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‘Happy Thanksgiving From Walmart’ Free Coupon Scam Post Hitting Facebook
According to a post being shared on Facebook, Walmart is giving away free $50 off coupons to celebrate Thanksgiving. The post invites you to click to get your coupon.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Nov 21, 2018
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‘Win a Car’ WhatsApp Scam Messages
WhatsApp users are currently being hit by “urgent” posts claiming that they can get a free car by following a link. The posts claim that Hyundai, Mazda, and several other car companies are offering the free cars as a means of celebrating their anniversaries.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Nov 7, 2017
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Mercedes Benz E63 AMG Giveaway Facebook Scam
The Facebook Page is fraudulent. It is not associated with Mercedes and those who participate have no chance whatsoever of winning a car.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Jan 25, 2017
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Free £40 Tesco Voucher Giveaway Facebook Scam
According to this post, which is currently circulating rapidly on Facebook, large retailer Tesco is giving away vouchers worth £40. The post urges you to click to get your free voucher.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 28, 2018
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Another Facebook Sick Baby Scam – 'Baby With Brain Cancer'
This widely circulated Facebook message, which features a photograph depicting a baby with a very large growth on the side of her head, asks users to like, comment, and share the image as a means of raising money to help the pictured baby.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Aug 17, 2015
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Yet Another iPhone Giveaway Like-Farming Scam
No iPhones are being given away and there are no winners. The post is a typical like-farming scam designed to gather as many likes as possible in the shortest possible time.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 9, 2016
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‘Gorgeous Tiny Home”; Facebook Giveaway Scam
According to a post currently being shared on Facebook, you could win a “gorgeous tiny home” just by liking, sharing, commenting, and clicking a sign-up button.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Jun 21, 2018
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LIKE-FARMING SCAM – ‘Australian Cash and Prize Giveaways’ Facebook Page
The Page is a scam designed to accumulate likes under false pretences. There are no prizes. The ‘prize’ images included in the Page’s bogus posts are stolen from elsewhere and depict cash bundles seized in various police raids on drug dealers and other…
Hoax-Slayer · English · May 1, 2014
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‘Claim Your Delta Gift Bags’ Facebook Scam
The Facebook Page is fraudulent and is not associated with Delta Air Lines. It is not giving away Delta Gift Bags as claimed. The Facebook Page is a scam designed to rapidly gather large numbers of Page likes.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Apr 8, 2016
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‘R.I.P. Mr. T’ Post is a Like-Farming Scam – Mr.T is NOT Dead
Mr. T is not dead. The post is a callous scam designed to promote a Facebook profile and gather as many likes as possible. According to a post that has been circulating on Facebook, Mr. T of A Team fame has died. The ‘R.I.P Mr.
Hoax-Slayer · English · May 24, 2016
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‘Free Kohl’s $75 Coupon’ Post is a Scam
The post is not associated with Kohl’s and participants will not receive any coupons. The post is a scam designed to trick you into spamming your friends and submitting your personal information on suspect survey websites.
Hoax-Slayer · English · May 24, 2016
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‘Free Box of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts’ Facebook Scam
According to a post that is currently spreading on Facebook, Krispy Kreme is giving a free box of doughnuts to every single person who shares and comments within the next 24 hours.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Aug 31, 2018
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‘Prayers for Likes’ Facebook Sick Baby Scam
The message is a disgraceful scam designed solely to accumulate likes for a Facebook Page and promote the Page further via shares. The baby’s picture was stolen from a personal Facebook profile and is being circulated without the permission of the baby’s…
Hoax-Slayer · English · May 20, 2014
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‘Get a Free ASDA Voucher’ Facebook Survey Scam
The message is fraudulent and those who participate will certainly not receive any ASDA vouchers. This is a typical Facebook scam designed to trick people into spamming their friends and divulging their personal information via dodgy ‘offer’ and ‘reward’…
Hoax-Slayer · English · Apr 26, 2016
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Craigslist Overpayment Scam Warning Message
This story was first published on April 23, 2013
Hoax-Slayer · English · May 6, 2017
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Southwest Air ‘Tickets to Anywhere in the World’ Facebook Prize Scam
The Page has no connection to Southwest Airlines and it is not giving away airline tickets as claimed. There are no prizes and no winners. The Page is a scam designed to accumulate large numbers of Page likes as quickly as possible.
Hoax-Slayer · English · May 24, 2016
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‘Get Two Free Jetstar Tickets’ Facebook Survey Scam
According to a post that is being shared on Facebook, you can click to get two free tickets courtesy of Australian airline Jetstar. Supposedly, Jetstar is giving away the tickets as a means of celebrating “15 years of quality service”.
Hoax-Slayer · English · May 29, 2018
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Wumi Abdul Advance Fee Scam
The message is an advance fee scam. The promised fund does not exist. This scam is designed to trick you into sending your money and personal information to online criminals. Such scams are very common and take many forms.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Nov 22, 2016
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Facebook ‘Shocking Video’ Scam – ‘Something Moving Inside Her Gums’
The message is a typical ‘shocking video’ scam and is designed to trick users into installing rogue Facebook Apps, visiting dodgy survey pages, and downloading fake plugins that harbour malware. The case referenced in the video is real.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Apr 9, 2015
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‘Victim Compensation Payment’ Advance Fee scam
This email, which purports to be from the FBI and the British High Commission claims that you are eligible to receive a scammed victim compensation payment of $2,316,000.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Dec 27, 2017
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