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Bigpond “Service Suspension”; Phishing Scam
The message is not from Bigpond or parent company Telstra. In fact, the email is a phishing scam designed to trick you into handing over your personal and financial information to Internet criminals.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Apr 1, 2017
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‘Urgent Server Warning’ Email Phishing Scam
According to this email, which claims to be a high-level security warning, your email account is about to be terminated. The email claims that the service provider received an instruction to terminate your account a few hours ago.
Hoax-Slayer · English · May 2, 2018
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‘Apple ID Used to Make a Purchase’ Phishing Scam Email
Yet another phishing scam is targeting Apple users. At first glance, the email appears to be an official Apple receipt for a recent purchase.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Sep 11, 2017
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Phishing Scammers Continue To Target Citibank Customers
Like other major banks around the world, Citibank has been the target of phishing scammers for many years. Criminals continue to distribute scam emails and text messages designed to trick Citibank customers into divulging sensitive personal and financial…
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 7, 2018
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Lloyds Bank ‘Pending E-Payment’ Phishing Scam
According to this message, which purports to be from the UK’s Lloyds Bank, a pending e-payment sent to your account could not be completed. The email lists some possible reasons for the problem.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Nov 10, 2015
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‘PayPal Account Closed for Security Reasons’ Phishing Scam Email
According to this email, which appears to come from PayPal, your account has been closed for security reasons. Supposedly, PayPal locked the account because someone recently tried to log in from an unfamiliar location.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Oct 9, 2017
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PayPal ‘You Sent a Payment to Netflix’ Phishing Scam Email
According to this email, which purports to be from PayPal, you sent a payment to Netflix. The email has the subject line “Receipt for Your Payment to Netflix.com”.
Hoax-Slayer · English · May 22, 2018
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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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Amazon ‘Security Notice’ Phishing Scam Email
According to this ‘security notice’ email, which purports to be from Internet giant Amazon, access to ‘certain features’ of your account have been temporarily restricted as a security measure.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 11, 2016
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NatWest ‘Inadequate Security Enrollment’ Phishing Scam
The email is not from Natwest. The message is a phishing scam designed to trick recipients into submitting their personal and financial information to cybercriminals. The link opens a fake website made to look like a genuine Natwest web page.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Apr 11, 2013
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‘Tangerine Limited Usage’ Phishing Scam Email
According to an email that purports to be from the Canadian bank Tangerine, customers are required to verify their online accounts because the bank is conducting maintenance services on its databases.
Hoax-Slayer · English · May 18, 2017
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NatWest ‘Important Review Notification’ Phishing Scam Email
The email is not from NatWest and your account has not been blocked as claimed. The email is a phishing scam that attempts to trick you into sending your account login details and other personal and financial information to cybercriminals via forms on a fake…
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 31, 2016
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Facebook Team Security Phishing Scam – ‘Last Warning – Your Account Will Be Disabled’
The email is not from Facebook and the claim that users will have their accounts disabled if they do not confirm account details is a lie. The message is a phishing scam designed to steal Facebook login details and other personal information.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 26, 2013
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‘Violation of Spam Activities’ Phishing Scam Email
The email is not from any legitimate email administrator. Instead, it is a phishing scam designed to steal your email account login credentials.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Jun 17, 2016
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‘Apple & iCloud ID Cancellation’ Phishing Scam
According to this email, your Apple ID is about to be removed from iCloud and all Apple services. The message claims that Apple needs to ‘fully verify’ your Apple ID to ‘comply with mandatory European Union (EU) legislation and to confirm your identity’.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Jan 21, 2016
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What is the Difference Between Phishing and Malware Scams?
Question from reader: I know that many people get scammed by phishing and malware. But what are the differences between these two scam types. Or are they essentially the same thing?
Hoax-Slayer · English · May 17, 2017
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Email Account ‘Server Upgrade Warning’ Phishing Scam
According to this supposed server upgrade warning, you have messages pending because you have used 98% of your email account storage. The message looks like this: From: Mail Admin Subject: [Email address removed] server upgrade Warning!!
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 8, 2018
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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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HMRC ‘Your Automatic Payment Didn’t Go Through’ Phishing Scam
This email, which purports to be from the UK’s HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), claims that your automatic tax refund payment didn’t go through. It urges you to open an attached file and follow the instructions to claim your refund.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 7, 2018
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‘Your PayPal Account Was Deleted’ Phishing Scam
The email is not from PayPal. The message is a scam designed to trick users into divulging their PayPal account login details to Internet criminals.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Apr 3, 2013
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