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‘Warning Code: 11XXTT8765’ Email Phishing Scam
The message is not from a legitimate email account support team. In fact, the email is a phishing scam designed to trick users into divulging their email account passwords to Internet criminals.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 4, 2013
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Hoax – Julia Gillard Tells Muslims To Adapt or Leave
Image: DFID – UK Department for International Development/Russell Watkins (https://www.flickr.com/photos/dfid/28150724375/) [ CC BY 2.0 ], via Wikimedia Commons
Hoax-Slayer · English · Jan 11, 2013
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Fake NSW Police Warning – Tracking Devices Placed on Cars
The supposed warning is certainly not an official police notification as claimed and NSW Police have dismissed the message as a hoax. There are no credible reports of such crimes occurring in Australia.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Jan 10, 2013
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False Protest Message Claims Picture Shows 500 Christians Burned By Muslim Terrorists
The photograph is genuine, but it does not show the aftermath of a terrorist attack, but rather the bodies of people burned in a fuel tanker explosion in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Jan 10, 2013
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RapidFax Malware Email
The message is not from RapidFax. The attached zip file contains malware. This message, which purports to be from online fax to email service RapidFax, claims that a fax has been received and can be viewed by opening an attached file.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Dec 5, 2012
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December 2012 – 5 Saturdays, 5 Sundays and 5 Mondays
It is perfectly true that December 2012 has 5 Saturdays, 5 Sundays and 5 Mondays. However, such a combination occurs far more often than every 823 years. The last occurrence was in December 2007 while the next occurrence will take place in December 2018.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Nov 1, 2012
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Post Circulating Rekindles a 1990’s Anti-Margarine Email
This report was researched and written by David M. White
Hoax-Slayer · English · Oct 24, 2012
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Johnny Depp is NOT Dead
The claims are false. Johnny Depp is alive and well. This hoax is just one more in a long, sorry line of celebrity death hoaxes that have lately plagued social media sites. In fact, Johnny Depp has been the victim of several death hoaxes in recent years.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Oct 11, 2012
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Hoax – Obama’s Cook County Correctional Center
The photographs are genuine and they do depict a prison. However, the prison is located in Austria, not the United States as claimed in the message and it was built back in 2005. And, the project has no connection whatsoever to Barack Obama.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Oct 8, 2012
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AT&T ‘Account Limit Exceeded’ Phishing Scam
The email is not from AT&T. In fact, it is a phishing scam designed to trick AT&T account holders into divulging their account login details to Internet criminals.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Oct 2, 2012
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Miley Cyrus Facebook Scam
Image: ©depositphotos.com/ PopularImages
Hoax-Slayer · English · Oct 2, 2012
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Tom Kenny, Voice of SpongeBob Is NOT Dead
Update – November 2018: While the claim that Tom Kenny has died is a hoax, it is TRUE that Stephen Hillenburg, the creator of SpongeBob SquarePants has died. READ MORE
Hoax-Slayer · English · Sep 13, 2012
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Did Samsung Pay a $1 Billion Fine to Apple in 5 Cent Coins?
No, Samsung did NOT pay Apple in five cent coins and has no intention of doing so. The message is a hoax. The story began life on a satirical humour site, but soon escaped the confines of its original context and began circulating in the guise of a genuine…
Hoax-Slayer · English · Sep 12, 2012
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'Causes' Petition Calling To End Using Dogs As Shark Bait
Article researched and written by David M. White
Hoax-Slayer · English · Sep 11, 2012
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American Express ‘Security Verification’ Phishing Scam
The email is not from American Express. It is a phishing scam designed to trick recipients into divulging financial and personal information to Internet fraudsters.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Sep 3, 2012
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Anti Text-Driving Message – Car Wedged Under Truck Image
The picture shows a real accident, but there is no evidence that supports the claim that the accident was a result of texting while driving. The accident took place on Route I-287 in New Jersey. back in July 2005. The driver died at the scene.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Aug 14, 2012
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AFL vs NRL – Wrongdoings of Australian Members of Parliament Hoax
The claims in the message are utter nonsense. The hoax is a revamped version of an earlier US based message that claimed that the list represented members of the US Congress.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Aug 10, 2012
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Facebook Survey Scam – Free Argos Gift Card
This Facebook message claims that users can receive a free £500 Argos Gift Card just by clicking a link in the post. However, the message is not an official Argos promotion. In fact, it is a typical survey scam.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Aug 9, 2012
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‘Email Deactivation Warning’ Phishing Scam
The message is not from any mail administrator and the claim that the recipient’s address is set to be deactivated is untrue. The message is an attempt by cybercriminals to trick users into handing over their email account login details.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Aug 9, 2012
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Fake AT&T Bill Emails Point To Malware
The email is not from AT&T and it is not a genuine bill notification. Links in the message open a compromised website that automatically redirects users to other websites that harbour malware in the form of the Blackhole exploit kit.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Aug 7, 2012
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