I like to really know what whats up with these emails, that tell you to send it to ten of your friends, because it will bring you good luck ,is their some hidden agenda , or is someone collecting everyones email address, for their personal use
2006-07-27 04:50:16 · 9 answers · asked by tommytwotone 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
They are HOAX emails. These emails normally ask you to forward them to all your friends and colleagues. In a way they are like viruses themselves as they spread themselves. Unlike ‘proper’ viruses they carry no payload attached. They are more like chain-letters. Commonly they come as described below:
Malicious Code Warnings – They describe the terrible things that might happen to your computer.
Give Away Hoaxes – these typically say that there are big prizes to be won if you forward the email to as many people as possible. One even says that you, or a charity, will be paid according to how many you send.
Sympathy Hoaxes – these are often about a ‘brave little girl with leukaemia.’ They play on your emotions and are often combined with promises that charities will donate money so are similar to the Give Away Hoaxes above.
None of these is true. Here’s how to tell:
• search on AOL Netsearch or Google for keywords in the email
• look in an anti-hoax site such as those below.
Action to take - Delete the hoax email and don’t forward it.
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/hoax.html
http://hoaxbusters.ciac.org/HBHoaxIndex.html
http://www.arachnophiliac.com/hoax/
2006-07-27 05:06:00 · answer #1 · answered by copperyclover 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I never do forwards such email around. It's a waste of time and energy.
2006-07-27 11:54:10 · answer #2 · answered by Trapz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dont do it they are just spaming you. And how would the know that u sent it,
they cant track a forwarded email. And i promiss no one is stalking you.
2006-07-27 11:54:39 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah i hate when people send me emails like that
2006-07-27 11:52:47 · answer #4 · answered by livingforjesus231 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
kind of like an annoying chain letter. nothing ever really happens. just want to see how many people will actually do it.
2006-07-27 11:55:09 · answer #5 · answered by lidipiwi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I receive many e-mails like those, I simply erase them.
2006-07-27 11:56:44 · answer #6 · answered by bunny 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's just for $hits & Giggles!
2006-07-27 11:53:53 · answer #7 · answered by sweetestthing 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i know....dont like it either
2006-07-27 11:58:33 · answer #8 · answered by shortz_stuff06 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ignore it... mark it as spam...
2006-07-27 11:58:01 · answer #9 · answered by -bRyAnT- 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