I hate spam. I mean really, who doesn't hate e-mail spam?
BUT, at least with regular spam you can see it coming. When a Jemshphira Blespaldy tells me they have"The Farmasootikals I Neeeed", I don't think twice before hitting Delete.
It's the junk that kind-hearted friends pass along, believing they are being "helpful", that drives me bananas.
At least once a week I find myself sending an e-mail reply to a friend, gently requesting that she check her facts before telling all 200 people in her address book that chopsticks are poisonous, or ball pits contain snakes.
My advice is always the same: check Snopes.com first.
There are several sites dedicated to myth-busting, but Snopes always seems to be the most up-to-date and easiest to search.
So before you hit Forward on that e-mail about a missing child (that, oddly enough, you haven't heard about on the news yet), please make sure it's true.
Want to know more about Snopes and the people behind it? Click here for an interesting article from Reader's Digest.
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