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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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WhatsApp ‘Ultra-Light Wifi Feature’ Scam Messages
The messages are not associated with WhatsApp and the claim that you can click to activate the supposed new feature is untrue. The messages are designed to trick you into spamming your WhatsApp friends, providing your personal information via dodgy survey…
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 8, 2016
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PayPal ‘Your Account Has Been Closed’ Phishing Scam
The email is not from PayPal and the claim that your account has been closed is untrue. The message is a phishing scam designed to trick you into divulging your PayPal account login details to online criminals. (Detailed analysis included below).
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 7, 2016
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Loads of Macro Malware ‘Invoice’ Emails Hitting Inboxes
The emails are designed to trick people into enabling macros so that a malicious macro can run and subsequently download and install malware.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 7, 2016
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DHL ‘Delivery Notification’ Adobe ID Phishing Scam
According to this email, which purports to be a delivery notification from DHL, copies of your shipping documents have been forwarded to you and can be viewed by logging in with your Adobe ID.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 4, 2016
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AFP ‘You’ve Received a Subpoena’ Malware Email
According to this email, which purports to be from the Australian Federal Police (AFP), you have received a subpoena. Supposedly, you have been ‘invited to a law court by the judge because of crime commitment’ and should click a button to download information…
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 3, 2016
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Are Brad and Angelina Moving to Newport, Rhode Island?
According to a report that it is currently making its way around the interwebs, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have announced that they are moving to the seaside city of Newport, Rhode Island. My initial reaction to this ‘news’ was ‘would anybody really care’?
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 3, 2016
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Is Facebook Removing Australian Defence Badge Pictures?
According to this circulating post, it is no longer appropriate to display images of Australian defence badges on Facebook and the company is removing them from its network.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 3, 2016
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‘Funeral Account Recovery’ Malware
In a particularly callous move, online criminals are currently distributing malware emails that supposedly contain a funeral invoice in an attached file.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 1, 2016
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‘Confirm Your New Security Question’ PayPal Phishing Scam
PayPal customers are almost continually targeted via phishing scams and online criminals are always coming up with new angles to gain victims.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 1, 2016
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Yet Another Qantas Like-Farming Scam Hitting Facebook
According to a post currently being shared across Facebook, Australian airline Qantas is giving away 975 business class tickets to anywhere in the world along with $5000 spending money as a means of celebrating its 94th birthday.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 1, 2016
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Wait, Do You REALLY Think people Deserve to be Scammed?
Every time I publish an article about a scam attempt, there are at least a few comments suggesting that if people are dumb enough to fall for such a trick, they DESERVE to be scammed. Look, I get it.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 1, 2016
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ATO ‘Tax Refund Notification’ Phishing Scam Email
According to this email, which purports to be from the Australian Taxation Office (ATO), you are ‘qualified for a refund’ and should therefore click a link to submit a tax refund request.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 29, 2016
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‘Your Latest Virgin Media Bill Has Failed’ Phishing Scam
This email, which purports to be from Virgin Media, claims that your latest bill has failed because the payment processor has detected invalid billing information associated with your account.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 29, 2016
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Royal Caribbean Australia ‘Win a Cruise’ Facebook Scam
According to a post purporting to be from a Facebook Page named ‘Royal Caribbean Australia’, Australian residents can get a chance to win a cruise just by sharing the post and then clicking a link.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 28, 2016
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Fake AGL Bill Email Contains Malware
This email, which appears to have been sent by large Australian energy company AGL, supposedly contains your latest electricity bill in an attached file.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 26, 2016
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ANZ ‘Our Website is Going to Change in the Nearest Future’ Phishing Scam
According to this email, which purports to be from ANZ, the bank’s website is about to change and you will need to update your saved bookmarks. It claims that you can type in the new website address included in the email to review the changes.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 26, 2016
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Fake-News Report Claims That Rat Meat is Being Sold As Chicken Wings Across the United States
According to a report that is currently being shared via social media, America’s FDA has warned consumers that rat meat is being sold as chicken wings in food outlets across the United States.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 17, 2016
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Fake Telstra Bill Emails Again being Used To Distribute Malware
This email, which purports to be from Australian telecommunications company Telstra, supposedly contains your latest Telstra business bill in an attached file. The email includes the Telstra logo and other company graphics and is professionally presented.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 16, 2016
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The Curious Case of Ham-Face Girl (And Poor Ted From Hoax-Slayer)
Of course, the majority of Internet users will know immediately that the girl in this picture just has a piece of ham on her face and she is neither suffering from an incurable skin condition nor getting a $1 donation from Facebook every time someone shares…
Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 16, 2016
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DVSA Receipt Malware Email
This email, which purports to be from the Fixed Penalty Office at the UK’s Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA), claims that your DVSA receipt is included in an attached Microsoft Word document.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 15, 2016
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