Summary

Chapter 13 should give you a good feel about what is and isn’t a hoax warning. Doomsday language, sentences in all caps, and missing links should be quick clues to false alerts. Chapter 14 is the most important chapter yet. It takes everything you’ve learned so far and discusses defensive strategies. If the Sulfnbk.exe hoax is any indication, future hoaxes might be able to cause significant real damage.

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