Why Shouldn’t I “Forward to Everyone You Know”?

☝️ Every few days, we get forwarded email warning us about everything from lost children to free money to crooked politicians. They're mostly bogus, and known as urban legends.

☝️ Forward to everyone you know
Email pleading with you to forward on to more people is almost always a hoax or complete misinformation. Either ignore it completely, or do some due diligence and confirm that what it’s claiming is accurate before passing it on. In all cases be skeptical.

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Chapters
0:00 Forward to Everyone You Know
1:00 So much fraud
1:20 Be skeptical, and then be more skeptical still
1:55 Skeptical means checking first
2:20 How do you tell if it’s legit?
2:55 Why care?

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