Communicating by e-mail seems safe and clean compared to the real world--no bad breath, no cauliflower ear. But e-mail doesn't escape the clutches of con artists. Just because an e-mail message looks legitimate and plays upon our deeply felt hopes and fears doesn't mean it's true. Here's our top ten list of some of the most devious hoaxes and outright scams in Internet history. Don't be surprised to see some of them appear (and mutate into new forms) again and again.
View: PCWorld - The Worst Internet Hoaxes
News source: Newsgeek - Top 10 Internet Hoaxes of all time
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