I usually don't leave the original message on my replies, but this time I did so you can run down the checklist for yourself. Also applies to conspiracies on the Net. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~` from http://urbanlegends.about.com/science/urbanlegends/library/howto/hthoax.htm How to Spot an Email Hoax Without researching the factual claims made in a forwarded email there's no 100% sure way to tell it if it's a hoax, but here you'll find common signs to watch for... Difficulty Level: average Time Required: 15 minutes Here's How: 1. Note whether the text was actually written by the person who sent it to you. If not, be skeptical. 2. Look for the telltale phrase, "Forward this to everyone you know." 3. Look for statements like "This is not a hoax" or "This is not an urban legend." They usually mean the opposite of what they say. 4. Look for overly emphatic language, the frequent use of UPPERCASE LETTERS and multiple exclamation points!!!!!!! 5. If the message seems geared more to persuade than to inform, be suspicious. Hoaxers are out to push emotional buttons. 6. If the message purports to give you extremely important information that you've never heard of before or seen elsewhere in legitimate sources, be suspicious. 7. Read carefully and think critically about what the message says, looking for logical inconsistencies, violations of common sense and obviously false claims. 8. Look for subtle or not-so-subtle jokes, indications that the author is pulling your leg. 9. Check for references to outside sources. Hoaxes will not typically name any, nor link to Websites with corroborating information. 10. Check to see if the message has been debunked by Websites that cover Internet hoaxes (see below). Tips: 1. Virtually any chain email you receive (i.e., any message forwarded multiple times) is more likely to be false than true. Be skeptical. 2. Hoaxers usually try every means available to make their lies believable -- e.g., mimicking a journalistic style, attributing the text to a "legitimate" source, etc. 3. Be especially wary of health-related rumors. Most importantly, never act on such rumors without first verifying their accuracy with your doctor or other reliable source. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ --- Kris Millegan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > ATTACHMENT part 2 message/rfc822 > Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2000 15:31:47 -0700 > From: American Patriot Friends Network <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Organization: http://www.apfn.org/apfn/apfncont.htm > To: American Patriot Friends Network <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Amazon > > Amazon > http://www.discoveramazonia.com/default.htm > > About Amazon Jungle > http://www.amazonbasin.com/about.htm > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; Luis Cossette > Sent: Sunday, June 11, 2000 9:04 AM > > This is important for all of us!!! > > Brazilian congress is now voting on a project that will reduce the > amazon forest to 50% of its size. The area to be deforested is 4 > times > the size of Portugal and would be mainly used for agriculture and > pastures for livestock... > > All the wood is to be sold to international markets in the form of > wood > chips, by multinational companies... > > The truth is that the soil in the amazon forest is useless without > the > forest itself. Its quality is very acidic and the region is prone to > constant floods. At this time more than 160.000 square kilometers > deforested with the same purpose, are abandoned and in the process of > becoming deserts. > > We cannot let this happen. Copy the text into a new email, put your > complete name in the list below, and send to everyone you know. > (Don't > just forward it cos then it will end up with rows of >>>'s ) If you > are > > the 100th person to sign please send a copy to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Thank you. > > 01-Fernanda