Hoaxes
An Internet hoax is a deliberate attempt to deceive users into believing that some threat to Internet safety is true. It is very similar in idea to April Fool jokes being played on people. In some cases, there have been hoax virus warnings telling users to delete certain important files on their system that have been affected by a non-existent virus. The deletion of these files will cause later problems with the system.
Some hoaxes are very simple while others are extremely sophisticated. The more elaborate hoaxes falsify information or change important documentation in the hope that this will convince the unwitting user that the hoax is genuine.
Click on the following link to find out more about hoaxes: http://hoaxbusters.ciac.org
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