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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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Scam Facebook Page – ‘Facebook International Lottery Program’
The Facebook Page shown in the example below is part of a scheme designed to trick you into sending money and personal information to cybercriminals.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Apr 24, 2015
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PAYOUT LOTTERIES INTERNATIONAL SCAM
The PAYOUT LOTTERIES 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 scammers…
Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 8, 2017
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Scam Email Pretends to be From Lottery Winners Bill And Andrea Groner
The email is a scam designed to trick you into sending money and personal information to Internet criminals. Bill and Andrea Groner are real people and they did win a large lottery prize.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Nov 15, 2014
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‘Facebook Global Promotion 2017’ Advance Fee Scam
Lucky me! Apparently, my email address has been randomly selected as the winner of the Facebook Global Promotion for 2017 and I’m now entitled to claim the princely sum of $800,000.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Jul 27, 2017
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2012 FIFA World Cup Online Lottery Advance Fee Scam
The message is not from FIFA, there is no such lottery and the recipient has not won a prize. In fact, the message is a scam designed to trick recipients into sending money and personal information to Internet conmen.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Aug 6, 2012
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Microsoft Mega Jackpot Scam
Lottery scams are one of the most common types of fraudulent email currently hitting inboxes. The Microsoft Mega Jackpot Scam email shown below is an example of one of these scam emails.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 8, 2017
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Fake ‘National Lottery’ Winning Notification Emails Still Hitting Inboxes
The National Lottery did not send the email. You have not won any money. The email is a scam designed to trick you into sending your money and personal information to Internet criminals.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 16, 2016
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Lottery Scammers Exploit Names of Real Lottery Winners Violet and Allen Large
The message is an advance fee scam designed to trick recipients into sending money and personal information to cybercriminals. Violet and Allen Large really did win a large lottery prize in 2010 and proceeded to give almost all of their winnings away to…
Hoax-Slayer · English · May 22, 2013
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South Australia Lotteries Scam
Lottery scams are one of the most common types of fraudulent email currently hitting inboxes. The South Australia Lotteries email shown below is an example of one of these scam emails.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 9, 2017
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CONTINENTAL LOTTERIES SCAM
The CONTINENTAL LOTTERIES 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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Chinese Olympic Committee Lottery Scam
Scammers seldom miss an opportunity to capitalize on current news, disasters, or important upcoming events. In this case, the scammers have used the upcoming Olympic Games in Beijing as a ruse to separate the unwary from their money.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 8, 2017
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Desperate Advance Fee Scam Victims Can Be Vulnerable to Follow-Up Scam Attempts
Some people who have lost money via advance fee scams can become increasingly desperate. Often, against all logic, they will steadfastly refuse to believe that they have been conned and cling forlornly to the vain hope that – somehow – they will still get the…
Hoax-Slayer · English · Nov 18, 2017
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FIFA 2010 World Cup Lottery Scam
The email is not from FIFA and the supposed lottery does not exist. The message is a scam designed to trick recipients into sending money and personal information to Internet criminals.
Hoax-Slayer · English · May 17, 2010
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Dave and Angela Dawes Advance Fee Lottery Scams
The email is not from Dave and Angela Dawes and you are not going to receive any money. The message is a scam designed to trick you into sending your money and personal information to Internet criminals.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Aug 30, 2013
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NATIONAL STATLOTTERIJ SCAM
The NATIONAL STATLOTTERIJ 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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Gareth & Catherine Bull Advance Fee Lottery Scam
This story was first published on July 26, 2013.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Jun 2, 2017
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‘Facebook Online Award Promo’ Advance Fee Scam
According to this email, you have won $5 million in the Facebook Online Award Promo because your email address was selected via a “computer random integrated system”.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Jul 24, 2017
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SCAM – ‘Bob Erb Email Donation Project’
Bob Erb really did win a large lottery prize and has indeed given away millions of dollars to charities as well as family, friends and even strangers. However, he did not send this email.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Dec 2, 2014
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‘Facebook Online International Lottery’ Advance Fee Scam
The email is not from Facebook and you have won nothing at all. The message is a typical advance fee scam designed to trick you into sending your money and personal information to Internet criminals.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Nov 4, 2016
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COCA COLA COMPANY AND CHELSEA FOOTBALL PRIZE AWARD SCAM
Lottery scams are one of the most common types of fraudulent email currently hitting inboxes. The COCA COLA COMPANY AND CHELSEA FOOTBALL PRIZE AWARD email shown below is an example of one of these scam emails.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 8, 2017
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