Before passing along e-mail messages to several others, one should validate the claim. Visit the web sites below to determine whether you are perpetuating a hoax.

Hoax Information Sites

F-Secure - Hoax Warnings
McAfee - Virus Hoaxes
Symantec Security Response - Hoax Page

Virus Information Sites

F-Secure - Virus Descriptions
McAfee - Virus Information Library
Symantec - Virus Search

Additional Resources

Hoaxbusters
E-Mail Abuse, Internet Chain Letters, Hoaxes and Spam
NerdHerd - Virus hoaxes & chain letters