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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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2018 FIFA World Cup Advance Fee Scam
According to this message, your email address has won £1 million courtesy of the Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup Organizing Committee and the Microsoft-Euro Online Lottery Award Team.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 24, 2018
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How to Recognise and Avoid Facebook Phishing Scams
Image: © depositphotos.com/ bizoon Online criminals use a variety of methods to target Facebook users. These include Facebook cloning, like-farming, and survey scams. But, Facebook phishing scams are the most dangerous and potentially damaging of these. Why?
Hoax-Slayer · English · Nov 2, 2018
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Watch Out for Scammers Pretending to Be Lottery Winners
A favourite scammer trick is to pretend that a recent lottery winner has decided to give away part of his or her winnings via the Internet.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Dec 18, 2018
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Netflix ‘Trouble Authorizing Your Payment Method’ Phishing Scam
Image: © Depositphotos/Mactrunk Online criminals are once again targeting Netflix customers via phishing scam emails. In this version, the scam email claims that Netflix is having trouble authorizing your payment method and you must click an “Update Now”…
Hoax-Slayer · English · Jun 8, 2017
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USAA “Account Verification”; Phishing Scam
The email is not from USAA. It is a phishing scam that attempts to trick you into supplying your personal and financial data to cybercriminals.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 3, 2017
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Netflix ‘Complete a Brief Validation Process’ Phishing Scam
Yet another phishing scam email is targeting Netflix users. The fraudulent email, which features the Netflix logo and footer details, claims that the company failed to validate the information it holds on record for your account.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Jul 23, 2017
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“Important Message From Apple”; Phishing Scam
The email is not from Apple. Instead, it is a typical phishing scam designed to steal your Apple ID, your credit card numbers, and other personally identifying information.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Nov 23, 2016
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NatWest “Important Security Update”; Phishing Scam
The email is certainly not from NatWest. Instead, it is a phishing scam designed to trick you into giving personal and financial information to online criminals.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 1, 2017
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‘Due to the Rate of Phishing’ Security Update Email is Itself a Phishing Scam
In a rather ironic twist, this phishing scam message uses the threat of phishing as a cover story designed to trick people into divulging their email account login details.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 1, 2016
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ROYAL NETHERLANDS SWEEPSTAKES SCAM
The ROYAL NETHERLANDS SWEEPSTAKES 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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‘Here’s the Link HeHe’ Facebook Phishing Scam Messages
Facebook timelines are currently being hit by scam messages designed to trick users into clicking a phishing link. The text of the scam messages vary. Some suggest that you check out a ‘foolish movieclip’ or ‘silly woman’.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Jun 11, 2015
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Colin And Chris Weir Donation Programme Advance Fee Scam
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Hoax-Slayer · English · Jun 29, 2017
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Fake Facebook Login Phishing Scam
Facebook users have been receiving messages like the one below that are designed to trick them into providing their Facebook login details to Internet criminals.
Hoax-Slayer · English · May 1, 2009
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LinkedIn “Unread Inquiries”; Phishing Scam Email
The email is not from LinkedIn. It is a phishing scam designed to steal your LinkedIn login credentials and your email account password.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Aug 29, 2016
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Facebook Grant Award Advance Fee Scam
The message is an advance fee scam. There is no prize. The “award notification website” is bogus and has no connection to Facebook. The scam is designed to trick people into sending money and personal information to Internet criminals.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Jan 10, 2011
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Telstra ‘Payment Method Expired’ Phishing Scam
According to this email, which purports to be from Australian telecommunications giant Telstra, your account payment method has expired. The email urges you to click a log in button to update your payment method and continue using the service.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Aug 23, 2017
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“Google Has Decided To Close Your Account”; Phishing Scam
The email is not from Google and the claim that your account will be closed if you do not update your details is a lie. This is just one more in a long line of similar “update account” phishing scams.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 2, 2017
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HM Revenue & Customs “New Tax Calculation”; Phishing Scam Email
The email is not from HMRC and the supposed tax refund it describes does not exist. The link opens a fake HMRC website that asks you to provide your credit card numbers, your name and contact details, and other identifying personal information.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Oct 31, 2016
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Apple Customers Being Targeted in “iCloud Mail”; Phishing Scam
Apple customers are being targeted in yet another phishing scam. Bogus “Welcome to iCloud” scam emails are currently hitting inboxes.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Apr 6, 2017
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I.T. Support ‘Mail Server Upgrade’ Phishing Scam
Yet another email account phishing scam is hitting inboxes. The email, which claims to be from I.T. Support, masquerades as a notification about upgrading to a new mail server.
Hoax-Slayer · English · May 19, 2017
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