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Scam Email Threatens PayPal Account Closure Within 72 Hours
PayPal did not send this email and your account is not set to be closed as claimed. The email is a phishing scam designed to steal your personal and financial information. At first take, this email may look like it really was sent by PayPal.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 17, 2016
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[HOAKS] Pekerja Bisa Tarik Uang Rp 21 Juta dari BPJS
Telah beredar postingan berantai di Platform Whatsapp yang berisi “Mereka yang bekerja antara Tahun 1990 dan 2018 memiliki hak untuk menarik Rp 21 juta dari Badan Penyelenggara Jaminan Sosial (BPJS).
Kominfo · Indonesian · Mar 11, 2019
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Apple Store ‘Thank You For Your Order’ Scam Email
The email is not from Apple and it does not reference a real Apple Store order. Instead, it is a phishing scam designed to steal your Apple ID and password, your credit card details, and other personal information.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Aug 5, 2016
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PHISHING – AOL Mail ‘Exceeded Storage Limit’ Email
The message is not from AOL Mail. It is a phishing scam designed to steal your AOL account login details. If you receive this message, do not follow any links or open any attachments that it contains.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Sep 29, 2014
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‘Someone Sent You Some Files’ Phishing Email Claims to be From WeTransfer
This email, which purports to be from cloud-based file transfer service WeTransfer claims that someone has sent you some files. The email, which includes the WeTransfer logo, urges you to click a link to download your files.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Nov 27, 2018
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Australian Tax Refund Scam Email
The email is a phishing scam. The message is not from the Australian Taxation Office. The promised refund does not exist. The scam email is designed to trick you into clicking a link and submitting your personal and financial information on a bogus website.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 28, 2017
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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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Still Using AOL Email? Keep an Eye Out For These Phishing Scams
Right now, AOL email users need to watch for fake “Assistant Message” emails purporting to be from AOL help. The emails cite a supposed account problem and suggest that you access more information by following a link to the AOL Help website.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 30, 2017
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‘Claim Your Tax Refund Online’ Phishing Email
The email is not from HMRC. It is a phishing scam designed to steal your personal and financial information. Tax refund scams like this are very common and have targeted taxpayers around the world for a number of years.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Jul 14, 2016
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Advance Fee Scam – ‘You Are on the FBI Wanted Persons List’
The message is not from the FBI and the recipient will not be arrested if he or she does not reply. The message is an advance fee scam designed to trick recipients into sending money and personal information to cybercriminals.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Jan 16, 2012
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‘Important Information About Your Credit Card’ Phishing Email
This email, which is supposedly from credit card provider Visa, claims that the company has detected problems regarding your credit card and needs you to “verify some informations’ before you can use the card again.
Hoax-Slayer · English · May 25, 2018
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Phishing – Fake Apple Invoice Delivered as Attached PDF
Inboxes are being hit by emails with the subject line “#order detail” or “Your receipt from Apple”. The “from” line in the emails implies that Apple sent them.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Dec 28, 2017
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[SALAH] "Samsung ingin membantu siswa yang membutuhkan ponsel untuk belajar karena pandemi Covid19"
Akun palsu. Samsung Indonesia melalui akun Twitter resminya mengkonfirmasi bahwa hanya ada satu akun Facebook page resmi yang sudah terverifikasi bernama Samsung Indonesia.
Satgas COVID-19 Hoax Buster · Indonesian · Sep 3, 2020
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Watch For Amazon Phishing Scams As Christmas Approaches
Image: © depositphotos.com/EdZbarzhyvetsky As Christmas draws near, many more products than usual are bought online and dispatched to locations all around the world.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Dec 12, 2018
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Fake FarmVille Zynga Games PayPal Payment Receipt Email Links to Phishing Website
According to this email, which appears to be an official payment notification from PayPal, you have sent a payment of $49.99 to FarmVille Zynga Games. The email features the PayPal logo and is set out like a genuine PayPal message.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Sep 28, 2015
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‘Hotmail Account Suspended’ Phishing Email
Image: © depositphotos.com/Piter2121 According to this message, which purports to be from hotmail.com, your Hotmail account has been suspended and your email address has been removed from the database.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Dec 19, 2018
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Fake AppleCare Virus Warning Pop-Ups Link to Malware
Note: As discussed below, very similar scams target iOS and Android phone users and those who use Windows-based computers. This report focuses on the version of the scam that targets Mac computer users.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Aug 9, 2018
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Google Award Advance Fee Scam
According to this email, you have won the sum of £750,000 in a Google Award. The message claims that your email address was randomly chosen as the winning entry via an ‘online email balloting’ supposedly designed to ensure that Google remains the most popular…
Hoax-Slayer · English · Jul 30, 2015
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[SALAH] “WhatsApp: Hari jadi ke-9”
Domain resmi Whatsapp adalah whatsapp.com, bukan hqvr(dot)win atau yang lainnya, jika memang benar dijalankan oleh Whatsapp maka yang akan digunakan adalah domain resmi. Selengkapnya di bagian PENJELASAN dan REFERENSI.
TurnBackHoax (MAFINDO) · Indonesian · Jul 28, 2018
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[SALAH] “WhatsApp: Hari jadi ke-9”
Domain resmi Whatsapp adalah whatsapp.com, bukan hqvr(dot)win atau yang lainnya, jika memang benar dijalankan oleh Whatsapp maka yang akan digunakan adalah domain resmi. Selengkapnya di bagian PENJELASAN dan REFERENSI.
Stophoax.id · Indonesian · Jul 28, 2018
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