Bozodyne.com - Hoax Page

The Internet is an excellent source of Urban Legends, 

fairy tales & fake warnings 

...and a few real virii

 Click HERE to read about the Gullibility Virus

You will probably never hear about a real virus in an e-mail.

You will hear about it on Fox or CNN, from your Network Security Gurus or

in the form of an alert by your anti-virus software provider

Read This First!

When you get a warning:

(1) VERIFY

  Check the message... 

  Chances are very good that it is a FAKE. 

  Use the info and links on this site, or Snopes.com or

  search GOOGLE for "hoax" + a unique phrase in the e-mail.

(2) REPLY-ALL

  Tell the sender and all recipients that the message is FAKE.

  Try hard not to make them feel stupid, 

  they were only trying to be helpful...

  just like you are by telling them it's a hoax

  Tell them about the VIRUS & HOAX ALERT website.

(3) DELETE

  Delete the message. 

  Be smart, DO NOT send it to anyone.

You might copy & past this into an e-mail reply-all:

All,

The message below is a HOAX!  Nearly ALL internet warnings are fake. Don't believe ANY warnings you get, even from friends!

When you get a warning message PLEASE:

               (1) VERIFY

               Check the message. Chances are good it is a HOAX.

               You might use a VIRUS & HOAX ALERT website like http://Bozodyne.com/Hoax

               (2) REPLY-ALL

               Tell the sender and all recipients that the message is a HOAX.

               Try hard not to make them feel stupid - they were only trying to be helpful -

               just like you are by telling them it's a hoax

               (3) DELETE

               Just delete the message. DO NOT send it to anyone.

               Thanks!

in summary

Click HERE to read about the Gullibility Virus

When in danger, or in doubt…

run in circles, scream & shout!