You Can Break the Chain

Do you ever wonder if those chain letters are true?  "A child is dying...."  "Sign this petition...."  "The Cancer Society needs you to...."  You know the ones I mean.

For some reason there are some sick individuals that get their kicks by making up a story and seeing if they can get people to believe it.  Before you send one on you can check to see if it is true or not.  Here are some links to sites that verify those stories: 

 
V Myths: Truth about computer security hysteria

Truth or Fiction. com

Snopes.com:  Rumor Has It
Hoax Busters: The BIG LIST of Internet Hoaxes
Symantec: The Threat Explorer