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For those who stopped praying for Avi Ben Stella to start praying for Hayden Wybron, you can stop praying for either one now. It seems that not only is Hayden Wybron another hoax, it is actually the same hoax as Avi Ben Stella.
Snopes.com, which previously listed the Avi Ben Stella story as “undetermined,” has now classified both Avi Ben Stella and Hyden Wybron as one and the same "false" story. The Hayden Wybron variation of the scam launched on August 25, 2009, while the Avi Ben Stella version began about two weeks earlier.
In either version of the story, readers are asked to post prayer requests on their Facebook and Twitter accounts. The story also has been widely circulated by email.
Perhaps not coincidentally, Avi Ben Stella is also the name of the 1960s conspiracy theory which claimed that the Apollo moon landing was actually filmed in a Hollywood film studio.
In an earlier article, it was noted that a child named Avi Amenov was killed in a car accident around the same time as the Avi Ben Stella story began to circulate around the internet. A clear connection between the death of Avi Amenov and the Avi Ben Stella story has not yet been established.
Update to story:
Snopes.com has changed the status of the Avi Ben Stella story to "outdated" and references the car accident which resulted in the death of a 12-year-old boy named Avi Amenov. As of the time of this update, Snopes considers the Hayden Wybron to be a variation of the same story, in which the child's name has been changed and the age has been lowered to 6 months. While it now uses the word "outdated" to describe the story, the Snopes ratings key still marks the story as False.
Snopes has changed the status of this story at least three times in the last two days, so check with their site for updates.
Anyone looking for information on Avi Ben Stella, Avi Amenov, or Hayden Wybron should be extremely careful when searching online. Many threads on these names lead back to computer malware which will try to hijack your computer.
See also:
Is the Avi Ben Stella car crash a hoax, or a real child in trouble?
Comments
y wud sum1 fake an accident?
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Whoever made up an accident is a freak.
If there is such a person, i am praying for you, but if its a hoax.....disgusting....bloody disgusting!!
crazy dude are you really crazy
You failed to note that searches to these early references to Avi turn up virally infected web pages that will try to turn your computer into another zombie.
RK - see the original article on Avi Ben Stella in the update section, where the article author had the same experience.
This story is true about Avi Amenov if you don't believe me call the schwartz brothers funeral home in queens and ask if a 12 year old child was buried and if his mother's name was stella believe me I knew the kid.
Whats the point from the scam ?
I don't understand...
then y wouldnt find any info
on the guys name or family or location
but i found this article and thats what i
would rather believe cause ppl. in the us
do that kind of stuff..
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i'm praying for the sick mind who thought that it would be a great idea to post some fake accident!! i really am! i've been prayin for these poor kids who were in these "FAKE" accidents!!! wow! i can't believe someone, anyone whould lie about somthing like this i just can't believe it!! Sorry for this real kids family that all these storys are comin out about!!!!
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Please have your congregation or prayer team pray that
Christ Will Purify Carey's Heart.And Open Her Eyes
onceagain. So that she can forgive. So that she can return
to Christ Jesus.She has turned her back on God.
She is a Christian. But marring a bartender.
Please also pray for the salvation of Mandy And Lory.
God Bless
Joe
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