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Electricity Bill Phone Scams
Phone scammers posing as utility company staff are tricking people into giving them money via prepaid debit cards. Here’s how the scam works: You receive a threatening phone call claiming that you have not paid your electricity bill and power will be cut off…
Hoax-Slayer · English · Jun 13, 2017
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Quick PayPal Security Tip
Image: © ibphoto/depositphotos.com Because PayPal primarily communicates with its customers via email, scammers constantly target the company using email phishing campaigns. Some of these scam emails are rather crude and are easily recognisable as fraudulent.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Jun 12, 2017
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Completely Pointless and Misleading ‘Facebook Privacy Notice’
Image: © depositphotos.com/ burdun – This story was first published on June 6, 2012 – Written by Steve Williamson and Brett Christensen
Hoax-Slayer · English · Jun 12, 2017
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‘Next of Kin’ Advance Fee Scams Continue Unabated
Advance fee scammers have been stealing money and personal information from gullible users the world over for donkey’s years. In fact, such scams predate the Internet by decades.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Jun 12, 2017
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Dueling Banjos Hoax
This story was first published on May 16, 2011
Hoax-Slayer · English · Jun 11, 2017
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‘Get a Free $75 Aldi Coupon’ Facebook Scam
The post is in no way associated with Aldi. No coupons are being given away. It is a scam designed to trick Facebook users into spamming their friends and supplying their personal information on suspect survey websites.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Jun 11, 2017
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Dueling Banjos Hoax
This story was first published on May 16, 2011
Hoax-Slayer · English · Jun 11, 2017
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Kroger Warns of ‘Free Check’ Scam on Facebook
US retailer Kroger is warning Facebook users about a new scam that is supposedly offering a free check valued at $50 to “everyone”. The scam circulates as a Facebook post featuring a photograph of one of the supposed $50 checks.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Jun 10, 2017
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‘Bill Gates High School Speech’ – 11 Things Kids Will Not Learn in School
Image ©: depositphotos/grinvalds This story was first published on June 10, 2008
Hoax-Slayer · English · Jun 10, 2017
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WhatsApp ‘Subscription Expired’ Scam Messages
Image: © Depositphotos/Mactrunk Users of the popular cross-platform messaging application WhatsApp should watch for a scam message that tries to trick them into clicking a malicious link to pay a subscription fee.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Jun 10, 2017
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Grandparent Phone Scams Continue
This story was first published on April 10, 2015 Reports indicate that so-called “grandparent” scams are increasingly common. Here’s how a typical grandparent scam plays out.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Jun 9, 2017
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Christopher or Jessica Davies Hacker Hoax Warning
This story was first published on December 8, 2009
Hoax-Slayer · English · Jun 9, 2017
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‘$75 Safeway Coupon’ Survey Scam Hitting Facebook
According to a post currently being shared on Facebook, supermarket chain Safeway is giving free $75 coupons to EVERYONE as a means of celebrating its 50th anniversary. The post invites you to click to get your coupon.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Jun 8, 2017
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Netflix ‘Trouble Authorizing Your Payment Method’ Phishing Scam
Image: © Depositphotos/Mactrunk Online criminals are once again targeting Netflix customers via phishing scam emails. In this version, the scam email claims that Netflix is having trouble authorizing your payment method and you must click an “Update Now”…
Hoax-Slayer · English · Jun 8, 2017
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‘IOU Enclosed’ Macro Malware Email
According to this email, you can check an IOU document by opening an attached Microsoft Word file. The email includes “File Access Credentials” that you will supposedly need to open the document.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Jun 8, 2017
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Bogus Advice – Block Hackers by Adding ‘Security’ to Facebook Blocking Function
This story was first published on January 10, 2014
Hoax-Slayer · English · Jun 8, 2017
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Another Useless Facebook Warning Post – ‘Little Girl Disfigured Trojan Horse Virus’
According to a rather breathless warning message that is currently circulating on Facebook, you should not open a Facebook post featuring a photo of a disfigured little girl because the photo is a “trojan horse virus”.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Jun 7, 2017
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Fake Origin Energy Bill Emails Link to Malware
Keep an eye out for bill emails that appear to come from Australian energy supplier Origin. The emails feature the Origin logo and colour scheme and are designed to emulate genuine Origin bill notification emails. However, the emails are not from Origin.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Jun 7, 2017
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‘Free Airline Ticket’ Scam Posts Plaguing Facebook
In recent years, Facebook has been hit with an ongoing series of scam posts that falsely claim to be giving away free flight tickets.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Jun 7, 2017
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Fake New York State DMV Emails Link to Malware
The New York State Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is warning consumers to watch for fake traffic violation emails that link to malware websites.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Jun 6, 2017
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