Blog

The fact-check archive.

Thousands of dissected hoaxes in Indonesian and English: the claim, what the fact-checkers found, and the sources to verify it yourself.

921 fact-checks for “penipuan OR undian OR hadiah OR scam OR phishing OR lottery”

Clear filters ×
  1. ✕Hoax

    Volkswagen Automobiles Lottery Scam

    Lottery scams are one of the most common types of fraudulent email currently hitting inboxes. The Volkswagen Automobiles Lottery Scam email shown below is an example of one of these scam emails.

    Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 9, 2017

  2. ✕Hoax

    Lottery Winners International Lottery Scam

    The Lottery Winners International scam email shown below claims that the recipient has won money in an international lottery. The email is an attempt to initiate a discussion with potential victims and subsequently trick them into sending money to the…

    Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 8, 2017

  3. ✕Hoax

    FAMOUS CULTURE LOTTERY SCAM

    The FAMOUS CULTURE LOTTERY 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 8, 2017

  4. ✕Hoax

    WEST-LINK INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY SCAM

    The WEST-LINK INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY 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…

    Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 9, 2017

  5. ✕Hoax

    SUNSHINE GLOBAL LOTTERY SCAM

    The SUNSHINE GLOBAL LOTTERY 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

  6. ✕Hoax

    UK NATIONAL LOTTERY SCAM

    The UK NATIONAL LOTTERY 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

  7. ✕Hoax

    De Lotto Netherlands International Lottery Scam

    The De Lotto Netherlands International Lottery scam email shown below claims that the recipient has won money in an international lottery.

    Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 8, 2017

  8. ✕Hoax

    ‘Online Lottery Awareness Program’ Advance Fee Scam Email

    This email, which purports to be from the “UK Lottery Organization” claims that you have won $4,600,000 in the “Free Ticket/Online Lottery Awareness Program and Bonanza for June 2017”. In fact, there is no such lottery and you have not won any money at all.

    Hoax-Slayer · English · Jul 1, 2017

  9. ✕Hoax

    SUMMERSET INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY AWARD SCAM

    The SUMMERSET INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY AWARD scam email shown below claims that the recipient has won money in an international lottery.

    Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 9, 2017

  10. ✕Hoax

    ROYAL GAMES LOTTERY SCAM

    The ROYAL GAMES LOTTERY 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

  11. ✕Hoax

    GUNDIG LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL SCAM

    The GUNDIG LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL 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 8, 2017

  12. ✕Hoax

    SWISS LOTTO ZURICH HIGH STAKES INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS LOTTERY SCAM

    The SWISS LOTTO ZURICH HIGH STAKES INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS LOTTERY scam email shown below claims that the recipient has won money in an international lottery.

    Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 9, 2017

  13. ✕Hoax

    Megafortune Lottery-International Scam Email

    The Megafortune Lottery-International 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…

    Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 8, 2017

  14. ✕Hoax

    Irish Lottery Scam

    Lottery scams are one of the most common types of fraudulent email currently hitting inboxes. The Irish Lottery Scam email shown below is an example of one of these scam messages.

    Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 8, 2017

  15. ✕Hoax

    Successgate International Lottery Company Scam

    The Successgate International Lottery Company scam email shown below claims that the recipient has won money in an international lottery.

    Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 9, 2017

  16. ✕Hoax

    EURO STAKES LOTTERY SCAM

    The EURO STAKES LOTTERY 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 8, 2017

  17. ✕Hoax

    ST JAMES LOTTERY SCAM

    The ST JAMES LOTTERY 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 responsible.

    Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 9, 2017

  18. ✕Hoax

    Global Share Lottery Scam

    The Global Share Lottery 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 8, 2017

  19. ✕Hoax

    Sunsweetwin Promo Lottery – Email Lottery Scam Example

    The Sunsweetwin Promo Lottery 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

  20. ✕Hoax

    MICRO SEAL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL SCAM

    The MICRO SEAL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL 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…

    Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 8, 2017

Entries are collected from public fact-checking sites and link back to the original article.