kcredden
April 11th, 2008, 12:12 AM
Thought this would be seen by the most folks here.
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The top 25 Web hoaxes and pranks
These online spoofs and shams have made the rounds on Web sites and through e-mail. Perhaps you even believed one or two of them yourself.
Whether they take the form of a comic image of a giant cat or a desperate plea from a sick child, chain e-mail messages and Internet frauds are elements of the online landscape that we've all encountered. No topic is off limits: a medical warning, a promise of free money or a believably (or shoddily) Photoshopped image. But at the end of the day, they're just elaborate hoaxes or clever pranks--and we've collected 25 of the most infamous ones ever to have graced the Internet or our inboxes. (For more not so great Internet nuisances, read our 25 Worst websites (http://www.pcworld.ca/news/column/38cd5e950a01040801c7c7c371d11316/pg1.htm) list.)
More here (http://www.pcworld.ca/news/column/66f358c50a010408006ca32e5ae31b65/pg0.htm)
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The top 25 Web hoaxes and pranks
These online spoofs and shams have made the rounds on Web sites and through e-mail. Perhaps you even believed one or two of them yourself.
Whether they take the form of a comic image of a giant cat or a desperate plea from a sick child, chain e-mail messages and Internet frauds are elements of the online landscape that we've all encountered. No topic is off limits: a medical warning, a promise of free money or a believably (or shoddily) Photoshopped image. But at the end of the day, they're just elaborate hoaxes or clever pranks--and we've collected 25 of the most infamous ones ever to have graced the Internet or our inboxes. (For more not so great Internet nuisances, read our 25 Worst websites (http://www.pcworld.ca/news/column/38cd5e950a01040801c7c7c371d11316/pg1.htm) list.)
More here (http://www.pcworld.ca/news/column/66f358c50a010408006ca32e5ae31b65/pg0.htm)