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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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PayPal “Suspicious Activities Notification”; Phishing Scam
The email is not from PayPal. The link opens a fraudulent website that tries to trick you into divulging your PayPal login details, your credit card numbers, your name and address, and other sensitive personal information.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Oct 18, 2016
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Fake JB Hi-Fi Facebook Page Falsely Claims You Can Win MacBooks – Like-Farming Scam
The Facebook Page is fraudulent and has no connection to JB Hi-Fi. The Page is not giving away any Macbooks and those who participate have no chance whatsoever of winning anything.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Oct 17, 2016
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Fake News – “Usain Bolt in Critical Condition After Car Accident”
The claims in the report are untrue. There are no credible news sources that support the claim that Usain Bolt has been involved in a serious car accident or has been hospitalised.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Oct 17, 2016
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Yet Another Range Rover Giveaway Scam Hitting Facebook
Both the post and the Facebook Page it comes from are fraudulent. The Page is not giving away any Range Rovers. Those who participate have zero chance of winning anything at all. The only winners are the scammers who created the bogus promotion.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Oct 16, 2016
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“Free £85 Aldi Coupon”; Facebook Scam
The post is fraudulent. You will certainly not get a free Aldi coupon by participating. The post is not associated with Aldi in any way.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Oct 15, 2016
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“Little Baby Has Cancer”; Facebook Like-Farming Scam
The post is a disgraceful scam designed to accumulate likes and promote a particular Facebook profile. Facebook will certainly not donate money to help the child in exchange for liking, sharing, and commenting. The child in the video does not have cancer.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Oct 13, 2016
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Apple “New Online Update Authentication Procedures”; Phishing Scam Email
The email is not from Apple and you are not required to validate your account as claimed. It is a phishing scam that attempts to trick you into visiting a fraudulent website and supplying your Apple ID login details, your credit card numbers, and other…
Hoax-Slayer · English · Oct 13, 2016
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FAKE-NEWS: “Queen Elizabeth Set to Retire in Feb, 2017 and Pass Crown to Prince William”
The claims in the report are untrue. Queen Elizabeth has not announced that she is retiring and there are no legitimate news articles that support the claims in the report.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Oct 13, 2016
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‘Install WhatsApp Version 4.0’ Scam Message
The message is a scam and it is certainly not a genuine WhatsApp update notification. The message is designed to trick you into spamming your WhatsApp friends and divulging your personal information via suspect survey websites.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Oct 13, 2016
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“Dance of the Hillary”; Phone Virus Hoax
The warning is a hoax. There is no mobile phone virus threat like the one described. In fact, the message is just a mutated version of the earlier “Dance of the Pope” virus hoax. Sharing this false warning will help nobody.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Oct 12, 2016
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Past Due Invoice “Ultimate Alert”; Email Contains Macro Malware
The email is not a genuine billing notification and the attached Word document is not a real invoice. If you attempt to open the Word document, you will be prompted to enable macros.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Oct 12, 2016
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“Wrong Paychecks”; Malware Email
The email is not legitimate and the attachment does not contain a paycheck. Instead, the attached.zip file harbours a malicious file that, if opened, can download and install malware on your computer.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Oct 7, 2016
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No, Coke Has NOT Recalled Dasani Water Due to Parasite Contamination
The claims in the report are false. Coca-Cola has not issued any recall of Dasani water and there are no credible reports about such a contamination. The image in the report depicts an eel larva, not a parasite.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Oct 7, 2016
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Fake “Donald Trump Cardiac Arrest”; Posts Link to Scam Websites
The claims are false. Donald Trump has not had a heart attack and he has not died. Clicking on the fake posts opens a scam website that automatically redirects visitors to other websites containing browser hijacking tech support scams, survey scams, malware,…
Hoax-Slayer · English · Oct 6, 2016
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Fake Airline “Travel Itinerary”; Emails Lead To Locky Ransomware
The emails are not from real airlines and the attachments do not contain a travel itinerary. Instead, the attachments contain a malicious file that, if opened, can download and install Locky ransomware.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Oct 4, 2016
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HMRC ‘You are Eligible to Receive a Tax Refund’ Phishing Scam
The email is not from HMRC and the claim that you can click a link to get a tax refund is untrue. The email is a phishing scam designed to steal your personal and financial information.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Oct 3, 2016
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DHL “We Couldn’t Deliver Your Parcel”; Malware Emails Continue
The email is not from DHL and the claim that a parcel could not be delivered is a lie. The attached zip file harbours a malicious file that, if opened, can install Locky ransomware on your computer.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Oct 2, 2016
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Useless ‘He/She Arises Between the Comments’ Facebook Hack Warning
The message is so garbled and misleading that it has no value whatsoever as a security warning and will likely just mislead and confuse Facebook users.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Oct 2, 2016
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Facebook Scam – ‘I Can’t Believe the People I Caught Looking At My Profile’
The post is a scam designed to trick you into installing a rogue Facebook app and divulging your personal information via dodgy survey websites. There is no legitimate Facebook app that allows you to see who has been viewing your Facebook profile.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Sep 25, 2016
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Yahoo Breach Confirmed – Information From At Least 500 Million Accounts Stolen in 2014
Internet giant Yahoo has now officially confirmed that at least 500 million accounts were compromised in a massive 2014 security breach.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Sep 24, 2016
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