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Panadol Extra Kidney Damage Warning Hoax
Message warns that a specified batch of the pain relief medication, Panadol Extra, has been “exposed in the heated area” and can now cause kidney damage after small doses Panadol ExtraToday in the local news paper there is warning not to purchase “Panadol…
Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 24, 2017
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Chad Briody Charity Request Hoax
Email message claims that the Make-A-Wish Foundation will donate 7 cents to help seriously ill child Chad Briody every time the message is forwarded. HI FRIENDS, LET’S ALL HELP THIS PRECIOUS LITTLE BOY!!! HIS LIFE DEPENDS ON US! Hi, my name is Chad Briody.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 24, 2017
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Beware The “Weekly Deals”; Scam Facebook Page
The Weekly Deals Page is fraudulent. The Page is not giving away any of the items listed. There are no prizes and no winners. The bogus prize posts are scams designed to trick you into spamming your friends with the same fake giveaway and divulging your…
Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 24, 2017
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Formosan Termites in Mulch Warning
Email forward warns recipients that cheap mulch currently being distributed and sold across the United States originated from debris left by the New Orleans hurricanes and may contain Formosan Termites Subject: Mulch Warning If you use mulch around your house…
Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 24, 2017
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Image of the North Pole With the Moon at its Closest Point
The picture it is a work of art, not a photograph. The image is the work of artist Inga Nielsen. This beautiful image circulates via email and social media websites and is often posted to online forums and blogs.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 24, 2017
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Forward Message to Help Severely Burned Child Hoax
Email, complete with photographs of a badly burned child, claims that 11 cents will be donated to the child’s family every time the message is sent to others I never forward chain mails, but this one i cannot say keep it ot myself.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 24, 2017
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Question From eBay Member Phishing Scam
Online auction site eBay has consistently been a target for phishing scammers. Scammers have used a number of ruses in order to coerce victims into providing sensitive personal information on fraudulent, look-a-like websites.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 24, 2017
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Thieves Leave Women Naked in Restrooms Hoax
Email warns that thieves with guns are forcing women to strip naked in shopping mall restrooms in order to steal valuables and escape before the victims can raise the alarm. From the AP news wire.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 24, 2017
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Will Ferrell is Not Dead
A bogus press release circulating around the Internet claims actor Will Ferrell was killed in a paragliding accident Los Angeles — Actor Will Ferrell accidentally died in a freak para-gliding accident yesterday in Torey Pines, Southern California.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 24, 2017
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Jaleel White of Urkel Fame Is Not Dead
AP news report claims that actor Jaleel White, who played the lovable Urkel in “Family Matters”, has committed suicide. LOS ANGELES, California (AP) — Jaleel White, who played ‘nerdy’ neighbor Steve Urkel on “Family Matters” found dead Monday.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 24, 2017
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“1st-Step Assignment”; Mystery Shopper Scam Email
The email is fraudulent and it was not sent by a legitimate mystery shopper company. In fact, it is a scam designed to trick you into “laundering” the proceeds of dodgy cheques.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 24, 2017
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Pascua Lama Mine Email Petition
Message claims that the planned Pascua Lama mine in Chile may cause devastating environmental damage to the area and asks recipients to “sign” the email petition and send it to others. Dear friends who care about our earth.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 24, 2017
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Visa & MasterCard Telephone Credit Card Scam
This story was first published in 2006
Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 24, 2017
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Indian Arrest Law Chain Letter – Women’s Right to Refuse to Go With Police at Night
This message, which travels via email, blog entries and online forum posts, claims that women have the right to refuse to go to a police station between the hours of 6pm and 6am unless the arresting officer is a woman.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 23, 2017
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Email Petition Against the Closure of South African Child Protection Unit
Update: Around October 2007, a new, and equally false version of the petition began circulating that included graphic images of a decapitated child.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 23, 2017
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Plagiarized Poem – Why Computers Sometimes Crash! by Dr. Seuss
This story was first published on 16th June 2006
Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 23, 2017
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Michael Hunt Missing Child Message
Email message claims that a fifteen year old boy named Michael Hunt is missing from Longs South Carolina. Subject: help please look at the picture, read what her father says, then forward his message on. Help! This boy went missing 2 weeks ago(5/7/06).
Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 23, 2017
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Bush Hid The Facts – Notepad Conspiracy Claim
Message claims that the strange result when a Windows Notepad file with the text “Bush hid the facts” is re-opened may represent a deliberate anti-Bush political statement by Microsoft. Subject: political conspiracy? hey this is really weird!!
Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 23, 2017
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Mother Tiger Nurses Piglets Email
The photographs are genuine. However, the explanation is a work of fiction. The photographs were actually taken at the Sriracha Tiger Zoo in Thailand, not in California as claimed in the message.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 23, 2017
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809 Area Code Scam Warning Email
International call scams are real. However, the information about these scams in the messages is inaccurate and misleading. The messages substantially exaggerate the potential costs to victims.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 23, 2017
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