Chain Letters and Email Hoaxes If you get email, you have received these things. There seems to be no way to avoid them. Some of my friends really disappoint me when they forward them to me. I doubt that anyone even checks to see if they are true, they just jump on the band wagon and forward them on. Don't do this to your friends or relatives, make some attempt to verify the information before you send them on to someone else. Here are a few places to help you with this task. http://hoaxbusters.ciac.org www.breakthechain.org www.truthorfiction.com www.snopes.com