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starting point for researching a possibly hoax email.
The World Wide Web is full of excellent sites you can visit to quickly and easily check out if you've been sent a hoax email. However, its difficult to know which ones to visit and which ones are up-to-date. If the subject matter of your email doesn't feature in the top 10 list on the right (chances are it will), then check out the list below. A rough rule of thumb is that if the email tells you to forward it to everyone you know, doesn't credit its sources or provide links to a reputable website, or talks in vague terms like "last week" or "recently" rather than providing hard facts and dates, then chances are it's bogus. Anyway, here are those links: Links: The first place I go to when I want to check out a potential hoax is
Other sites that have proved useful are: Symantec Security Response - Hoax Page (a.k.a. Norton Antivirus) nerdherd.com - Your source for Virus Hoax and Chain Letter information hoaxinfo.com - Virus Hoaxes and Netlore. Stiller Research Virus Hoax News
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