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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.

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    CASHOUTLOTTOS INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION LOTTERY SCAM

    The CASHOUTLOTTOS INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION LOTTERY scam email shown below claims that the recipient has won money in an international lottery.

    Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 8, 2017

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    NATIONAL EURO LOTTERY SCAM

    The NATIONAL EURO LOTTERY scam email shown below claims that the recipient has won money in an international lottery. The email is an attempt to initiate a dialogue with potential victims and subsequently trick them into sending money to the scammers…

    Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 8, 2017

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    MACSOFTWARE INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY SCAM

    The MACSOFTWARE INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY scam email shown below claims that the recipient has won money in an international lottery. The email is an attempt to initiate a dialogue with potential victims and subsequently trick them into sending money to the…

    Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 8, 2017

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    DAYZER NATIONAL LOTTERY PROMOTION SCAM

    The DAYZER NATIONAL LOTTERY PROMOTION scam email shown below claims that the recipient has won money in an international lottery. The email is an attempt to initiate a dialogue with potential victims and subsequently trick them into sending money to the…

    Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 8, 2017

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    ZEEMAN EMAIL-LOTTERY SCAM

    The ZEEMAN EMAIL-LOTTERY scam email shown below claims that the recipient has won money in an international lottery. The email is an attempt to initiate a dialogue with potential victims and subsequently trick them into sending money to the scammers…

    Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 9, 2017

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    LOTTO BBN BANK LOTTERY SCAM

    The LOTTO BBN BANK LOTTERY scam email shown below claims that the recipient has won money in an international lottery. The email is an attempt to initiate a dialogue with potential victims and subsequently trick them into sending money to the scammers…

    Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 8, 2017

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    EURO STAR LOTTERY SCAM

    The EURO STAR LOTTERY scam email shown below claims that the recipient has won money in an international lottery. The email is an attempt to initiate a dialogue with potential victims and subsequently trick them into sending money to the scammers responsible.

    Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 8, 2017

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    ONCE NETHERLANDS SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY SCAM

    The ONCE NETHERLANDS SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY scam email shown below claims that the recipient has won money in an international lottery. The email is an attempt to initiate a dialogue with potential victims and subsequently trick them into sending money to the…

    Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 8, 2017

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    EUROMILLONES SPANISH LOTTERY SCAM

    The EUROMILLONES SPANISH LOTTERY scam email shown below claims that the recipient has won money in an international lottery. The email is an attempt to initiate a dialogue with potential victims and subsequently trick them into sending money to the scammers…

    Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 8, 2017

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    GRAMSTEL PROMO LOTTERY SCAM

    The GRAMSTEL PROMO LOTTERY scam email shown below claims that the recipient has won money in an international lottery. The email is an attempt to initiate a dialogue with potential victims and subsequently trick them into sending money to the scammers…

    Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 8, 2017

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    Pepsi Company Lottery Promotion Scam

    The Pepsi Company Lottery Promotion scam email shown below claims that the recipient has won money in an international lottery. The email is an attempt to initiate a dialogue with potential victims and subsequently trick them into sending money to the…

    Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 9, 2017

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    GOOGLE EMAIL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL SCAM

    The GOOGLE EMAIL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL scam email shown below claims that the recipient has won money in an international lottery. The email is an attempt to initiate a dialogue with potential victims and subsequently trick them into sending money to the…

    Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 8, 2017

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    CROWN GLOBAL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL SCAM

    The CROWN GLOBAL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL scam email shown below claims that the recipient has won money in an international lottery. The email is an attempt to initiate a dialogue with potential victims and subsequently trick them into sending money to the…

    Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 8, 2017

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    Mega Lottery International – Email Lottery Scam Example

    The Mega Lottery International lottery scam email shown below claims that the recipient has won money in an international lottery. The email is an attempt to initiate a dialogue with potential victims and subsequently trick them into sending money to the…

    Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 8, 2017

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    SOFTWARE INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY STAKE SCAM

    Lottery scams are one of the most common types of fraudulent email currently hitting inboxes. The SOFTWARE INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY STAKE email shown below is an example of one of these scam emails.

    Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 9, 2017

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    SCIENTIFIC GAME PROMO LOTTERY SCAM

    The SCIENTIFIC GAME PROMO LOTTERY scam email shown below claims that the recipient has won money in an international lottery. The email is an attempt to initiate a dialogue with potential victims and subsequently trick them into sending money to the scammers…

    Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 9, 2017

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    MANCHESTER-LOTTO Sweepstake Scam

    The MANCHESTER-LOTTO Sweepstake scam email shown below claims that the recipient has won money in an international lottery. The email is an attempt to initiate a dialogue with potential victims and subsequently trick them into sending money to the scammers…

    Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 8, 2017

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    ‘National Lottery’ Scam Emails Continue Hitting Inboxes

    This story was first published on December 20, 2006

    Hoax-Slayer · English · Jan 21, 2019

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    Treasure Chest Sweepstakes Lottery Scam

    The Treasure Chest Sweepstakes Lottery scam email shown below claims that the recipient has won money in an international lottery. The email is an attempt to initiate a dialogue with potential victims and subsequently trick them into sending money to the…

    Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 9, 2017

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    ‘Facebook Lottery Program’ Advance Fee Scam

    According to this message, you have won a large sum of money in a lottery program organized by Facebook. Supposedly, Facebook used a random selection of email addresses and cellphone numbers to choose a winner of the lottery prize.

    Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 28, 2019

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