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Treasure Chest Sweepstakes Lottery Scam
The Treasure Chest Sweepstakes 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
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ROYAL MAGIC E-MAIL LOTTERY PROGRAM SCAM
The ROYAL MAGIC E-MAIL LOTTERY PROGRAM 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
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SPONSOR BINGO LOTERIJ INTERNATIONAL SCAM
The SPONSOR BINGO LOTERIJ 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 9, 2017
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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
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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
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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
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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
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South Australia Lotteries Scam
Lottery scams are one of the most common types of fraudulent email currently hitting inboxes. The South Australia Lotteries email shown below is an example of one of these scam emails.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 9, 2017
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PRINCESS DIANA UNIVERSAL PROMO SCAM
Lottery scams are one of the most common types of fraudulent email currently hitting inboxes. The PRINCESS DIANA UNIVERSAL PROMO email shown below is an example of one of these scam emails.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 9, 2017
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SOFTWARE INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY STAKE SCAM
Lottery scams are one of the most common types of fraudulent email currently hitting inboxes. The SOFTWARE INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY STAKE email shown below is an example of one of these scam emails.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 9, 2017
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ROLLS ROYCE 100TH ANNIVERSARY ESTRAVAGANZA SCAM
Lottery scams are one of the most common types of fraudulent email currently hitting inboxes. The ROLLS ROYCE 100TH ANNIVERSARY ESTRAVAGANZA email shown below is an example of one of these scam emails.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 9, 2017
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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
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Toyota Car Promotions Scam
Lottery scams are one of the most common types of fraudulent email currently hitting inboxes. The Toyota Car Promotions email shown below is an example of one of these scam emails.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 9, 2017
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“The Weekly Deal”; Facebook Page is a Scam
The Facebook Page is fraudulent. The prizes offered do not exist and those who participate have no chance whatsoever if winning anything at all.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 9, 2017
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Pepsi Company Lottery Promotion Scam
The Pepsi Company Lottery Promotion 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
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Naked Chef Free Cook Book Hoax
Email forward claims that an attached file is a new cookbook from British celebrity chef Jamie Oliver. Subject: early xmas pressie. Jamie Oliver’s new cook book for free! How good is this…..
Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 9, 2017
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Premium Rate Phone Fraud Hoax
Email forward claims to be a warning about premium rate phone scams that can result in victims being charged £20 or £50 per minute or £100 for fifteen minutes Please could you make your users aware of this possible scam Please be aware that this weekend one a…
Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 9, 2017
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IRS Refund Scam Email
Emails are phishing scams designed to steal private financial information For several years a series of phishing scam emails that claim to be from the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have been targeting US taxpayers.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 9, 2017
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Surprise, Surprise! Valentine’s Day “Luxury RV”; Facebook Giveaways Are Scams
The Facebook Pages are scams designed to accumulate large numbers of Facebook likes as quickly as possible. Once the Pages have collected a large number of likes, they can then be reused to launch other types of scam.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 9, 2017
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No, Evolution Juice Does NOT Contain Poison
The claims in the message are utter nonsense. There are no credible news or health authority reports that support the claim that Evolution juice products have been contaminated or that any people have died from consuming the juice.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 9, 2017
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