is a perfect example of the ethical issues that people should follow when using the Internet. This publishing house created the hoax in hopes to make more money from their product but in reality disrupted the lives of many computer users. The second type of hoax is urban myths these are warnings and stories about bad things happening to people or animals that never really happened. Such as dirty needles in a movie theater seat, or a man infected with AIDS that goes around in crowded places like concerts and pricking people of a needle he used. The third type is give aways, which are stories of large companies giving away money or other free merchandise if you send the letter to your friends. The fourth type is inconsequential warnings, these are warning of problems that were once a problem but not anymore. The fifth threat chains in this the letters a person receives contain threats of harm to the body or personal belongings. The sixth is scam chains, which are letters received that look to be from a genuine company but are really fakes. There are some steps a person can take to recognize a hoax and not become the victim of a person unethical use of the Internet. The first thing a person should look for is the phrase “send to everyone you know” this is a great sign that it may be a hoax. Also these letters are often written in a technical sounding language a person can determine if it is a hoax or not by using the same method one would use to figure out a chain letter. One needs to look for the hook, threat, and request. In an article by Bob Sullivan from MSNBC we can see that the House Commerce Committee has recognized the threat and has tried to prevent the excessive spamming by passing an anti-spamming bill in 1999. This bill allows ISP and consumers to sue spammers that have violated the regulations that the bill set forth. The actions that would be taken would cost $500 per message, up to $25,000, plus leg...
