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“Dance of the Hillary”; Phone Virus Hoax
The warning is a hoax. There is no mobile phone virus threat like the one described. In fact, the message is just a mutated version of the earlier “Dance of the Pope” virus hoax. Sharing this false warning will help nobody.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Oct 12, 2016
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Past Due Invoice “Ultimate Alert”; Email Contains Macro Malware
The email is not a genuine billing notification and the attached Word document is not a real invoice. If you attempt to open the Word document, you will be prompted to enable macros.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Oct 12, 2016
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(HOAX + HASUT) Pembuat Desain Roti Al Maidah: 51
Beredar foto pembuat roti Al Maidah 51 berisikan narasi hasutan untuk menangkap dan melaporkan orang dalam foto ke polisi. Faktanya, orang yang di dalam foto bukanlah pembuat roti ataupun merancang desain bungkus roti tersebut.
TurnBackHoax (MAFINDO) · Indonesian · Oct 10, 2016
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“Wrong Paychecks”; Malware Email
The email is not legitimate and the attachment does not contain a paycheck. Instead, the attached.zip file harbours a malicious file that, if opened, can download and install malware on your computer.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Oct 7, 2016
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No, Coke Has NOT Recalled Dasani Water Due to Parasite Contamination
The claims in the report are false. Coca-Cola has not issued any recall of Dasani water and there are no credible reports about such a contamination. The image in the report depicts an eel larva, not a parasite.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Oct 7, 2016
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(HOAX)Permen Jari Rasa Narkoba
Pesan berantai anonim itu tidak hanya tersebar kepada masyarakat yang tinggal di daerah Kota Tangerang, Banten. Ada varian narasi lain yang menyebutkan bahwa permen tersebut telah tersebar di Ponorogo, Jawa Timur dan Depok, Jawa Barat.
TurnBackHoax (MAFINDO) · Indonesian · Oct 7, 2016
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Fake “Donald Trump Cardiac Arrest”; Posts Link to Scam Websites
The claims are false. Donald Trump has not had a heart attack and he has not died. Clicking on the fake posts opens a scam website that automatically redirects visitors to other websites containing browser hijacking tech support scams, survey scams, malware,…
Hoax-Slayer · English · Oct 6, 2016
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[HOAX, HASUT] Kristenisasi di Rusun di DKI, dan Mencantumkan Video Anak-Anak Berjilbab Yang Sedang Menyanyikan Lagu Rohani Nasrani
Video di posting tersebut asalnya dari sini : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Baj4kpoW2S8 – dan judulnya adalah kristenisasi di gunung kelud, ternyata bukan di DKI Jakarta.
TurnBackHoax (MAFINDO) · Indonesian · Oct 6, 2016
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Fake Airline “Travel Itinerary”; Emails Lead To Locky Ransomware
The emails are not from real airlines and the attachments do not contain a travel itinerary. Instead, the attachments contain a malicious file that, if opened, can download and install Locky ransomware.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Oct 4, 2016
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HMRC ‘You are Eligible to Receive a Tax Refund’ Phishing Scam
The email is not from HMRC and the claim that you can click a link to get a tax refund is untrue. The email is a phishing scam designed to steal your personal and financial information.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Oct 3, 2016
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[HOAX] Tradisi Pembersihan Pemakaman di Thailand
Dilansir dari hoaxbuster. id, Tradisi atau ritual pembersihan lahan pekuburan di Thailand adalah hal yang lumrah. Sempat menjadi kontroversi pada tahun 2009 bermula di forum netizen Nigeria, Nairaland.com (serupa dengan KasKus di Indonesia), dengan narasi…
TurnBackHoax (MAFINDO) · Indonesian · Oct 3, 2016
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DHL “We Couldn’t Deliver Your Parcel”; Malware Emails Continue
The email is not from DHL and the claim that a parcel could not be delivered is a lie. The attached zip file harbours a malicious file that, if opened, can install Locky ransomware on your computer.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Oct 2, 2016
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Useless ‘He/She Arises Between the Comments’ Facebook Hack Warning
The message is so garbled and misleading that it has no value whatsoever as a security warning and will likely just mislead and confuse Facebook users.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Oct 2, 2016
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[HOAX] Meme Bertuliskan ‘Eiit… Belum Sunat, Gak Boleh Nyalon Gubernur’ Yang Diunggah oleh Akun Facebook Anies Baswedan – Sandiaga Uno
Jelang pemilihan umum kepala daerah di Jakarta, calon gubernur dan wakil gubernur Anies Baswedan dan Sandiga Uno, menyindir salah satu kandidat lainnya di akun facebook Anies Baswedan – Sandiaga Uno, dengan sebuah meme yang bertuliskan ‘Eiit… Belum Sunat, Gak…
TurnBackHoax (MAFINDO) · Indonesian · Oct 2, 2016
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Facebook Scam – ‘I Can’t Believe the People I Caught Looking At My Profile’
The post is a scam designed to trick you into installing a rogue Facebook app and divulging your personal information via dodgy survey websites. There is no legitimate Facebook app that allows you to see who has been viewing your Facebook profile.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Sep 25, 2016
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Yahoo Breach Confirmed – Information From At Least 500 Million Accounts Stolen in 2014
Internet giant Yahoo has now officially confirmed that at least 500 million accounts were compromised in a massive 2014 security breach.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Sep 24, 2016
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Brad Pitt is NOT Dead – Clicking Death Post Opens Scam Websites
Brad Pitt is not dead. The post is not from Fox News and does not link to a genuine news report. Clicking the post opens a clickbait website that tries to trick you into installing rogue Facebook apps, paying for rogue antivirus scanners, downloading malware,…
Hoax-Slayer · English · Sep 22, 2016
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“Billing Status Overdue”; Emails Contain Macro Malware
The emails are not from any legitimate company and the attachments do not contain invoices. Instead, the attached Microsoft Word documents contain malicious macros that, if enabled, can download and install malware.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Sep 21, 2016
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(HOAX) : Satpol PP Pasang Spanduk Untuk Kampanye Ahok – Djarot
Dalam masa pendaftaran cagub-cawagub DKI ini, beredar meme di media sosial yang menunjukkan personel Satuan Polisi Pamong Praja (Satpol PP) memasang spanduk dukungan untuk petahana Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (Ahok) dan Djarot Saiful Hidayat.
TurnBackHoax (MAFINDO) · Indonesian · Sep 21, 2016
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(HOAX) : Bangkrut, Jokowi Lirik Uang Zakat di Baznaz Buat Dipakai
Lagi-lagi era pemerintahaan Jokowi kembali terkena isu tidak sedap terkait dana uang Zakat DI Baznaz, salah satu Portal Media Online m.eramuslim.com yang membuat artikel dengan judul – “Bangkrut, Jokowi Lirik Uang Zakat di Baznaz Buat Dipakai”.
TurnBackHoax (MAFINDO) · Indonesian · Sep 16, 2016
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