iPhone Scams: ScamBusters.org Predicts the Top 7 iPhone Scams

iPhone Scams Update #4: August 20, 2007 Here’s the first iPhone urban legend we’ve found: Man Surgically Alters Thumbs to Better Use His iPhone A 28-year-old Colorado man found it difficult to manipulate his iPhone since his thumbs were very large. He believed he had a choice: change to a different device or "whittle" down his thumbs. The North Denver News describes whittling as a surgical procedure that "involved making a small incision into both thumbs and shaving down the bones, followed by careful muscular alteration and modification of the fingernails." Here’s a quote from the original hoax: "From my old Treo, to my Blackberry, to this new iPhone, I had a hard time hitting the right buttons, and I always lost those little styluses. Sure, the procedure was expensive, but when I think of all the time I save by being able to use modern handhelds so much faster, I really think the surgery will pay for itself in ten to fifteen years. And what it’s saving me in frustration -- that’s priceless." http://northdenvernews.com/content/view/922/2/ Editor’s Note: The interesting thing is that many reporters and bloggers reported this story as true... It’s not. You can read why here. http://northdenvernews.com/content/view/925/2/
iPhone Scams: ScamBusters.org Predicts the Top 7 iPhone Scams