Verifying Info You Receive Via Email

Urban legends are a kind of folklore consisting of stories often thought to be factual by those circulating them. Urban legends are sometimes repeated in news stories and, in recent years, distributed by email. People frequently say such tales happened to a "friend of a friend." Urban legends are not necessarily untrue, but they are often false, distorted, exaggerated, or sensationalized.

Here are links and resources to help you verify the truth of these emails:

www.urbanlegends.about.com
www.lookstoogoodtobetrue.com
www.snopes.com
www.scambusters.org
hoaxbusters.ciac.org