A less mercenary example of a "something for nothing" chain letter that plays upon the urge to seek fame rather than fortune is the Guinness World Book of Records hoax which states as its goal the ...

Any remaining moviegoers not scared off the Internet by "The Social Network" will find more fuel for their Luddite tendencies with "Chain Letter," a by-the-numbers example of torture porn whose ...

Before Chain Letters Swept the Internet, They Raised Funds for Orphans and Sent Messages From God Recipe exchanges, poetry chains, photo challenges and other ostensibly comforting prompts are ...

These three examples are only the most recent update to the chain letter formula, which has been around since at least 1888.

The language is eerily familiar throughout, from the innocuous chain letters currently circulating, to the Secret Sisters message,s to examples of chain letters that are almost a hundred years old ...

The Chain Letter Is Back, and Just as Annoying as Before Poems, inspiring quotes, and memories of first cars and kisses are all making the rounds. Share full article Sigthor Markusson/Getty Images ...

Internet chain letter paths may not be so unique after all A research paper published two years ago claimed that the dissemination of … ...

If that 1974 sample from an online archive of chain letters sounds familiar, it’s probably thanks to generations of e-mail and photocopying.

More than 2,000 people involved in an Internet chain letter that promises "$46,000 or more in the next 90 days" are receiving government warnings that the scheme is illegal, the Federal Trade ...

Chain letters aren't always about money or bad luck: Some chain letters have urged people to pass on underpants.

Remember those chain letters of the past? They arrived in your mailbox along with a promise of riches and a creepy warning of dire consequences if you didn't immediately mail it on to 10 ...