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Thousands of dissected hoaxes in Indonesian and English: the claim, what the fact-checkers found, and the sources to verify it yourself.
1,272 fact-checks for “penipuan OR undian OR hadiah OR scam OR phishing OR lottery”
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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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Qantas $95 Survey Phishing Scam
The email is not associated with Qantas in any way and it does not link to a legitimate customer survey. And, you will certainly not receive $95 for participating.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Nov 14, 2016
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‘Your Apple iCloud ID Expires Today’ SMS Scam
The SMS is not from iCloud support as claimed. It is a phishing scam designed to steal your Apple ID login credentials as well as your credit card numbers and other sensitive personal information.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Apr 20, 2016
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[HOAX] BAHAYA MEMBERI UCAPAN SELAMAT DENGAN .GIF DI WHATSAPP
Mempunyai group di dalam sebuah aplikasi bernama whatsapp memang sudah menjadi hal yang lumrah. Dengan anggota yang beragam dan latar belakang yang berbeda, tentu membuat grup whatsapp menjadi sebuah grup yang amat sangat dinamis.
TurnBackHoax (MAFINDO) · Indonesian · Jan 18, 2018
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[SALAH] “Santriwati ponpes Al-Fattah Temboro dukung Prabowo – Sandi”
Tidak ada hubungannya dengan dukungan ke salah satu Capres, foto diunggah di 26 Mei 2018 sementara hasil undian nomor urut diumumkan di 21 September 2018. Selengkapnya di bagian PENJELASAN dan REFERENSI.
TurnBackHoax (MAFINDO) · Indonesian · Feb 15, 2019
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Standard Chartered ‘New Website Design’ Phishing Scam
According to this email, which purports to be from Standard Chartered Bank’s ‘Straight2Bank’ service, the design of the bank’s website is changing. The email advises that the look and feel of the site will change and that the site will have a new web address.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Nov 24, 2015
✓CredibleVerifiedWhy do Facebook Scammers Want Likes?
A credible explanation of how scam pages harvest likes to later resell or repurpose the page.
English · Apr 4, 2019
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Quick PayPal Security Tip
Image: © ibphoto/depositphotos.com Because PayPal primarily communicates with its customers via email, scammers constantly target the company using email phishing campaigns. Some of these scam emails are rather crude and are easily recognisable as fraudulent.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Jun 12, 2017
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PayPal ‘Unknown Device or Location’ Phishing Email
Because PayPal conducts almost all of its activities online, phishing scammers constantly target the company’s customers. The cover stories used in these scam campaigns vary considerably.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 9, 2015
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[SALAH] Promo Iklan Kacamata Ray Ban di Instagram
Promo diskon kacamat Ray Ban beredar luas di media sosial, dalam poster yang beredar kacamata tersebut didiskon hingga 90 persen dengan menyantumkan link untuk di klik. setelah ditelusuri, diketahui itu adalah praktik penipuan atau scam.
TurnBackHoax (MAFINDO) · Indonesian · Dec 2, 2019
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[SALAH] Foto Keadaan Rumah Sakit yang Sepi dari Pasien Covid-19 di Nevada, Amerika Serikat
Hasil Periksa Fakta Rizky Maulana (Universitas Bina Sarana Informatika). Faktanya, foto tersebut merupakan foto dari dr. Jacob Keeperman, Direktur Medis Renown Transfer and Operation Center.
Satgas COVID-19 Hoax Buster · Indonesian · Dec 4, 2020
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SMiShing Scams on The Rise – Watch for Scam Text Messages
In recent years, cyber criminals have increasingly turned to SMS as a means of distributing phishing scams. Dubbed SMiShing ( SMS Phishing), this tactic offers criminals a quick and easy method of reaching potential victims.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Jul 31, 2017
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PHISHING – ‘Security Alert Facebook Disabled’ Email
The message is not from Facebook and the claim that your Facebook account will be disabled if you do not confirm account details is a lie.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Jul 15, 2014
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[SALAH] “Akhirnya Najwa Shihab Dukung Prabowo-sandi”
Foto yang digunakan oleh post sumber dibuat di 2016, jauh sebelum pasangan Capres dan Cawapres nomer 2 mendapatkan nomor undian. Selengkapnya di bagian PENJELASAN dan REFERENSI.
TurnBackHoax (MAFINDO) · Indonesian · Sep 24, 2018
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HM Revenue & Customs Income Tax Repayment Phishing Scam
This story was first published on May 3, 2011
Hoax-Slayer · English · May 15, 2017
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“Google Anniversary Winning Notification”; Advance Fee Scam
The email is not from Larry Page or anyone else at Google and you have not won any money. It is a scam designed to trick you into sending your money and personal information to online criminals.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Aug 31, 2016
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Overdue Payments Advance Fee Scam
Summary: Message claims that the recipient is owed payments of $5.5 million and he or she should contact a specified “representation officer” to arrange transfer of the funds.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Jul 30, 2009
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Amazon ‘Fire TV Print HD 89.97’ Phishing Email
The email is not from Amazon and the claim that the listed item has been purchased via your account is untrue. The email is a phishing scam designed to steal your personal and financial information via a fraudulent account update process.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 10, 2016
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PHISHING – ‘Your Account is Temporarily Locked’ Facebook Email
According to this email, which appears to be an official Facebook notification, your account has been temporarily locked. The email explains that Facebook is trying to ensure that everyone on Facebook is using their real identity and the company therefore…
Hoax-Slayer · English · Nov 10, 2014
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Fake Dropbox ‘Sent You a File’ Emails Are Phishing Scams
According to this email, someone has sent you a file using online file hosting service Dropbox. The email urges you to click a link to see the file. It may appear to come from someone you know.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Dec 7, 2018
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