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Thousands of dissected hoaxes in Indonesian and English: the claim, what the fact-checkers found, and the sources to verify it yourself.

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    EUROMILLONES SPANISH LOTTERY SCAM

    The EUROMILLONES SPANISH LOTTERY scam email shown below claims that the recipient has won money in an international lottery. The email is an attempt to initiate a dialogue with potential victims and subsequently trick them into sending money to the scammers…

    Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 8, 2017

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    GRAMSTEL PROMO LOTTERY SCAM

    The GRAMSTEL PROMO LOTTERY scam email shown below claims that the recipient has won money in an international lottery. The email is an attempt to initiate a dialogue with potential victims and subsequently trick them into sending money to the scammers…

    Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 8, 2017

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    Pepsi Company Lottery Promotion Scam

    The Pepsi Company Lottery Promotion scam email shown below claims that the recipient has won money in an international lottery. The email is an attempt to initiate a dialogue with potential victims and subsequently trick them into sending money to the…

    Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 9, 2017

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    GOOGLE EMAIL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL SCAM

    The GOOGLE EMAIL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL scam email shown below claims that the recipient has won money in an international lottery. The email is an attempt to initiate a dialogue with potential victims and subsequently trick them into sending money to the…

    Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 8, 2017

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    CROWN GLOBAL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL SCAM

    The CROWN GLOBAL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL scam email shown below claims that the recipient has won money in an international lottery. The email is an attempt to initiate a dialogue with potential victims and subsequently trick them into sending money to the…

    Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 8, 2017

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    Mega Lottery International – Email Lottery Scam Example

    The Mega Lottery International lottery scam email shown below claims that the recipient has won money in an international lottery. The email is an attempt to initiate a dialogue with potential victims and subsequently trick them into sending money to the…

    Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 8, 2017

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    SOFTWARE INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY STAKE SCAM

    Lottery scams are one of the most common types of fraudulent email currently hitting inboxes. The SOFTWARE INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY STAKE email shown below is an example of one of these scam emails.

    Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 9, 2017

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    SCIENTIFIC GAME PROMO LOTTERY SCAM

    The SCIENTIFIC GAME PROMO LOTTERY scam email shown below claims that the recipient has won money in an international lottery. The email is an attempt to initiate a dialogue with potential victims and subsequently trick them into sending money to the scammers…

    Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 9, 2017

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    MANCHESTER-LOTTO Sweepstake Scam

    The MANCHESTER-LOTTO Sweepstake scam email shown below claims that the recipient has won money in an international lottery. The email is an attempt to initiate a dialogue with potential victims and subsequently trick them into sending money to the scammers…

    Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 8, 2017

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    ‘National Lottery’ Scam Emails Continue Hitting Inboxes

    This story was first published on December 20, 2006

    Hoax-Slayer · English · Jan 21, 2019

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    Treasure Chest Sweepstakes Lottery Scam

    The Treasure Chest Sweepstakes Lottery scam email shown below claims that the recipient has won money in an international lottery. The email is an attempt to initiate a dialogue with potential victims and subsequently trick them into sending money to the…

    Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 9, 2017

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    ‘Facebook Lottery Program’ Advance Fee Scam

    According to this message, you have won a large sum of money in a lottery program organized by Facebook. Supposedly, Facebook used a random selection of email addresses and cellphone numbers to choose a winner of the lottery prize.

    Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 28, 2019

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    Euro-Afro-American Sweepstake Lottery International Scam

    The Euro-Afro-American Sweepstake Lottery International scam email shown below claims that the recipient has won money in an international lottery.

    Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 8, 2017

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    TRIPPLE WINS GAMES INTERNATIONAL SCAM

    The TRIPPLE WINS GAMES INTERNATIONAL scam email shown below claims that the recipient has won money in an international lottery. The email is an attempt to initiate a dialogue with potential victims and subsequently trick them into sending money to the…

    Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 9, 2017

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    ‘Freedom Award Lottery Promotion Agency’ Facebook Page Scam

    The Facebook Page is part of an advance fee lottery scam. There are no prizes and the lottery is not legitimate. It attempts to trick people into sending money and personal information to criminals.

    Hoax-Slayer · English · Nov 7, 2013

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    HONDA CAR INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION PROGRAM SCAM

    The HONDA CAR INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION PROGRAM scam email shown below claims that the recipient has won money and a new Honda car in an international lottery.

    Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 8, 2017

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    VIRGIN PROMOTIONAL AWARD SCAM

    The VIRGIN PROMOTIONAL AWARD scam email shown below claims that the recipient has won money in an international lottery. The email is an attempt to initiate a dialogue with potential victims and subsequently trick them into sending money to the scammers…

    Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 9, 2017

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    ‘Big Lottery Fund’ Advance Fee Scam Email

    According to this email, you have won £1,130,883 in the Big Lottery Fund. It asks you to contact the Foreign Exchange & Remittance Department manager at Capital One Bank to request payment of your winnings.

    Hoax-Slayer · English · Nov 11, 2018

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    SPONSOR BINGO LOTERIJ INTERNATIONAL SCAM

    The SPONSOR BINGO LOTERIJ INTERNATIONAL scam email shown below claims that the recipient has won money in an international lottery. The email is an attempt to initiate a dialogue with potential victims and subsequently trick them into sending money to the…

    Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 9, 2017

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    REAL EXCHANGE LOTTO PROMO SCAM

    The REAL EXCHANGE LOTTO PROMO scam email shown below claims that the recipient has won money in an international lottery. The email is an attempt to initiate a dialogue with potential victims and subsequently trick them into sending money to the scammers…

    Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 9, 2017

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