After viruses, spam, trojans and spyware the next biggest annoyance on the internet (for me at least) is the large number of hoax emails I receive.
Ok, some are funny, others are downright crazy but, ultimately, they’re just spam.
Do you receive hoax emails?
Do you know how to tell that they are a hoax?
An Example Of A ‘Popular’ Hoax
For instance, one of the more common emails going around at the moment centres around a supposedly free Sony Ericsson laptop.
To claim yours all you have to do, according to the email, is to forward the message onto either 8 or 20 other people, depending upon which brand of ‘laptop’ you actually desire.
The latest version of this email even comes with added pictures that show a laptop (see the link above).
Debunking The Hoax
So how then do I know that this particular email is a hoax?
The answer is simple – as with most things in life all that is required is a little time and effort – the sender’s email is quoted as being “anna.swelung@ericsson.com” but poor old Anna doesn’t actually work for them at all!
Not only that but if you surf over the Ericsson website you’ll find that they themselves have debunked this particular email as a hoax too.
In fact, this particular one has been in circulation for several years.
This May Make You Laugh
Also, the T18 and R320 laptops that you can supposedly get your hands on are not all they seem either.
To find out why you’ll have to click the link below…
Lee Ives has great fun writing about email hoaxes as many of them make him laugh. Most, however, are easily found out for what they really are. For example, check out these free T18 and R320 ‘laptops’ !
