 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 | Hi Sheldon,
before I forward ANYTHING (and I rarely forward stuff anyway - it better be really funny -sappy stuff goes directly into the bit bucket), I check it with Hoaxbusters first. 95% of the forwards I get are hoaxes. I always copy everyone on the forward list with the Hoaxbuster information, with a (gentle) rebuke about checking this out first BEFORE forwarding it and most people take me off their forward list for good. Some people refuse to believe that the story is a hoax - go figure. Nevertheless I think that I have singlehandedly increased the bandwidth on the internet through sheer embarassment!
The scammers are getting quite good about making phony webpages that are dead ringers for sites like Paypal, eBay and Bank of America. There are some samples of their work on Hoaxbusters as well.
You can never be too careful. My wifes identity was stolen several years ago and it is still causing us problems. My security is so tight that I shread anything with my name or address on it - even junk mail.
Gary Allsebrook
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Dx 11/22/02, SCC, 6 x 3 cm Polypoid tumor, rt tonsil, Stage III/IVA, T3N0M0 G1/2
Tx 1/28/03 - 3/19/03, Cisplatin ct x2, IMRT, bilateral, with boost, x35(69.96Gy)
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"You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes" (James 4:14 NIV)
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