The Security Mentor

If you're walking down the street in the city and see someone with a sign saying "THE END OF THE WORLD IS NEAR" you know how much attention to pay.

People like the man with the sign are on the net now and starting chain letters. People believe the chain letters because they appear on a computer screen, and pass them along to you.

Linuxsecurity.com has a guide to being street-smart about online hoaxes. It even points to some web sites that investigate which rumors are true and which are bogus.