Malware-related
A malware-related hoax gives false information regarding
certain malware threats. In most cases, malware-related
hoaxes are warnings of fictional malware threats that
create unnecessary panic. These hoaxes oftentimes prompt
users into performing unwanted actions on their systems.
Scams and shams
Scams and shams include email messages that promise material
gain or even luck to recipients who forward them to others
users. Some luck-based hoaxes, often called chain letters,
play on people’s fear of bad luck. Money-based hoaxes
offer incredibly quick cash for simply forwarding a message.
Certain popular scams have tricked users into investing
their own money in fruitless investments.
Urban Legends
Urban legends are stories written around day-to-day things,
but are incorporated unusual twists in the form of unlikely
facts that are difficult to verify. Designed to elicit
emotional response, the most popular urban legends are
health and animal scares.
