"Facebook to charge" and "Microsoft free money"

"Facebook to start charging money soon", "With each person you forward this e-mail to Microsoft will send you money", and "Lottery award notifications" are all examples of chain e-mails and Internet myths that have been floating around the Internet for years. Although most of these myths are distributed through e-mail, with the popularity of social networking websites they're also quickly spreading through these networks.

To help verify if an e-mail, a post on a social networking site, or something someone tells you, visit Snopes.com. This fantastic site list several hundred different urban legend, myths, and scams from everything from computers to love.

Tip: To prevent your co-workers, family, and friends from sending these types of messages to you in the future suggest they visit Snopes themselves before forwarding any message.