“Quick, pass this on to everyone you know!” - How to decide if you should.

Most of us have had e-mails that start off along these lines. The message then goes on to warn you of some dire virus that anti-virus programs are powerless to defend you against, or that you will go into a draw to win some marvellous prize if you pass the mail on to at least 8 more people, or that you must never open an e-mail from Joe Bloggs because that will enable him to take over your computer - and possibly even the world!
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