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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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Circulating WhatsApp Scam Message Promises Free Beer From Heineken
Image © DarioSz/Depositphotos.com A message that is circulating primarily via WhatsApp claims that European brewer Heineken is giving away 4 barrels of beer to celebrate its 140th anniversary. The message urges you to follow a link to get your free beer.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 13, 2018
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Netflix ‘Your Account is Suspended’ Phishing Scam
Image: © Depositphotos/Mactrunk According to this email, which purports to be from Netflix, your Netflix account has been suspended because the company is having trouble with your billing information.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 12, 2018
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’20 Golden Envelopes’ Fake P&O Cruise Giveaway On Facebook
According to a post that is currently being shared on Facebook, you can win a P&O cruise for three people just by sharing the post and clicking a sign-up button.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 12, 2018
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‘Canned Beef From Dead Bodies’ Hoax Message
According to this nasty and racist “warning” message, which circulates via social media websites and online forums, the Chinese have started to produce canned beef with their dead bodies and are sending the resulting products to Africa for sale.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 12, 2018
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‘Your Current Balance’ SMS Spam Opens Bitcoin Binary Options Scam Website
People have been receiving text messages that claim they have a large sum of money waiting in a new account that has been activated for them.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 12, 2018
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Amber Alert Hoax – Fake ’72B 381′ Abduction Alert Continues To Circulate
This story was first published on March 31st, 2011
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 12, 2018
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Killer House Plant Warning
This story was first published on May 11th, 2010
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 10, 2018
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Baby With Eye Cancer Facebook Scam
According to a post that circulates via Facebook, you can help a baby with eye cancer just by liking, sharing, and commenting on his picture. The post features a series of images depicting a child with a severe eye condition.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 10, 2018
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Killer House Plant Warning
This story was first published on May 11th, 2010
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 10, 2018
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Advance Fee Scammers Often Target Previous Scam Victims
This story was first published on June 15, 2011 Advance fee scammers use a seemingly never-ending variety of back stories as vehicles for finding new victims. And they often tend to target people that have been previously caught out in such scams.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 9, 2018
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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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‘Compensation and Finance House’ Advance Fee Scam
Supposedly, this email comes from the head office of an organization called the Compensation and Finance House. It claims that, by contacting an agent of the Finance House, you can arrange for the delivery of an ‘international certified bank draft ‘ valued at…
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 8, 2018
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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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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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Apple ID ‘Information Missing or Invalid’ Phishing Scam
According to this email, which was supposedly sent by Apple, some of your account information is missing or invalid and you must open an attached file to verify your details.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 6, 2018
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Hoax – Eating Shrimp and Taking Vitamin C Can Cause Death by Arsenic Poisoning
This story was first published on February 23nd, 2012
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 6, 2018
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Free Pizza Scam Post Circulating via WhatsApp
Phone image ©eskaylim/depositphotos.com According to a message that is currently circulating via cross-platform instant messaging service WhatsApp, Pizza Hut is giving everyone 2 large pizzas as a means of celebrating “60 years of quality service”.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 5, 2018
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