5 Fake Love & Sex Websites That Fooled The World

In recent days, the online world has been shocked and enraged over "April's Mom," a woman who has blogged for months about her supposedly doomed pregnancy with a terminally ill daughter-to-be—only to be revealed as a hoaxster in desperate need of attention.

Winning over thousands of readers, advertisers and endorsements from anti-abortion organizations, "April's Mom" painted herself as a single woman who chose to carry her pregnancy to term, despite the fact that her "daughter" would never survive. When she finally gave birth to the "baby girl" (who only "lived" for a few hours), it didn't take long for readers of the blog to question the validity of the whole story (after all, the supposed newborn was actually a doll). Read: Hope My Daughter Marries...

With some snooping, they found out that "April's Mom" was actually a 26-year-old social worker from suburban Chicago named Beccah Beushausen.

When asked why she did it all, Beushausen explained to the Chicago Tribune that she had, in fact, lost a son shortly after birth in 2005, and started the blog to deal with those feelings, as well as to voice her anti-abortion sentiments. Abortions Rise With The Recession

"I know what I did was wrong. I've been getting hate mail. I'm sorry because people were so emotionally involved."

But should Beushausen really be sorry? And should her readers really be angry? Don't we all know better than to believe everything we read these days (especially when it's on the Web)?

You'd think so. But Beushausen isn't the first person to draw criticism from the masses for creating an elaborate online hoax. Below, we've listed 5 Fake Love & Sex Websites That Fooled The World.

1. Technicalvirgin.com. Launched during the height of promise rings and virginal pop stars, Technical Virgin was a fake pro-abstinence site claiming that there was a way for teens to have sex but still, technically speaking, remain virgins. We trust that you know what they were suggesting. Unfortunately, not everyone found the site informative or funny. Melanie Martinez, who appeared in two 30-second fake ads for the site, lost her job on the PBS Kids Sprout network for her involvement with the hoax, and the site has since been taken down.

2. Mailorderhusbands.net. "Have you been clicking for love in all the wrong places?" Mail Order Husbands thinks you have. Deeming themselves the "world's top spousal order fulfillment service," Mail Order Husbands features men such as Daryl, who is 17 and will be kicked out of his parents' house by the end of the year; and Steven, who regularly makes trips to Mexico to buy "souvenirs." 50% Of Women Regret Marrying Their Husbands