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Sextortion Scammers Using Phone Numbers as Well as Passwords
As I discuss in another report, sextortion scammers have lately been including user passwords in their scam emails as a way of making their false claim seem more plausible.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Aug 14, 2018
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Advance Fee Scammers Targeting People Via Facebook Messenger
Image: © depositphotos.com/ArturVerkhovetskiy Scammers continue to trick unwary Facebook users into handing over their money and personal information by falsely claiming that they have won a large cash prize.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Aug 14, 2018
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‘4 Free Six Flags Tickets’ Scam Hitting Facebook
According to this Facebook post, you can get 4 free tickets to the Six Flags amusement park just by sharing and commenting. The post claims that every single person who shares and comments within 12 hours will receive the free tickets.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Aug 9, 2018
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‘Bigpond Email Getting an Update’ Phishing Scam
According to this email, your BigPond.com email address is getting an upgrade within the coming weeks. The email, which purports to be from “Telstra Broadband Support”, claims that you can click a link and re-login to your account if you wish to upgrade…
Hoax-Slayer · English · Aug 9, 2018
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Fake AppleCare Virus Warning Pop-Ups Link to Malware
Note: As discussed below, very similar scams target iOS and Android phone users and those who use Windows-based computers. This report focuses on the version of the scam that targets Mac computer users.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Aug 9, 2018
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‘I Know About Your Secret’ Fake Blackmail Scam Email
This email claims that the sender has recorded a video of you “doing dirty things” while visiting an adult website. The sender threatens to send the compromising video to your friends, relatives, and coworkers if you do not pay a “privacy fee” via Bitcoin.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Aug 7, 2018
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‘Compensation Payment’ Advance Fee Scam
According to this email, you are eligible to receive a compensation payment because you were identified as a victim of a previous online scam attempt. Supposedly, your email address was mentioned by the sender’s “security intelligent monitoring database’.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Aug 6, 2018
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‘Mark Zuckerberg Deleting Facebook’ Video Still Fooling Facebook Users
On April 1, 2018 filmmaker Andrew Oleck published a rather clever satirical video that supposedly shows Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg announcing that he will be closing Facebook down for good.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Aug 2, 2018
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FAKE-NEWS: Sindisiwe Lydia Chikunga ‘Switch off Headlamps’ Quote
According to a circulating report, the South African Government’s Deputy Minister of Transport Sindisiwe Lydia Chikunga has advised drivers that switching your car’s headlamps off when driving at night can save fuel.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Aug 2, 2018
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Images of Mermaid Body Found on Beach are Fake
This story was first published on November 19th, 2014
Hoax-Slayer · English · Aug 2, 2018
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OneDrive ‘DocuSign this Document’ Phishing Scam
This email claims that a document has been sent to you via Microsoft’s document storage and sharing platform OneDrive. The subject line of the email suggests that you need to provide an electronic signature using DocuSign.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Aug 1, 2018
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Fake Facebook Posts Claim That Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson Is Giving Away Cash and Prizes
Posts from Facebook profiles and Pages that claim to be associated with popular US celebrity Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson are promising users cash and prizes in exchange for sharing posts and downloading movies.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Aug 1, 2018
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AOL ‘Cancel Deactivation’ Phishing Scam Email
According to this email, which purports to be from AOL, you recently made a request to shut down your email account. The message claims that the request will be processed shortly.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Jul 31, 2018
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FACT CHECK: Does Facebook Only Show Posts From 25 Friends?
According to various messages that have been circulating on Facebook for several months, a new Facebook algorithm is limiting posts on your newsfeed so that you only ever see posts from the same 25 friends.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Jul 31, 2018
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Hoax Reports Claim ‘Pig Gives Birth to Human Baby’
According to a number of breathless “news” reports that are currently beings shared via social media, a mother pig in Kenya has given birth to a strange human-like creature.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Jul 28, 2018
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Baby Dakota Miller Nail Gun Prayer Request Message
This message, which is circulating rapidly via social media, asks you to help get a prayer chain going for an 18-month-old baby named Dakota Miller who is supposedly in a critical condition after shooting himself with a nail gun.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Jul 27, 2018
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Yet Another ‘Win a Ford Raptor’ Facebook Scam
According to a post that is currently appearing on Facebook feeds, you can win a 2018 Ford Raptor just by sharing the post. The post features images depicting a Ford Raptor in various colours.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Jul 27, 2018
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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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Nasty Scam Email Threatens Violence and Death
According to this email, someone has paid the sender £30000 to kill you and take your severed hands. But, claims the message, you can cancel the impending assassination and save your life by paying the would-be killer £5000 via Bitcoin.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Jul 26, 2018
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Fake Blackmail Sextortion Scam Emails Using Real Passwords
A new and rather sinister twist on the old fake blackmail sextortion scam is panicking some recipients into sending their money to criminals.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Jul 26, 2018
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