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Criminals Use Name of Lottery Winner John Liappas in Advance Fee Scam Messages
According to this message, which purports to be from lottery winner John Liappas, you have been ‘chosen by God’ to receive a cash donation of $500,000.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Oct 19, 2015
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Fake ‘First NetBank Third Party Payment’ Emails From CBA Contain Malware
This email, which purports to be from Australia’s Commonwealth Bank (CBA), is supposedly a ‘First NetBank Third Party Payment’ notification about a recent payment from your account to a third party.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Oct 14, 2015
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Fake CargoSmart ‘Sea Waybill Notification’ Email Contains Malware
This email, which purports to be from shipment management software provider CargoSmart, claims to be a sea waybill notification about a recent shipment. The email claims that the Bill of Lading (BL) draft for the supposed shipment is ready for your review.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Oct 6, 2015
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Fake FarmVille Zynga Games PayPal Payment Receipt Email Links to Phishing Website
According to this email, which appears to be an official payment notification from PayPal, you have sent a payment of $49.99 to FarmVille Zynga Games. The email features the PayPal logo and is set out like a genuine PayPal message.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Sep 28, 2015
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Fake National Australia Bank ‘Monthly Report’ Email Contains Malware
According to this email, which purports to be from an Accounting Department Specialist at the National Australia Bank (NAB), your monthly account report is included in an attached file.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Sep 18, 2015
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‘Administration Server Team’ Malware Emails
A series of malicious emails purporting to be from the Administration Server Team are currently invading inboxes. The emails ask you to confirm your contact information by opening an attached.zip file.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Sep 17, 2015
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Are Weird Human-Dog Hybrid Creatures Being Sold to the Super-Rich as Pets?
According to a report that has been circulating via social media since 2015, weird human-dog hybrid creatures are being sold to the super-rich as pets.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Sep 16, 2015
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Fake Payment Summary Malware Email Targets Australian Taxpayers
This email supposedly contains an attached copy of your payment summary for the 2014/15 financial year. It is apparently aimed at people working in the health sector and claims to be from Recruitment and Employee Transactional Services at HealthShare NSW.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Sep 15, 2015
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DocuSign ‘Completed Optus Agreement’ Malware Email
This email, which purports to be from electronic signature service DocuSign, claims that your agreement with Australian telecommunications company Optus has been completed. It urges you to open an attached file to view the signed agreement.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Sep 14, 2015
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‘Attached is Your Credit Note’ Malware Emails
Emails claiming to include a ‘credit note’ in an attached file are currently hitting inboxes. The emails specify an invoice number for the supposed credit note.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Sep 7, 2015
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Fake FedEx ‘Shipment Notification’ Email Contains Malware
According to this email, which claims to be a shipment notification from delivery company FedEx, you can view a tracking update by opening an attached file. Supposedly, FedEx sent the email in response to a request for a tracking update.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Aug 29, 2015
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Royal Caribbean Facebook Survey Scam
A Facebook Page that claims to be associated with cruise line Royal Caribbean is supposedly giving away free cruise tickets for a two week holiday topped up with $2500 spending money.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Aug 24, 2015
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Fake Companies House ‘Important Documents’ Email Contains Malware
This email, which purports to be from UK Government department Companies House, supposedly contains important and confidential company documents in an attached file.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Aug 20, 2015
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‘A for guest WARDE SAID’ Hilton Hotel Receipt Malware Email
According to this email, which purports to be from hotel chain Hilton, a receipt for your hotel booking is included in an attached file. The sending email address appears to belong to Hilton.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Aug 19, 2015
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Another Facebook Sick Baby Scam – 'Baby With Brain Cancer'
This widely circulated Facebook message, which features a photograph depicting a baby with a very large growth on the side of her head, asks users to like, comment, and share the image as a means of raising money to help the pictured baby.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Aug 17, 2015
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PayPal ‘Changes to Legal Agreements’ Phishing Scam
According to this email, which purports to be from PayPal, the company is making changes to its legal agreements and you therefore need to click a ‘Confirm Account’ button to accept the changes. However, the email is not from PayPal.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Aug 14, 2015
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Ofcom Spectrum Licensing Malware Emails
Inboxes are currently being hit by malware emails that falsely claim to be from Ofcom Spectrum Licensing. The emails claim that you should open an attached Microsoft Word file to view ‘important documents relating to your Wireless Telegraphy licence or…
Hoax-Slayer · English · Aug 6, 2015
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Google Award Advance Fee Scam
According to this email, you have won the sum of £750,000 in a Google Award. The message claims that your email address was randomly chosen as the winning entry via an ‘online email balloting’ supposedly designed to ensure that Google remains the most popular…
Hoax-Slayer · English · Jul 30, 2015
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‘Voice Message Attached’ Malware Emails
Inboxes are currently being hit by emails claiming to contain an attached voice message. The attachments do not contain a voice message. Instead, they contain malware.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Jul 29, 2015
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Fake-News Report Claims Man Found With 30 Cow Eyeballs in Anus
According to a report that is currently circulating the interwebs at speed, police who pulled over a motorist in Wyoming discovered that the man had 30 cow eyeballs inserted in his anal cavity.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Jul 27, 2015
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