Links
Debunking E-Mail Myths
Snopes – Urban Legends Reference Pages
The titan of all urban legends pages. superb site which includes in-depth articles dubunking or verifying common urban legends and chain letters. be sure to check out the inboxer rebellion section.
Urban Legends And Folklore At About.Com
This site always has the latest story debunking fake chain letters (Disney, Microsoft, free Nike, little kids with cancer, etc.) if you want to make sure it’s true, which it probably isn’t, check it out here.
Vmyths.com
This page gives you the low down on computer viruses and the ways you can and cannot get them through the e-mail. it stays up-to-date on the latest hoaxes.
Hoaxkill
Besides debunking e-mail rumors, this site offers a service which e-mails previous recipients of a hoax and informs them that the message they received was fake.
Truth or Fiction?
Web site dedicated to discovering which chain letters are real and which are just hoaxes. good section called “anatomy of a rumor” which examines why and how hoaxes spread.
EFN’S Just Say No To Chain Letters
Nice form letter you can use to explain why chain letters are bad.
Politifact’s Chain E-Mail file
More E-Mail Junk
Matthew’s Chain Mail And Humor Archives [HA!]
Another fairly large collection of chain letters sorted alphabetically. also has drinking games.
Forward Garden
A collection of funny emails that get forwarded around the internet.
Information on E-mail Junk and Chain Letters
Chain Letters
Lots and lots and lots of links to probably every page on the web that has anything remotely to do with chain letters.
United States Postal Service
Official definition of chain letters and why certain kinds are illegal.
Chain Letter Evolution
An extensive research paper on chain letters analyzing their evolution. good source if you are writing a paper or just want to know more about this aspect of internet folklore.
