CIAC Internet Hoaxes

This web site is provided as a public service; however, CIAC does not have the resources to investigate and/or confirm every hoax currently circulating the Internet. You can help eliminate "junk mail" by educating yourself and the public on how to identify a new hoax warning, how to identify a valid warning and what to do if you think a message is a hoax.

The Mining Company Guide to Urban Legends and Folklore

Information on rumors, chainletters, urban legends, and folklore.......all those annoying things your friends keep sending you because they don't know any better.

Symantec AntiVirus Research Center

SARC is committed to providing swift, global responses to computer virus threats, proactively researching and developing technologies that eliminate such threats and educating the public on safe computing practices.