Ho, Ho, Ho…..’Tis the season to get ripped off. Scams and hoaxes spike at this time of year and authorities have issued a warning for us all to avoid sending money to Nigeria. Among other things. Writer, author and columnist  Rebecca  Sparrow came thisclose to an internet scam.  She writes:

Ever fallen for an email scam?  Ever inadvertently forwarded hoax emails?   Ever thought something was a hoax only to find out it was for real? Still getting over the shock that Milli Vanilli were about as real as Sea Monkeys?