched google and everywhere says it’s a hoax
some sick people out there
There certainly are Jon.
Additionally, though not verified, it seems as though there is a website out there that is using this hoax to attract visitors in order to infect their computers.
More on that if I can find out which site and verify the information…
I got this too. Is it true? Have you found out yet?
No I haven’t Kirsty.
What I’ve read online leads me to think it is a hoax as I’ve found no confirmation yet.
I’ve just asked the question on Twitter and wonder if anyone on there can shed some light on the matter?
This may be the story they are referring to.
http://www.canada.com/saskatoonstarphoenix/story.html?id=17f8b931-cac4-468e-b13a-e2fb4b1af308
It certainly looks like this hoax could be referencing that real-life story from a year or two ago.
Nice find MTB.
just pray for them anyway
It sounds plausible but as you say, why send it to you, and who sent it?
Those would be my questions Mary!
We got one of these texts then a prayer request for the same situation from a different source altogether. Neither Reuters nor a Christian News website had any note of this “news”, and so we’re assuming it’s a hoax.
I’m pretty certain of that myself now Mo.