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Bogus Department of Education and Training ‘Form Receipt’ Email Contains Malware
An email claiming to be a form receipt from the Department of Education and Training is currently being distributed. The email claims that you recently submitted an application form at Business.gov.au and includes a reference number.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Nov 6, 2013
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False and Damaging Rumour – ‘RSPCA Paid to Keep Quiet About Halal Slaughtering’
The claims in the messages are heinous lies. The RSPCA has categorically denied the accusations. Nor is there any credible evidence of any kind to support the claims.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Nov 5, 2013
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Bogus Message Proclaims 'Christmas is Banned: It Offends Muslims'
Christmas is NOT being banned. The image depicts an article reportedly published by The Daily Express back in 2005. Even when it was first published, the story was inaccurate sensationalist nonsense.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Nov 4, 2013
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Marks & Spencer Poppy Sales Three Percent False Rumour
The claims in the message are untrue. Marks & Spencer sells a diamante encrusted poppy brooch for which it donates 30% (not 3%) of the retail sale price to the Royal British Legion.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Nov 1, 2013
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Giraffe Profile Picture Virus Hoax
The claims in the warning are nonsense and sharing it will help nobody. There is no such virus. The threat described in the message is in no way related to a JPEG vulnerability that was discovered and fixed several years ago.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Oct 28, 2013
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Inaccurate ‘Now Hiring’ Toll Free Phone Number Message Still Circulating
The information in the message is not valid. One of the numbers is not in service. Another plays an ‘unable to connect’ message. Another two connect to sales pitches for holidays or gift cards.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Oct 24, 2013
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American Express ‘IrregularActivity’ Phishing Scam
The email is not from American Express. The message is a scam designed to trick AmEx customers into giving a large amount of personal and financial data to Internet criminals.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Oct 10, 2013
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‘Unblock Goverment’ Facebook Phishing Scam
The message is not from Facebook and has no connection to any government (or goverment). It is a phishing scam designed to trick users into divulging their Facebook account login details and other personal information to cybercriminals.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Sep 30, 2013
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Advance Fee Scam – ‘MasterCard World Lottery 2013’
The message is not from MasterCard. It is a typical advance fee lottery scam that attempts to trick recipients into sending money and personal information to cybercriminals.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Sep 26, 2013
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Dialling 999 Will NOT Recharge Your Phone Battery
According to an urban myth that has circulated in the UK for several years, dialling 999 on your mobile phone then immediately hanging up will instantly recharge your phone battery. Of course, the claim is utter nonsense.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Sep 16, 2013
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Beware Escaped Satire
Satire has its place. Good satire can hold up a mirror to our society and culture and perhaps get us thinking more deeply about important issues of the day. And it can be amusing as well.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Sep 12, 2013
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‘Special Education Week’ and ‘Autism and ADHD Awareness Month’ Messages
Any credible information about an officially designated, national US-based “Special Education Week” is difficult to locate. And the messages circulate continually but contain no information about what particular week or month of the year the events described…
Hoax-Slayer · English · Sep 11, 2013
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Dave and Angela Dawes Advance Fee Lottery Scams
The email is not from Dave and Angela Dawes and you are not going to receive any money. The message is a scam designed to trick you into sending your money and personal information to Internet criminals.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Aug 30, 2013
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Bogus Warning – ‘Russian Booksellers Looking For Children’
The child abduction and human trafficking claims are unfounded and have been dismissed as false by police in various US jurisdictions.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Aug 30, 2013
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Hoax – ‘Lawful Interception Recovery Fee’ on AT&T Bill
The message is a hoax and the image of the bill has been digitally manipulated. There are anomalies in the way the fee items are listed that indicate that the image is fake (see below for details).
Hoax-Slayer · English · Aug 14, 2013
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Phishing Scam – ‘Account Reported for Annoying and Insulting Facebook Users’
The message is not from Facebook. It is a revamped version of earlier phishing scams that have targeted Facebook users for several years.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Aug 12, 2013
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Vladimir Putin’s Supposed Speech to the Duma on Minorities and Sharia Law
Image: © depositphotos.com/Potorochin
Hoax-Slayer · English · Aug 8, 2013
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Bogus Facebook Message Warns Cutest Baby Comp Images Being Misused
The claims in the warning are untrue. BabyVote.com is a legitimate website and entry photographs submitted on the site are not being posted elsewhere as claimed.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Aug 7, 2013
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Gas Saving Tips – Are They Really Saving You Anything?
This story was written by David M. White
Hoax-Slayer · English · Jul 15, 2013
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China Food Imports – Is It Really That Simple?
Written by David M. White
Hoax-Slayer · English · Jul 12, 2013
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