Here are the top 10 hoaxes to be aware of at the time of this posting. You can always see the latest Top 10 Hoaxes, as well as the Top 10 Virus Alerts, by visiting sysnews.ncsu.edu.

Click on each hoax link to read the deatils about it:

Hotmail hoax: Urgent: Please Forward! Hello to everyone from the Hotmail Headquarters! This is just a little test…

Budweiser frogs screensaver: In 1997 the Budweiser beer company placed a screensaver on their website depicting the Budweiser frogs from their advertising campaign. Shortly afterwards…

Bonsai kitten: To anyone with love and respect for life: In New York there is a Japanese woman who sells bonsai-kittens”. Sounds like fun huh? NOT! These animals are squeezed…

Olympic Torch: You should be alert during the next days: Do not open any message with an attached filed called “Invitation”, regardless of who sent it. It is a virus that opens an Olympic Torch which…

MSN is closing down: Hey it is Andy and John, the directors of MSN. Sorry for the interruption, but MSN is closing down. This is because too many inconsiderate people…

A virtual card for you: Just to let you know, a new virus was started in New York last night. This virus acts in the following manner…

Meninas de Playboy: Muita atenção!!! A Microsoft acabou de anunciar o mais fatal…

Bill Gates Fortune: Please do not take this for a junk letter. Bill Gates is sharing his fortune…

JDBGMGR: The JDBGMBR hoax tells the user to delete a file on their computer because it is a previously unknown virus. It is one of the most widely distributed hoaxes…

Justice for Jaime: The following chain letter refers to a genuine crime, and has been circulating since 2001. In January 2001 the UK courts decided to grant the murderers anonymity for the rest of their lives…