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‘Your Future Friend or Enemy’ Sextortion Scam Email
This email, which claims to be from “your future friend or enemy”, claims that the sender has recorded video of you while you visited a porn website. Supposedly, the sender also hacked your phone and saved a full backup of its contents.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Oct 2, 2018
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The Case Against ‘Just in Case’
This story was first published on May 1, 2015 If you tend to be the hoax and scam debunker among your social media friends, chances are you’ve come across the rather lame ‘just in case’ justification more than once. You know the scenario.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Jun 14, 2017
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‘I Have Harvested a Solid Dirt on You’ Fake Blackmail Sextortion Scam
According to this email, a “spyware software developer” has installed a rootkit on your device that has recorded “photos and videos of your most passionate funs with adult content”.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Dec 19, 2018
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Pay Up or I’ll Kill You Scam Email
This story was first published on February 21, 2008 Out of the blue, you receive a rather disturbing email claiming that a friend wants you dead and has already paid a professional assassin to kill you.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Jul 3, 2017
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Beware of “Anniversary Giveaway”; Facebook Voucher and Coupon Scams
Have you seen a Facebook post claiming that a particular store is giving EVERYONE a free voucher or coupon to celebrate its anniversary? Hundreds of these giveaways have flooded Facebook over the last year or so.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Apr 26, 2017
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Scam Callers Threaten Internet Disconnection
This story was first published on August 29, 2014 People continue to receive phone calls claiming to be from the technical department of Internet Service Providers (ISPs) such as Telstra.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Apr 18, 2017
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No, Sorry, Melania Trump Is NOT Giving You $20 Million
Image: depositphotos.com/mgillert Some scams are so absurd that they actually become rather amusing. This poorly executed attempt at an advance fee scam purports to be from none other than Melania Trump, “First Lady of the United State”.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 10, 2018
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Veronica John Garang ‘Mutual Investment Request’ Scam Email
According to this email, the wife of the late Sudanese politician and leader John Garang needs your help to transfer and process the sum of $22 million. And, “Veronica” is willing to give you 20% of this fund in exchange for your help.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Apr 16, 2017
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Donotpush90#
This chain letter has spread widely across the internet. It is based, in part, upon what appears to be a genuine scam from the early 1990s – but even then it only worked in the United States on some types of telephone exchanges that had been configured in a…
Sophos · English · Oct 8, 2003
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‘Contract Killer’ Scam Email Resurfaces
The email is not from any assassin and nobody has been paid to kill you. The email is a scam designed to panic you into sending your money to cybercriminals.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 30, 2016
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Australian Residents Targeted via Do Not Call Register Scams
Scam callers claiming to be from the Do Not Call Register continue to target people across Australia. The scammers, who pose as Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) or Do Not Call Register staff, claim that you can now sign up for a device or…
Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 14, 2018
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'Check Your Receipts' – Cash Back Scam Warning is Untrue
This story was first published on November 24, 2010 A would-be warning message that has now been circulating the Intenet for a number of years advises shoppers to always check receipts before leaving the checkout because of a cash back scam that it claims is…
Hoax-Slayer · English · Aug 11, 2017
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Advance Fee Scammers Often Target Previous Scam Victims
This story was first published on June 15, 2011 Advance fee scammers use a seemingly never-ending variety of back stories as vehicles for finding new victims. And they often tend to target people that have been previously caught out in such scams.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 9, 2018
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Red Bull Car Adverts Money Laundering Scam
The email is not from Red Bull and the offer of employment is bogus. In fact the message is a scam designed to trick recipients into ‘laundering’ the proceeds of crime.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Nov 9, 2011
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Premium Rate Phone Fraud Hoax
Email forward claims to be a warning about premium rate phone scams that can result in victims being charged £20 or £50 per minute or £100 for fifteen minutes Please could you make your users aware of this possible scam Please be aware that this weekend one a…
Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 9, 2017
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Microsoft Email Beta Test Hoax Continues
This story was first published on April 17th, 2007
Hoax-Slayer · English · Sep 22, 2018
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Fake Blackmail Sextortion Scam Emails Using Real Passwords
A new and rather sinister twist on the old fake blackmail sextortion scam is panicking some recipients into sending their money to criminals.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Jul 26, 2018
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No, The “Baby”; Facebook Page is NOT Giving Away “20 Luxury RV”
The Facebook Page is fraudulent. It is certainly not giving away any RVs, luxury or otherwise. Participants have absolutely no chance of winning anything whatsoever.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 10, 2017
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‘I Know About Your Secret’ Fake Blackmail Scam Email
This email claims that the sender has recorded a video of you “doing dirty things” while visiting an adult website. The sender threatens to send the compromising video to your friends, relatives, and coworkers if you do not pay a “privacy fee” via Bitcoin.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Aug 7, 2018
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“First Time In Facebook History”; Car Giveaway Scams Continue
The Facebook Page is bogus. It is certainly not giving away any cars and those who participate will win nothing at all. It is yet another scam designed to gather large numbers of Facebook likes as quickly as possible.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 21, 2017
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