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Absurd ‘Williams Sarah Works For Facebook’ Warning Message
A rather bizarre “warning” message is currently circulating on Facebook. The message warns you not to accept a friend request from one Williams Sarah because she works for Facebook and will remove your account.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Jun 14, 2017
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[SALAH] Lelang Online Oleh PT Pegadaian
Narasi dalam pesan tersebut diketahui tidak benar. Melalui media sosial resminya, PT Pegadaian menegaskan tidak pernah melakukan lelang secara online.
TurnBackHoax (MAFINDO) · Indonesian · Jun 10, 2020
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Surprise, Surprise! Valentine’s Day “Luxury RV”; Facebook Giveaways Are Scams
The Facebook Pages are scams designed to accumulate large numbers of Facebook likes as quickly as possible. Once the Pages have collected a large number of likes, they can then be reused to launch other types of scam.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 9, 2017
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‘Security Notice’ Sextortion Scam Email
According to this email, which bills itself as a security notice, the sender installed a “trojan virus” on your computer when you visited an adult website.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 26, 2019
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‘Free Pizza From Little Caesars’ Facebook Post is a Scam
The post is fraudulent and is in no way associated with Little Caesars. Those who participate will not receive a free pizza voucher.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Jun 30, 2016
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Vodafone ‘Bill a Bit More Than Usual’ Malware Emails
This story was first published on November 21, 2013
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 1, 2015
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[SALAH] SMS Kode Voucher Game Online Indomaret
Indomaret tidak pernah mengirimkan kode voucher game online, baik melalui SMS maupun Whatsapp.
TurnBackHoax (MAFINDO) · Indonesian · Jun 1, 2020
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[SALAH] Universitas Brawijaya Kembalikan Uang Kuliah Akibat Persebaran Virus Corona
Universitas Brawijaya dengan tegas menyatakan bahwa tidak benar pihaknya akan memberikan kompensasi pengembalian uang kuliah sebagai tunjangan tinggal di rumah akibat virus corona atau Covid-19.
Satgas COVID-19 Hoax Buster · Indonesian · Mar 31, 2020
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No, Philippine Airlines is NOT Giving Away Free Airline Tickets on Facebook
Yet another bogus “anniversary giveaway” is appearing on Facebook. This version falsely claims that Philippine Airlines is giving away flight tickets as a means of celebrating the company’s 28th anniversary.
Hoax-Slayer · English · May 31, 2017
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LIKE-FARMING SCAM – ‘Wife Pregnant for 13 Months Needs Prayers’
The claims in the message are outright lies. The photograph depicts a woman in a Haiti hospital maternity ward and was taken in March 2009.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Apr 8, 2014
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RESHIPPING SCAM – ‘Transportation Manager’ Parcel Repacking Job Offer
The email is a scam. The promised job is, in fact, a criminal ruse designed to trick you into receiving goods bought via fraudulent transactions and sending them back to your criminal ’employer’.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Jul 17, 2014
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[HOAKS] Dana bantuan dari BPJS Kesehatan
Telah beredar pesan singkat SMS mengatasnamakan BPJS Kesehatan yang berisi tentang Dana bantuan dari pusat BPJS Kesehatan sebesar Rp 47 Juta klik www.bpjsramadhan.blogspot.com.
Kominfo · Indonesian · Mar 24, 2019
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[KLARIFIKASI] Dinas Lingkungan Hidup Kabupaten Bantul Angkat Bicara Terkait Surat Pengangkatan PHL Menjadi CPNS
Dinas Lingkungan Hidup Kabupaten Bantul angkat bicara terkait dengan beerdarnya informasi seputar pengangkatan Tenaga Harian Lepas (PHL) menjadi Calon Pegawai Negeri Sipil (CPNS).
TurnBackHoax (MAFINDO) · Indonesian · Jan 8, 2020
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‘Betty Louise Kaechler’ Advance Fee Scam
According to this email, Mrs Betty Louise Kaechler from the USA is dying of cancer and wants to give you $7.5 million. Supposedly, Betty has no family to leave the money to, so she wants you to take control of it on the condition that you will give 50% of the…
Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 11, 2018
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Why do Facebook Scammers Want Likes?
Question from Reader: I know there are a lot of fake Pages on Facebook that are just designed to get people to click the ‘like’ button. But why? What do the people who create the fake pages get out of it?
Hoax-Slayer · English · Jul 13, 2017
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‘Air NZ Reward Promotion’ Text Message Scam
Mobile phone users are currently being spammed by text messages claiming that they have been selected as a winner in a supposed Air New Zealand promotion. The text message instructs you to claim your prize by emailing a specified address.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Jul 27, 2018
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‘Donate for Charity Purposes’ Advance Fee Scam
According to this email, 79-year-old, “Abigail” wants to give you $5.7 million to distribute to charity. Supposedly, the person has cancer and may not survive an upcoming operation.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 19, 2019
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ATO Issues Warning About Ongoing Phone Scams
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has again issued a warning about the phone scams that regularly target Australian taxpayers. Criminals are now increasingly using caller ID spoofing to make it appear that the scam calls are really coming from the ATO.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Oct 15, 2018
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[SALAH] Pinjaman Dana Bantuan Covid-19 oleh Bupati Pasuruan Irsyad Yusuf
Hasil periksa fakta Rahmah An Nisaa (Uin Sunan Ampel Surabaya). Informasi yang salah. Faktanya, postingan pinjaman dana dan akun Facebook tersebut palsu. Irsyad Yusuf tidak pernah aktif bermain media sosial, baik Facebook maupun Messenger.
Satgas COVID-19 Hoax Buster · Indonesian · Jan 8, 2021
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[SALAH] Akun Facebook Pribadi Kapolda Papua Barat Tornagogo Sihombing
Hasil Periksa Fakta Luthfiyah Oktari Jasmien (Institut Agama Islam Negeri Surakarta). Akun Facebook yang mengatasnamakan Kapolda Papua Barat Irjen Tornagogo Sihombing adalah tidak benar. Faktanya, beliau tidak memiliki akun facebook.
TurnBackHoax (MAFINDO) · Indonesian · Oct 25, 2020
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