Avoid E-mail Hoaxes and Email Scams | Microsoft Security;
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If you receive an e-mail offer that sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Urban legends and hoaxes have been around for centuries, but their popularity is on the rise because the Internet makes it easy to spread fraud e-mail scams.
Many e-mail hoaxes will trick you into forwarding messages about fake viruses or other fabricated stories. These e-mails waste time, clog inboxes, and might cause embarrassment when they’re proven untrue. But there are other, more insidious types of fraud that might end up costing you a lot of money.
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