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Hoax emails

Hoax emails are plentiful, and the majority are no more than a annoyance. Most are designed to be viral and request you send the email on to friends and family. Some individuals find these types of emails as harmless, especially if the email has comical content. However, some hoax viral emails are used by spammers to harvest email addresses for future spam attacks. If you receive such an email it is best not to send it on, check sites such as Hoaxbusters, Symantec and McAfee to see if the email is a known hoax, and simply delete it.

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