18-97-9-168.crawl.commoncrawl.org | ToothyWiki | RecentChanges | Login "True" stories about a friend of your friend that seem to pop up again and again all over the place.
http://www.snopes.com is one of the common web-based references on internet rumours, scams and legends. They get investigated there to work out when/where/if they actually happened. Particularly useful is the [Inboxer Rebellion] section.