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‘Your Account Will Be Deactivated’ Facebook Phishing Scam
The message is not an official Facebook warning and the claim that your account is set to be deactivated is untrue. Instead, the message is a phishing scam designed to steal your Facebook login details and other personal information.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Jul 23, 2016
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Apple ‘Unusual Transaction Attempt’ Phishing Scam Email
This email, which purports to be from Apple, claims that your account has been locked for your protection. Supposedly, the company prevented an “unusual transaction attempt on your Apple account”.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Oct 25, 2017
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Federal Reserve Bank ‘Phishing Attack Warning’ Scam Emails
Bogus emails purporting to be from the Federal Reserve Bank began hitting inboxes in January 2009. The emails claim that a number of banks and credit unions have been affected by a “large-scaled phishing attack”, prompting the FDIC and the U.S.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Jan 28, 2008
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PayPal “Verification Required”; Phishing Scam Email
The email is not from PayPal and the claim that your account has been limited is untrue. In fact, the email is a phishing scam designed to steal your PayPal account login credentials, your credit card numbers, and other sensitive personal information.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Aug 17, 2016
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Skype Phishing Scam
False – The message is a phishing scam AddPopular Internet telephony network, Skype, has been targeted by scammers intent on stealing personal information from Skype users.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 8, 2017
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AOL ‘Billing Update Must be Performed’ Phishing Scam
The message is not from AOL. In fact, the email is a phishing scam designed to trick recipients into providing personal and financial details to Internet criminals.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 22, 2011
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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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‘Remove Your Account From Yahoo’ Phishing Scam
This email, which purports to be from Yahoo, claims that your account will soon be deactivated as you requested. The message includes the date and time that you supposedly made the deactivation request.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Oct 21, 2018
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Apple ID ‘Security Notice’ Phishing Scam
The email is not from Apple. It is a phishing scam designed to steal your Apple ID credentials and other personal and financial information. There are many versions of this scam message.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 12, 2016
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‘Validate and Update Your Gmail Account Phishing Scam
The message is not from Gmail and you do not need to validate and update your Gmail account as claimed. The email is a phishing scam designed to steal your Google Account login details.
Hoax-Slayer · English · May 17, 2016
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Netflix ‘Problem With Your Membership’ Phishing Scam
The email is not from Netflix. It is a phishing scam designed to steal your personal and financial information. According to this email, which purports to be from movie and TV streaming service Netflix, the company recently failed to validate your payment…
Hoax-Slayer · English · May 31, 2016
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Netflix ‘Your Account is on Hold’ Phishing Scam
According to this email, your Netflix account has been put on hold because the company is having trouble with your current billing information.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Dec 4, 2018
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‘Bigpond Email Getting an Update’ Phishing Scam
According to this email, your BigPond.com email address is getting an upgrade within the coming weeks. The email, which purports to be from “Telstra Broadband Support”, claims that you can click a link and re-login to your account if you wish to upgrade…
Hoax-Slayer · English · Aug 9, 2018
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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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Microsoft Account ‘Outlook Web Access’ Phishing Scam
The email is not from Microsoft and the claim that users must click a link to upgrade their email accounts is a lie. The message is a phishing scam designed to trick users into sending their Microsoft account login details to criminals.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 10, 2014
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PayPal ‘Account Has Been Suspended’ Phishing Scam
According to this email, PayPal has temporarily suspended your account ‘due to some issues in the automatic verification process”. The message, which includes the PayPal logo and footer links, urges you to click a button to complete a verification process and…
Hoax-Slayer · English · Dec 5, 2018
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Verified By Visa Phishing Scam
False – The message is a scam designed to steal financial information. This email claims to be from credit card provider, Visa and instructs recipients to follow a link to activate “Verified by Visa” security protection on their card.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 17, 2017
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‘Forbidden Content’ Facebook Phishing Scam
According to this message, which appears to come from ‘Content Reviews’ at Facebook, forbidden content and suspicious activity have been discovered in your Facebook account.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Jun 11, 2015
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Amazon Gift Card Purchase Phishing Scam Email
Image: © depositphotos.com/dimarik This email claims that your Amazon account was used to buy a $250 Gift Card. It warns that the card was purchased from a computer or device that has not been previously associated with your Amazon account.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Dec 18, 2018
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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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