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Jean Paul Garang Advance Fee Scam
The email is a scam designed to trick recipients into sending their money to Internet criminals. The large sum of money discussed in the message does not exist. It is the bait used to entice potential victims into replying.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Oct 11, 2010
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‘Interesting Fact’ About October 2010 – 5 Fridays, 5 Saturdays, 5 Sundays
It is true that October 2010 has 5 Fridays, 5 Saturdays and 5 Sundays. However, such a combination occurs far more often than every 823 years. The last occurrence was in October 2004 while the next occurrence will take place in October 2021.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Oct 9, 2010
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Muslims Praying Every Friday in Streets of New York Protest Message
The photographs are genuine, but the description is inaccurate and misleading. The images depict scenes from the annual Muslim Day Parade in New York City. The parade has taken place every year since 1985. The parade only takes place once per year.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Sep 29, 2010
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UK Pensioners v Asylum Seekers Protest Message
The claims in the message are untrue. In fact, asylum seekers who come to the UK do not receive more financial assistance from the British government than British pensioners do. The payment figures quoted in the message are not accurate.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Sep 28, 2010
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Fake LinkedIn Invitation Emails Point to Malware
The emails are not from LinkedIn. Links in the bogus emails open websites that contain malware. Malicious emails purporting to be from popular business orientated online network LinkedIn are currently being distributed.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Sep 27, 2010
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Canadian Refugee Pensions Protest Hoax
The claims in the message are untrue. In fact, refugees who come to Canada do not receive more financial assistance from the federal government than Canadian pensioners. The payment figures quoted in the message are not accurate.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Aug 27, 2010
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New Gifts For You Facebook Virus Warning
There is no evidence that a threat like the one described in the warning is currently spreading on Facebook. In many ways, bogus warnings such as this are likely to cause as many problems as the threats they purport to describe.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Aug 24, 2010
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‘Interesting Fact’ About August 2010 – 5 Sundays, 5 Mondays, 5 Tuesdays
It is true that August 2010 has 5 Sundays, 5 Mondays and 5 Tuesdays. However, such a combination occurs far more often than every 823 years. The last occurrence was in August 2004 while the next occurrence will take place in August 2021.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Aug 23, 2010
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‘Dislike Button’ Scams Target Facebook Users
Facebook users are once again under attack from scammers. Users are being enticed to spam their friends, hand over personal information via dodgy survey sites, and install malware via the promise of a ‘Dislike Button’ for their Facebook accounts.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Aug 18, 2010
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Falsely Attributed Quote – A Norman Rockwell Moment
The words were not written by Norman Rockwell. In fact, they are a somewhat mangled version of words penned by American pastor and author Adrian Pierce Rogers.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Jul 21, 2010
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Laptop Fire Death Warning Email
Reports indicate that a 25-year-old man named Arun Gopalratnam died in a June 4th, 2010 house fire in the village of Menomonee Falls, in the American state of Wisconsin. The fire started in the basement bedroom of the house.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Jul 18, 2010
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Forward For Freebies Email Hoaxes
At some point, most Internet users have probably received a message that promises them a free product or service in exchange for forwarding the message to others.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Jul 14, 2010
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Stamp Not Sticking Joke
The following “letter”, supposedly from Pakistan’s Postmaster General, began circulating back in 2010 Subject: Subject: A Letter By Pakistan’s Postmaster General…..!!!!!!! MUST READ A number of people have emailed me to ask if the message is genuine.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Jul 11, 2010
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Car Air Conditioning and The Story of the Goldberg Brothers
I regularly receive submissions asking about the following story: The Goldberg Brothers – The Inventors of the Automobile Air Conditioner Here’s a little factoid for automotive buffs or just to dazzle your friends.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Jul 7, 2010
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Blog Responsibly!
Blogging is great! The expanding number of free blogging services means that any interested individual with access to an Internet enabled computer can create their own, unique little website with a minimum of fuss, no expense, and little knowledge of web…
Hoax-Slayer · English · Jul 5, 2010
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AOL Update Billing Information Phishing Scam
The email is not from AOL. In fact, the message is a phishing scam designed to trick recipients into providing private financial and personal information to Internet criminals.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Jun 30, 2010
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Remus Rudd Hanged Horse Thief Hoax
The claims in the message are false. Kevin Rudd has no such ancestor and no such “political spin” reply was ever sent. In fact, the message is just one more version of an old joke that has been used to target several public figures in the United States and…
Hoax-Slayer · English · Jun 8, 2010
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Muslim Sign in Houston Mall Protest Message – The Martyrdom of Imam Ali
This sign was indeed posted on the door of a shop at Harwin Central Mall in Houston, Texas in September 2009. However, aside from the date, the sign has no relationship whatsoever with the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Jun 3, 2010
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Motorcycle Inside Volkswagen Accident Photographs
The core information in the message is true. The motorcycle fair display depicted in the photographs represents a real accident that occurred in Sweden in July 2003. However, the description of the accident in some later versions of the message is inaccurate.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Jun 1, 2010
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Distracting Beach Babes Facebook Malware Attack
Facebook has been hit by a malware attack disguised as a video supposedly showing “Distracting Beach Babes”. The malware messages have been appearing on the Walls of many Facebook users.
Hoax-Slayer · English · May 25, 2010
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