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Pointless ‘Got Another Friend Request From You’ Facebook Cloning Warning
Yet another pointless and dangerously counterproductive warning message is currently going viral on Facebook. The message claims that the sender received another friend request from you and urges you to check your account.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Oct 6, 2018
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‘Friend Request From Someone You Are Already Friends With’ Alert Message
The advice not to accept friend requests from people you are already friends with is valid and worth heeding. Scammers regularly use a tactic known as Facebook cloning in which they copy publicly available information from a targeted person’s profile and use…
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 3, 2014
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Fake Legoland Pages Duping Facebook Users
Image: © depositphotos.com/ bette.ya.ru Several Facebook pages that have appeared in recent weeks are claiming that users can win holidays to Legoland, theme park tickets, and other prizes.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Oct 10, 2018
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Bogus FedEx ‘Shipping Status’ Email Points to Malware
This email, which purports to be from “FedEx.com Online Services”, supposedly supplies information about an order that is about to be delivered to you.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Nov 28, 2018
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“Secret Wine Bottle Exchange”; Scheme Hitting Facebook
It is not a good idea to participate in this or other such schemes. This is just a variant of the “secret sister” gift exchange that returns every year as Christmas draws near.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Dec 7, 2016
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Jaden Smith is NOT Dead – Death Posts are Scams
The reports are untrue. Jaden Smith is not dead. The reports are callous and nasty scams designed to trick people into participating in survey scams and installing rogue antivirus scanners, dodgy Facebook apps, and browser plugins.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Aug 10, 2016
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Mobile Phone Misinformation – XALAN and #90 Hoax
This report was first published in November 2005. A would-be warning, which has been circulating since at least 2005, claims that scammers are hijacking mobile phones by tricking users into pressing a specific combination of digits.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Apr 15, 2017
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PayPal ‘Confirm Your Identity’ Malware Emails
The message is not from PayPal. Links in the bogus message open a website that harbours malware. This message, which purports to be from online Payment company PayPal, claims that recipients must click a link to confirm their identity and activate their…
Hoax-Slayer · English · Nov 19, 2013
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Fake Virgin Holidays Facebook Page Offers Bali Holiday
According to a post on a Facebook Page that uses the name ‘Virgin Holidays Australia’, you can get the chance to win a Bali holiday for four just by sharing and commenting.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Dec 27, 2017
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Hoax-News Report Claims Oscar Pistorius Committed Suicide – Oscar Pistorius is NOT Dead
Yet another fake death report is circulating via social media. The report claims that South African Paralympic gold medallist and convicted murderer Oscar Pistorius has hanged himself in his prison cell. There is no truth to the claims.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Jul 21, 2017
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AGL “My Monthly Bill”; Malware Email
The email is not from AGL and the link does not open a power bill statement. It is a criminal ploy that tries to trick you into visiting a compromised website and downloading malware.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 8, 2017
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Australia Post Undelivered Package Malware Emails
This story was first published on September 19th, 2011
Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 23, 2018
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How Mainstream Media and Public Officials can Fuel Urban Legends
In September 2014, I wrote an article debunking a circulating warning that described a criminal tactic in which c hemical-laced 100 dollar bills were supposedly being left on car door handles.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Nov 22, 2014
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‘Funds Credited To Your Account’ Spam Emails
Today, I received a spam email with the subject line “please access and transfer your remaining funds”. The body of the email claimed that the funds had been credited to my user-account and the transaction had been approved.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Aug 1, 2017
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Charity Funds Advance Fee Scams
Advance fee scammers often claim that they need your assistance in distributing a large sum of money to charities. They often pretend to be devout Christians intent on doing good work before they die.
Hoax-Slayer · English · May 5, 2005
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Christopher Butterfield Hacker Warning Hoax
The message is a very old hoax. There are no credible reports about such a hacker. Moreover, hackers cannot access your computer in the way described. According to this warning message, a hacker named “Christopher Butterfield” is currently active.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Jan 17, 2017
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Tanner Dwyer Friend Request Hacker Hoax
The claims in the message are nonsense. Even the cleverest “hacker” cannot access your computer just because you accepted a friend request. A name cannot hack your computer.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Apr 1, 2015
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‘Image Has Been Sent by Evernote’ Malware Email
Evernote did not send the email and has no connection to it. The message is a criminal ruse designed to trick people into downloading and installing malware.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 2, 2014
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Destiny Valle Facebook Page Hacker 'Warning'
This breathless “hacker warning” has recently joined the hundreds of other pointless, misleading and inaccurate “security alert” messages that circulate continually on Facebook.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Aug 7, 2017
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Ham Face Dog Prank Post From 2015 STILL Duping Internet Users
According to a post that is currently being shared on Facebook, a dog saved his family from a fire but was badly burned during the rescue. Supposedly, Facebook is donating $1 for every share to help get the dog’s face fixed.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Jul 24, 2018
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