Ever get an email promising fortune if you'll just give out your bank account information? Ever get a letter saying if you don't send this identical letter to at least 12 people, you'll be attacked by a zombie? Ever get a message warning about haunted areas, criminal masterminds, or anything else?

If you're like me, this messages both annoy and amuse you at the same time. You'd be surprised how many people fall for them. And you can read about all of them at Snopes.com, where you can not only verify whether these things are true, just in case you're not sure, but you can also read about some of...