Wizno
05-03-2007, 09:49 PM
Whether they take the form of a comic image of a giant cat or a desperate plea from a sick child, chain e-mail messages and Internet frauds are elements of the online landscape that we've all encountered. No topic is off limits: a medical warning, a promise of free money, or a believably (or shoddily) Photoshopped image. But at the end of the day, they're just elaborate hoaxes or clever pranks--and we've collected 25 of the most infamous ones ever to have graced the Internet or our inboxes.
Though some of these deceptions originated years ago, the originals--and dozens of variants--continue to make the rounds. If you keep a patient vigil over your e-mail, you too may eventually spot a message urging you to FORWARD THIS TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW!!! And if you haven't had enough when you finish reading this article, take a hoax test (http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/tests/hoaxphototest.html) at the Museum of Hoaxes, and then hop over to Snopes (http://www.snopes.com/), the premier myth-dispelling site for coverage of zillions of other falsifications.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,131340-page,1/article.html#
Though some of these deceptions originated years ago, the originals--and dozens of variants--continue to make the rounds. If you keep a patient vigil over your e-mail, you too may eventually spot a message urging you to FORWARD THIS TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW!!! And if you haven't had enough when you finish reading this article, take a hoax test (http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/tests/hoaxphototest.html) at the Museum of Hoaxes, and then hop over to Snopes (http://www.snopes.com/), the premier myth-dispelling site for coverage of zillions of other falsifications.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,131340-page,1/article.html#