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Dollar General “$60 Coupon Giveaway”; Facebook Scam
The post is not associated with Dollar General in any way and those who participate will never receive the promised coupon. The post is a Facebook scam designed to trick you into first spamming your friends with the same fake giveaway and then supplying your…
Hoax-Slayer · English · Nov 4, 2016
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‘Facebook Online International Lottery’ Advance Fee Scam
The email is not from Facebook and you have won nothing at all. The message is a typical advance fee scam designed to trick you into sending your money and personal information to Internet criminals.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Nov 4, 2016
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Facebook ‘See Who Viewed Your Profile’ Scams – Rogue ‘Stalker’ Apps
The claims in these messages are false. All Facebook apps that claim that they will enable you to see who has viewed your profile are scams. None work as claimed.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Nov 4, 2016
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“Click For a Chance to Win A Holiday to Bali”; Facebook Scam
The Facebook Page is not giving away any Bali holidays. It is a scam designed to trick you into supplying your personal information on dodgy “offer” and “survey” websites.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Nov 2, 2016
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“Mini Cooper Giveaway”; Scam Targets Singaporean Facebook Users
The post and the Facebook Page that published it are fraudulent. The Facebook Page has no connection to either Mini or parent company BMW and it is certainly not giving away any Mini Coopers. The Page is a Facebook scam like many others that have gone before.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Nov 2, 2016
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“Your Mailbox is Being Discontinued”; Email Phishing Scam
The email is not from any legitimate IT support system and you do not need to click a link to upgrade your email account. The message is a phishing scam designed to steal your email address and password so that your email account can be hijacked by criminals…
Hoax-Slayer · English · Nov 2, 2016
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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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Woolworths “Free $300 Grocery Coupon”; Facebook Scam
The post is fraudulent and it is not associated with Woolworths in any way. Those who decide to participate have no chance whatsoever of winning a grocery coupon or any other prize.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Oct 31, 2016
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“Halloween Mobile Home Giveaway”; Facebook Scam
Both the post and the “Mobile-Homes” Facebook Page that generated it are fraudulent. The pictured mobile home is not being given away and those who choose to participate have no chance of winning anything whatsoever.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Oct 31, 2016
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5 Spooky Hoaxes For Halloween
In homage to Halloween, we’ve resurrected five of our spookiest hoaxes for your reading pleasure! 1: Picture of Little Girl Ghost Caught on Deer Cam
Hoax-Slayer · English · Oct 31, 2016
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Deaths From Free Perfume Samples Hoax
This story was first published on June 24, 2010
Hoax-Slayer · English · Oct 31, 2016
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“Donald Trump Arrested Virus”; Fake-News Post
[Image © doddis/Depositphotos.com]
Hoax-Slayer · English · Oct 30, 2016
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Fake ‘Agent Linda Smith’ Facebook Page Used For Lottery Scams
The Facebook Page is fraudulent. It is a resource used to help convince scam victims that they really have won a large sum of money in a ‘Facebook Lottery’ and thereby trick them into sending their money and personal information to criminals.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Oct 30, 2016
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Gerry & Lisa Cannings “Charity Donations”; Advance Fee Scam
Gerry & Lisa Cannings really did win £32 million in a February 2016 UK Lotto jackpot. However, they are certainly not giving away large sums of money to total strangers via the Internet. And, they did not send this email.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Oct 29, 2016
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“Free $75 Ross Stores Coupon”; Facebook Survey Scam
The post is fraudulent and it is not associated with Ross Dress For Less in any way. Those who participate will not receive the promised coupon.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Oct 27, 2016
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Fake Australia Post “Tracking Update”; Emails Link to Malware
The emails are not from Australia Post and they have no connection to the stores they name.They are a criminal ruse design to trick you into downloading and installing malware.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Oct 27, 2016
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False Warning – Red Dot Inside a Red Square On Chocolate Bars Indicates That Product Contains A Pork Derivative
The information in the message is incorrect. The symbol, included on some Mars chocolate products, indicates that the product may contain egg. It does NOT indicate that the product contains gelatin.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Oct 27, 2016
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PayPal “Your Account Will Expire in Less Than 24 Hours”; Phishing Scam Email
The email is not from PayPal. It is a phishing scam designed to steal your PayPal account login details, your credit card numbers, and other identifying information.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Oct 27, 2016
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Paper Laced With Drugs Perfume Hoax
The claims in the warning are untrue. The message is a variant of a very old hoax that falsely claimed that criminals were using ether disguised as perfume samples to knock out people and steal from them. Passing on such false warnings will help nobody.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Oct 27, 2016
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Perfume “Spray Once and U Die Immediately”; Hoax Warning
The claims in the message are utter nonsense. There are no credible news or police reports that support the claims that people have died from spraying or sniffing the pictured perfume or any other type of perfume.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Oct 24, 2016
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