Email Hoaxes...the truth is one CLICK away

I think almost everyone of us received email hoaxes without knowing that it's a hoax. For example, have anyone of you ever received a forwarded email saying that someone is dying from cancer (or some other disease) and that you have to forward the email to the people you know and so-and-so company will track the emails and donate so-and-so cents (or more) for every email forwarded? To be honest, I received a few of that already and I tried to imagine how they can track the emails and wouldn't it be too troublesome for the companies or charity organisations that practice this forwarding thing.

Then, I received one from an online friend and decided to finds out if it's a hoax, which turns out...it is, but it almost choked me when I stumbed upon Hoax-Slayer.Com and realized that the email has been circulating since 1999 and is still being circulated as we're speaking (or as I'm typing this).

By the way, one type of email that never fails to trick people is the one that says that if you don't forward this to other people, then you'll be unlucky in love or you'll die and so on. Used to fall for that too, I think the person who started the hoax is playing with our fear. Even better, if possible, don't open forwarded HTML emails. It might contain VIRUS and they usually appear like they're helping you when they're not. Check virus hoaxes info page for a few examples of the forwarded emails that contain viruses. You may save some virus-cleaning time (for some better activities) when you meet one potentially harmful email ^_^

posted by Francisca | 8:21 PM

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