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Neil Trotter Lottery Win Advance Fee Scams
The emails are not from Neil Trotter and the recipients have not been awarded any money. Neil Trotter really did win a large lottery prize, but he is not randomly giving away millions of pounds to strangers via email.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 15, 2017
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Bank of America “Activity Alert”; Phishing Scam
The email is not from the Bank of America and the claim that your account has been restricted is untrue. Instead, the email is a phishing scam designed to steal your personal and financial information.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 14, 2017
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Nuclear Strike Email Hoax (Spoof)
This story was first published i n 2004 This spoof email claims that just opening an email will automatically launch a nuclear strike.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 13, 2017
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Swan River Cougar Photographs Email
Genuine photographs – description is inaccurate.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 10, 2017
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Tommy Hilfiger Racist Comments to Oprah Winfrey Hoax
Tommy appears on The Oprah Winfrey Show to set the record straight (details below)
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 10, 2017
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Holocaust Ban in UK Schools Chain Email
Misleading and inaccurate Update : A later version of the message falsely claims that it was the University of Kentucky that removed information about the Holocaust from its school curriculum (Details in Commentary below).
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 10, 2017
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Free Flights For STD Sufferers Hoax
Message claims that people with a sexually transmitted disease can fly free with Southwest Airlines to anywhere in the world ( Full commentary below ).
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 10, 2017
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Deadly Mobile Phone Virus Hoax
Warning email claims that receiving a mobile phone call from certain numbers will cause brain hemorrhaging and death Subject: mobile phone brain virus Hi All, Its very important news for all of you. Do not pick up calls from the Under given numbers.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 10, 2017
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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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Fake Islamic ‘America We Will Kill You All’ Sign Image Spreading Hate
This would-be protest message, which is circulating rapidly via social media and email, features a photograph that supposedly depicts a sign near Dearborn, Michigan that threatens American people with death in the name of Allah.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 10, 2017
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Japanese Sheep for Poodles Hoax
A bogus story about a sheep for poodle substitution scam in Japan has effectively pulled the wool over the eyes of many Western news outlets.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 10, 2017
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Compact Fluorescent Light Bulb Mercury Warning
CFL’s do contain mercury but an environmental cleanup crew is not required if a bulb breaks.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 9, 2017
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Painted Bathroom Floor Photograph
Email claims an attached photograph shows a bathroom with the floor painted so that it appears to be open to the sky Subject: WOW BATHROOM PAINTED FLOOR IMAGINE YOU ARE AT A PARTY on the tenth floor….
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 9, 2017
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Surita Diputs Naidoo Charity Hoax
Message claims that a young hit-and-run victim in South Africa will receive money to help cover medical expenses every time the email is forwarded. Subject: FW: Please Help Someone Who Will Never Repay You.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 9, 2017
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Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) Payment Refund Phishing Scam
Various messages purporting to be from the UK’s Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) are claiming that you are eligible for a refund from a previous payment and should click a link to complete a refund application.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 9, 2017
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Steve Irwin Nigerian Scam
Internet scammers will stop at nothing to steal money or identities from their unsuspecting victims. The fraudster responsible for this callous scam email has the audacity to pose as Terri Irwin, the wife of wildlife warrior Steve, who was tragically killed…
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 9, 2017
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Disprin Dangerous for Children Warning Email
Contains elements of truth, but is misleading and inaccurate
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 8, 2017
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Shark Attacking Helicopter Photograph
The image is not a genuine photograph. Instead it is a combination of two entirely unrelated photographs. And the hoax image certainly was not nominated by National Geographic as “The photo of the year”.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 8, 2017
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Paris Hilton Stabbed in Jail Hoax
Reports claims that jailed heiress Paris Hilton was stabbed multiple times by another prisoner. LOS ANGELES, CA Paris Hilton who not more than four hours earlier was physically removed from a courtroom, has been stabbed multiple times.Although no official…
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 8, 2017
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Marks & Spencer Voucher Giveaway Hoax
Message claims that Marks & Spencer and Persimmon Homes are giving away vouchers worth up to £500 for those who forward the email to others. Fw: Free M&S vouchers Marks & Spencer’s, in conjunction with Persimmon Homes, are giving away free vouchers.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 8, 2017
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