3 YR OLD GIRL WAS TAKEN BY A MAN DRIVING A NEWER SILVER TRUCK LIC. PLATE #72B381. KEEP it going.

If you've received this text or twitter, your first response may be to be a good citizen and forward it on to everyone in your contact list. But it's a hoax and has been circulating throughout the country since February 2009. It's still going strong. It seems the only ones to benefit are the cell phone carriers of poor phone owners who still pay per text.

You can check out an active alerts on the amber alert page. Suprisingly at the time of writing, there were very few active alerts.

Next time you get something that encourages you to "pass it on" - spend a few minutes doing research that the text, email or twitter is genuine. Every so often there will be a genuine need to rally the troups - but false cries of wolf will dilute the tremendous power of networking.