Yep. You meant well, Marty, but emails like that are hoaxes. Google the subject line on them and you will see a lot of search results on hoax websites.

Three clues that emails are hoaxes:

1. Using many CAPITAL LETTERS in case the reader CAN'T READ.

2. "Send this to all your friends!" lol

3. "Checking Snopes and it is for real" - the latest line in many such emails. Yeah, it IS for real - a real hoax!