fake death

Bogus burglaries, fake funerals, self-inflicted air rifle assaults -- people go to great lengths to convince insurers to cut a check to cover their personal and financial losses. But the financial gain from phony pain and suffering is often short-lived.

Actor Russell Crowe died, or so rampant rumors online would have you believe. Rest assured that Crowe, the actor who is no relation to me, is alive and his reported death is another hoax all over Twitter and Google Trends that has been put together by the not-so-funny folks at FakeAWish.com. At...