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Bogus ‘Price List’ Email Contains Malware
The email’s attachment does not contain a price list. Instead, the attached.zip or.rar file harbours a malicious Javascript (.js) file that, if opened, can download and instal malware.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Apr 29, 2016
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‘We Noticed Some Unusual Activity’ PayPal Phishing Scam Email
The email is not from PayPal. It is a criminal ploy designed to steal your PayPal account login details, your credit card numbers, and other sensitive personal and financial information.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Apr 29, 2016
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Michael Jordan is NOT Dead – Links in Hoax Death Message Open Clickbait Website
The claim in the message is untrue. Michael Jordan is not dead. He is alive and well. Clicking the message opens a clickbait fake-news website that includes a false report about the supposed death of Michael Jordan.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Apr 26, 2016
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‘Get a Free ASDA Voucher’ Facebook Survey Scam
The message is fraudulent and those who participate will certainly not receive any ASDA vouchers. This is a typical Facebook scam designed to trick people into spamming their friends and divulging their personal information via dodgy ‘offer’ and ‘reward’…
Hoax-Slayer · English · Apr 26, 2016
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‘General Liability & Workers Compensation Insurance’ Email Contains Javascript Malware
Pacific Pathways is a real insurance company, but it did not send this email. The email’s.zip attachment contains a malicious JavaScript (.js) file that, if opened, can download and install malware.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Apr 23, 2016
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Microsoft Outlook ‘Account Blocked Due to System Error’ Phishing Scam
The email is not from Microsoft. It is a phishing scam designed to steal your Microsoft Account login details. According to this email, which claims to be from Microsoft, your account is about to be blocked due to a system error.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Apr 22, 2016
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No, Photos of ‘The Poppy Man’ Sculpture are NOT Being Removed From Facebook
The claims are nonsense. Images of the sculpture appear in many different posts on Facebook and have been there for many months. Facebook is not taking down the images nor is there any reason why the company would do so.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Apr 22, 2016
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‘Attempt to Deposit Your Tax Refund Failed’ Phishing Scam Email
The email is not from HMRC and the claim that a refund payment has failed is untrue. The email is a phishing scam designed to steal your personal and financial information via a fraudulent website.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Apr 21, 2016
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‘Get a Free JCPenney $80 Gift Card’ Facebook Scam
The post is fraudulent. It has no connection to JCPenney and those who participate will not receive a gift card. The post is a scam designed to trick you into spamming your friends and divulging your personal information via dodgy ‘survey’ or ‘offer’…
Hoax-Slayer · English · Apr 21, 2016
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No, Dr Pepper is Not Set To Halt Production in 2016
Dr Pepper fans can relax. The claims are untrue. The message is just a hoax. The company has denied that it has sold its recipe. It is not set to end production of Dr Pepper.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Apr 20, 2016
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‘Your Apple iCloud ID Expires Today’ SMS Scam
The SMS is not from iCloud support as claimed. It is a phishing scam designed to steal your Apple ID login credentials as well as your credit card numbers and other sensitive personal information.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Apr 20, 2016
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‘You’ve Just Sent a Payment’ PayPal SMS Phishing Scam
The SMS is not a genuine PayPal payment notification. It is a phishing scam designed to steal your PayPal account login details, credit card numbers, and other personal information. According to this SMS, you have sent a payment to a specified email address.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Apr 20, 2016
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Blank ‘Business Card’ Emails Contain JavaScript Malware in Attachment
The attached file does not contain a business card as implied by the subject line. Opening the.zip file reveals a malicious JavaScript (.js) file that, if opened, can download and install malware. Sometimes, even the simplest of tricks can be effective.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Apr 19, 2016
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No, Eminem is NOT moving to Eagan, Minnesota
The claims in the report are untrue. Eminem has not announced any plans to move to Eagan. The story is just one among an ongoing series of false ‘celebrity moving’ reports generated by a network of clickbait fake-news websites.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Apr 19, 2016
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‘First Choice UK’ Holiday Prize Facebook Page is A Scam
The post is fraudulent as is the associated Facebook Page. The post and Page are not connected with First Choice Holidays and no holidays are being given away.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Apr 19, 2016
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‘We Don’t Recognize the Device You’re Using’ Apple ID Phishing Scam
The email is not from Apple. It is a phishing scam designed to steal Apple account login credentials and credit card details. According to this email, which claims to be from ‘Your Apple Team’, and includes the Apple logo and copyright notice, the company…
Hoax-Slayer · English · Apr 18, 2016
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Bank of Montreal ‘Annual Account Maintenance Procedure’ Phishing Scam
The email is not from BMO and the claim that you must click a link to complete account maintenance is untrue. The email is a phishing scam designed to steal your BMO account login details and other personal and financial information.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Apr 18, 2016
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‘Deleted Entire Company With One Line of Code’ Claim Turned Out to be Just a Hoax
The man later admitted that the post was just a hoax. He told an Italian media outlet that the post was a ‘guerrilla marketing operation’ designed to promote his server management services startup.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Apr 18, 2016
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‘Win a Butlins Holiday’ Facebook Scam
The Facebook Page is fraudulent and has no connection to Butlins. There are no prizes. The Page is a scam designed to quickly gather large numbers of likes so that the Page can be reused for further scams or sold on the black market to other scammers.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Apr 18, 2016
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Fake ‘Case Foundation Awards’ Message is an Advance Fee Scam
The Case Foundation is a real organisation, but it did not send this message. The message is a scam designed to trick you into sending your money and personal information to cybercriminals.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Apr 15, 2016
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