de Souza Saviolo - Rio de Janeiro - RJ - 18/06/83 > 02-Nara Maria de Souza - Rio de Janeiro - RJ - 11/08/50 > 03-Julio Cesar Fraga Viana - Rio de Janeiro - RJ - 01/01/54 > 04-Monica Grotkowsky Brotto -Sao Paulo - SP - 23/08/77 > 05-Mauricio Grotkowsky Brotto - S*o Paulo -SP 29/09/78 > 06-Ricardo A. Corrallo - SP 16/08/75 > 07-Sunny Jonathan - SP 18/10/1970 > 08-Leonardo Larsen Rocha - SC 23/01/1972 > 09-Evandro Sestrem - SC 26/06/1979 > 10-Marco Aurlio Wehrmeister - Blumenau - SC 18/06/1979 > 11-Angela Maria Gonalves - Blumenau -SC 25/07/1959 > 12-Alessandra Bernardino - Blumenau - SC - 25/12/1980 > 13-Pedro Carstens Penfold - Rio de Janeiro - RJ - 12/09/82 > 14-Annelena Porto Delgado - S*o Paulo - SP - 27/07/77 > 15-Erica Couto -S*o Paulo -SP 29/09/78 > 16-Elaine Couto- S*o Paulo - SP > 17-Tatiana de Almeida Voivodic - S*o Paulo-SP > 18-Solange B Furlanetto - S*o Paulo / SP > 19-Marcos de Souza Mello - S*o Paulo / SP > 20-Eliane Santiago - S*o Paulo / SP > 21-Francisca J. Bezerra Alves Ara*jo - S*o Paulo / SP > 22-Carlos Alberto Dantas Junior - Rio de Janeiro / RJ > 23-Daniel Rodrigues da Cruz - Rio de Janeiro / RJ > 24-Gabriella Gaida - Rio de Janeiro - RJ - 04/05/72 > 25-Ceclia Silva Teixeira Pinto - RJ - 03/06/75 > 26-Tania Santos Miguel > 27-Celso Henrique Diniz Valente de Figueiredo - RJ - 10/08/49 > 28-Marcelo Lopes Rheingantz - Rio de Janeiro - RJ - 20/12/80 > 29-Rodrigo Tassinari de Oliveira - Rio de Janeiro - RJ - 19/04/83 > 30-Andr Lobato Pinheiro - Rio de Janeiro - RJ - 07/07/81 > 31-Ismael dos Santos Silva - RJ - 28/08/79 > 32-Gustavo Alexandre Caetano Correa - RJ - 08/09/80 > 33-Juana Varella Barca de Amorim - Rio de Janeiro, 14/03/83 > 34-Nara Faria Silva -RJ- Rio de Janeiro , 15/12/82 > 35-Isabella Jaggi - SP - S*o Paulo, 03/12/82 > 36-Diana de Andrade Freitas - Rio de Janeiro - RJ - 21/06/83 > 37-Karina Dourado - S*o Paulo - 18/01/80 > 38-Pablo Genuncio Garcia - Rio de Janeiro - 27-06-81 > 39-Fabola Morais de Lucca - S*o Paulo - 03/02-78 > 40-Alexei Morais de Lucca - S*o Paulo - SP - 12/08/75 > 41-Renata Regina Roxo - S*o Paulo - SP - 03/11/74 > 42-Fernanda Teixeira - S*o Paulo - SP - 17/09/76 > 43-Patricia Freitas - S*o Paulo - SP > 44-Cintia Regina K*rner - Alemanha - DE - > 45-Wolfgang K*rner - Alemanha - DE > 46-Roseani Vieira Rocha - San Francisco - CA > 47-Angela Ichimura - S*o Paulo - SP > 48-Assunta Viola - Sao Paulo - SP > 50-Marina Amaral - Alemanha - DE > 51-Fabian Rodrigues Caetano - Sao Paulo - SP - 15/01/1971 > 52-Luciana Cabrera- Santa Barbara- Ca > 53- Andrea Torres- Lahaina, Hawaii > 54- Carla Duarte- New York, NY > 55- Sergio Goes- New York, NY > 56- Itaal Shur - New York, NY > 57- Hiroyoku Sanada-New York,NY > 58- Marianne Ebert-new york,NY > 59- Gloriana M. Calhoun - New York, NY > 60- Roger Jazilek - New York, NY > 61- Cheryl To - New York, NY > 62- Judy Mercer - Paris, France > 63- Evelyne Pouget- Woodstock, NY > 64- Hera-Woodstock, NY > 65- Nicos Peonides - Cyprus - New York NY > 66 - Fiona Cousins - new York, NY > 67 - Alistair Millington - London, UK > 68 - Edgar Craggs - Bristol, UK > 69 - Chris Hastie - Nottingham, UK > 70 - Adam Barley - Bristol, UK > 71 - Dawn Morgan - Bristol, UK > 72 - Lottie Berthoud - Bristol, UK > 73 - Julia Simnett - Bristol, UK > 74 - Lindsey Colbourne - Bath, UK > 75 - Wendy Lawton - Bath, UK > 76 - James Friel - Birmingham, UK > 77- Sylvia Magyar - Budapest, Hungary > 78 - Danco Uzunov - Budapest Hungary > 79 - Vladimir Jurukovski - New York, USA > 80 - Laste Stojanovski - Auckland, New Zealand > 81 - Katerina Rusevska - Skopje, Macedonia > 82 - Snezana Pesic - Kragujevac, Yugoslavia > 83 - Sladjan Pavlovic - Beograd, Yugoslavia > 84 - Radomir Konjevic - Belgrade, Yugoslavia > 85 - Ivana Dragicevic - Belgrade, Yugoslavia > 86 - Dusan Palic - Petnica, Yugoslavia > 87 - Dusan Indjic - Petnica, Yugoslavia > 88 - Seka Maksimovic, Valjevo, Yugoslavia > 89 - Dr. Joan Garnder, Phoenix, AZ, USA > 90 - Kenneth L. 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