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Were Cages Placed Over Graves in Victorian Times to Trap the Undead?
This story was first published on May 9, 2013 – Above image courtesy: Kim Traynor/Wikimedia Commons
Hoax-Slayer · English · Apr 24, 2018
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Scammers Exploit The Names of Lottery Winners Brett McCoy and Robin Walker
According to this email, “Brett and Robin McCoy” are giving away one million dollars to five randomly chosen individuals as part of a charity project. The message urges you to send an email to claim your funds and get further information.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Apr 11, 2018
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Fake News Claims Body of Homeless Man Identified as Elvis Presley
This story was first published on February 3, 2015
Hoax-Slayer · English · Apr 5, 2018
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KFC ‘Genetically Manipulated Organisms’ Hoax
This story was first published on March 5, 2013
Hoax-Slayer · English · Apr 5, 2018
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‘TV Licensing Refund’ Phishing Scam
This email, which purports to be from the UK’s official TV Licensing entity, claims that you are eligible for a TV Licensing refund.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Apr 4, 2018
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‘Your Subscription Payment Problem’ Netflix Phishing Scam
Image: ©depositphotos.com/ Mactrunk Yet another phishing email is targeting Netflix customers. Supposedly, Netflix was unable to automatically renew your subscription due to a problem with your current payment method.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Apr 4, 2018
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Fake UPS Invoice Email Links to Macro Malware Download
According to this email, which purports to be from American package delivery company United Parcel Service (UPS), your new invoice is now available. It urges you to download the invoice from the UPS Billing Center to view and pay the bill.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Apr 4, 2018
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Spurious First Aid Advice – Flour For Treatment of Burns
This story was first published on January 23, 2013
Hoax-Slayer · English · Apr 4, 2018
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‘Enable 2nd Step Security’ Email Phishing Scam
According to this email, which may look like it was sent by your email service provider, you need to enable “2nd step security” on your email account. Supposedly, the email is a security exercise to identify and delete dormant accounts on the server.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 31, 2018
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FACEBOOK HOAX – ‘Type BFF to See if Your Account is Protected’
According to a post that is currently circulating rapidly on Facebook, you can check the security status of your Facebook account just by typing the letters “BFF” as a comment.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 29, 2018
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HSBC ‘Payment Advice’ Malware Email
This email purports to be a payment advice from Global Payments and Cash Management at HSBC. The ‘auto-generated’ email suggests that you open an attached file to view the payment advice document.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 29, 2018
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Fact Check – Have Police Issued Warnings About Poison Being Injected into Bottled Water?
According to a message that is currently circulating via social media, law enforcement and government officials are warning consumers to check the tops of bottled water for possible tampering.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 29, 2018
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Free £40 Tesco Voucher Giveaway Facebook Scam
According to this post, which is currently circulating rapidly on Facebook, large retailer Tesco is giving away vouchers worth £40. The post urges you to click to get your free voucher.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 28, 2018
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Fake Server Message Tries to Steal Email Account Login
According to this supposed server message, you are required to add a recovery number to keep your email account safe. The “Security Alert” email warns that your account will be deactivated if you do not click a button and add your recovery number.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 27, 2018
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‘Can You Handle a Financial Transaction’ Advance Fee Scam
This email asks if you can handle a multi-million dollar financial transaction with one Mr George Lewis. Apparently, George is inviting you to assist him in investing $45.2 million in various areas of interest including real estate, fisheries, and hotels.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 27, 2018
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FAKE-NEWS – ‘FDA Find Coors Light Beers Laced With Cocaine’
This story was first published on September 10, 2014
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 27, 2018
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False Claim – Anzac Day Badges Banned at Mt. Warren Park Shopping Centre
This story was first published on April 9, 2013
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 22, 2018
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Apple ‘Last Alert From Us’ Phishing Scam Email
This email, which purports to be a last alert from Apple, claims that your account has been temporarily suspended because the company cannot confirm your information.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 16, 2018
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Email Phishing Via Bogus Attached HTML Forms
This story was first published on September 16, 2013 Most modern browsers have built-in mechanisms that try to protect users from phishing scams.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 13, 2018
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Has Modern Technology Made it Easier to Perpetrate Hoaxes?
This story was first published on July 20th, 2010 Journalists have often asked me if I think modern technology such as email, social media, and the Internet has made it easier to perpetrate hoaxes than it was in earlier times.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 13, 2018
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