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‘Your Account Will Disable’ Facebook Phishing Scam
According to this post, your Facebook account is about to be disabled for using a fake name, writing offensive content, and other issues that users have supposedly reported. It instructs you to click a link to re-confirm your account to avoid blocking.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Nov 14, 2015
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‘St.George Website Changes’ Phishing Scam Email
This email, which purports to be from Australian bank St.George, supposedly notifies customers that the bank’s website is set to be redesigned in coming days.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Jan 1, 2016
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Telstra “Refund Bill”; Phishing Scam
The email is not from Telstra. The promise of an unexpected refund is the bait used to trick you into clicking a link in the bogus message. The link opens a fraudulent website that asks you to provide a large amount of your personal and financial information.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Nov 13, 2016
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“Someone Has Reported Your Actions”; Facebook Phishing Scam
The message is not an official Facebook security warning. Instead, it is a phishing scam designed to steal your Facebook login details as well as your credit card numbers, your email account password, and other identifying information.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Aug 12, 2016
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PayPal ‘Credit Card Removed’ Phishing Scam
This story was first published on December 19, 2011
Hoax-Slayer · English · May 31, 2017
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‘My Home is Burning’ Facebook Phishing and Malware Scam
The message comes from a hijacked Facebook account. The friend’s house is not burning and there is no video. Those who click the link will be taken to a bogus Facebook page designed to steal their Facebook login details.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Dec 29, 2013
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Email Exceeded Storage Limit Phishing Scam
The email is not a legitimate support notification. It is a phishing scam designed to steal your email account password. There have been many variations of this scam message. Such scams have been targeting email users for many years.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Nov 18, 2016
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Yahoo Awards Scam Email
False – The message is a scam According to this email message, the “lucky” recipient has won three hundred, twenty thousand pounds in a prize promotion organized by Yahoo! and Windows Live.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 9, 2017
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iTunes Purchase Receipt Phishing Scam
The email is not from iTunes and the listed order details are fake. Those panicked into clicking the link will be taken to a bogus website that asks them to supply personal and financial information.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Apr 7, 2014
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Powerball 2016 Like-Farming Scam Facebook Page
According to a Facebook Page that calls itself ‘Powerball 2016’ you can get a share in recent Powerball wins just by liking and sharing posts, liking the Page, and commenting ‘Done’ when you are finished.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Jan 20, 2016
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‘Facebook Award 2016’ Advance Fee Scam
The email is not from Facebook and you have not won $900,000. There is no such thing as the ‘Facebook Award Pragram’ (or even ‘Program’).
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 30, 2016
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‘Private Message’ Phishing and Survey Scam Emails
The emails are scams designed to steal webmail login details as well as trick users into participating in online survey scams and visiting websites that contain malware. The stolen information is used to hijack email accounts.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Jul 26, 2012
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‘Economic & Financial Crime Commission’ Advance Fee Scam
This email, which purports to be from the Foreign Operations Department at the Economic & Financial Crime Commission, claims that you have been chosen as the beneficiary of a compensation fund of $2.5 million.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Dec 27, 2017
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ANZ ‘Our Website is Going to Change in the Nearest Future’ Phishing Scam
According to this email, which purports to be from ANZ, the bank’s website is about to change and you will need to update your saved bookmarks. It claims that you can type in the new website address included in the email to review the changes.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 26, 2016
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Cybercriminals Using Text Messages to Distribute PayPal Phishing Scams
Traditionally, phishing scams – including the seemingly endless stream of scam messages designed to steal your PayPal account details – have mainly been distributed via email.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Jan 28, 2016
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‘We Noticed Some Unusual Activity’ PayPal Phishing Scam Email
The email is not from PayPal. It is a criminal ploy designed to steal your PayPal account login details, your credit card numbers, and other sensitive personal and financial information.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Apr 29, 2016
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‘Apple On-line Awareness Sweepstakes’ Advance Fee Lottery Scam
The email has no connection to Apple, there is no such thing as the ‘Apple On-line Awareness Sweepstakes Programme’, and you have won nothing at all (not even a Face Cap).
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 17, 2016
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‘Email Deactivation Warning’ Phishing Scam
The message is not from any mail administrator and the claim that the recipient’s address is set to be deactivated is untrue. The message is an attempt by cybercriminals to trick users into handing over their email account login details.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Aug 9, 2012
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Bell Canada Phishing Scam Email
This email, which purports to be from major Canadian telecommunications company Bell Canada, claims that due to a problem with a recent bill payment, the recipient is required to update his or her billing information or risk an interruption of service.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Aug 7, 2009
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“Your Amazon Order Cannot be Shipped”; Phishing Scam Email
The email is not from Amazon. The link opens a fraudulent website that tries to trick you into divulging your personal and financial information to criminals.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Nov 14, 2016
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