Scratch

Here's a famous one:

Subject: bill gates here

Hello everybody,
My name is Bill Gates. I have just written up an e-mail tracing program that traces everyone to whom this message is forwarded to. I am experimenting with this and I need your help. Forward this to everyone you know and if it reaches 1000 people everyone on the list will receive $1000 at my expense. Enjoy.
Your friend,
  Bill
  Gates

When you say 'urban legend,' all I think about is Jigoku Shojou. XD

Mokat wrote:

Subject: pass this on or else
Email: **Do not read this!** Now that youve started reading this you will die unless you pass this on the 10 other people then press f5!! then your crush's name will pop up on the screen & flash!! then at exactly 2:38 tomorrow ur crush will kiss u!!

NOW this is crazy. I don't have a crush, so it isn't possible. Ya won't die if you don't pass on an e-mail. Computers can't read minds. I won't get into the kissing stuff.

How about the story about the woman who were invited to live together for months at a time for a game show for a million dollars, but it was really an internet webcam prank by a couple of teenagers

jji7skyline wrote:

My dad keeps finding out he has rich relatives in Nigeria if that counts 

And my little bro keeps getting a girl from Russia trying to date him :s

hahahha

Is it mean if, when signing out fake "free" applications, I use the White House email for my signup? [/loljk]

A lot of these email frauds have good social engineering, but then there's really bad ones 

I hate the one's where it's like "YOU ARE THE 100,000 VISITOR TO THIS WEBSITE! Congrats! Now enter where you live, your phone number, your email, you full name, and if you have a tv!"

Or:
"My favorite things in the world:
Tony (my boyfriend)
The world
somerandomwebsite.com - the cheapest website ever!

BOBBYBOB3 wrote:

Mokat wrote:

Subject: pass this on or else
Email: **Do not read this!** Now that youve started reading this you will die unless you pass this on the 10 other people then press f5!! then your crush's name will pop up on the screen & flash!! then at exactly 2:38 tomorrow ur crush will kiss u!!

NOW this is crazy. I don't have a crush, so it isn't possible. Ya won't die if you don't pass on an e-mail. Computers can't read minds. I won't get into the kissing stuff.

This is more of a joke email than a hoax/scam.
However it looks like it was writen by a 7 year old...

agscratcher wrote:

Here's a famous one:

Subject: bill gates here

Hello everybody,
My name is Bill Gates. I have just written up an e-mail tracing program that traces everyone to whom this message is forwarded to. I am experimenting with this and I need your help. Forward this to everyone you know and if it reaches 1000 people everyone on the list will receive $1000 at my expense. Enjoy.
Your friend,
  Bill
  Gates

pyramid scheme

BOBBYBOB3 wrote:

HoneyHorse11 wrote:

When you say 'urban legend,' all I think about is Jigoku Shojou. XD

Who dat?

It's the name of an anime, and the alias (?) of the main character.  The anime is about an urban legend.

stevetheipad wrote:

Here's a story for ya:
I had an old Mac laying around and decided to get rid of it. That being, I put it up on Craigstlist and received an email the next day saying they were interested, but had to pay through a money order (Red flag!). I figured I'd continue to go on with the deal but be careful. They then said they sent the money and just minutes later they told me that his secretary accidentally sent me $900 rather than the actual amount. At this point, it smelled of fish, so I just ignore the email. Then the next day I got an email asking me to "please send $800 back since the item is only $100. However, you won't receive my money order for a few days since it takes time to process." and I figured that they were going to end up with $800 and I was never going to get the $900. 

I reported them to an internet crimes facility and that was that.

Wow!

Animeboy975 wrote:

Who's seen that new stupid "My daughter has acted horribly now, she learned these actions from your channel i will contact youtube to delete your videos" chain thing on Youtube? I hate it.

Jeez. WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!