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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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‘Facebook Lottery Program’ Advance Fee Scam
According to this message, you have won a large sum of money in a lottery program organized by Facebook. Supposedly, Facebook used a random selection of email addresses and cellphone numbers to choose a winner of the lottery prize.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 28, 2019
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Euro-Afro-American Sweepstake Lottery International Scam
The Euro-Afro-American Sweepstake Lottery International scam email shown below claims that the recipient has won money in an international lottery.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 8, 2017
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TRIPPLE WINS GAMES INTERNATIONAL SCAM
The TRIPPLE WINS GAMES 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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‘Freedom Award Lottery Promotion Agency’ Facebook Page Scam
The Facebook Page is part of an advance fee lottery scam. There are no prizes and the lottery is not legitimate. It attempts to trick people into sending money and personal information to criminals.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Nov 7, 2013
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HONDA CAR INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION PROGRAM SCAM
The HONDA CAR INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION PROGRAM scam email shown below claims that the recipient has won money and a new Honda car in an international lottery.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 8, 2017
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VIRGIN PROMOTIONAL AWARD SCAM
The VIRGIN PROMOTIONAL AWARD 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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‘Big Lottery Fund’ Advance Fee Scam Email
According to this email, you have won £1,130,883 in the Big Lottery Fund. It asks you to contact the Foreign Exchange & Remittance Department manager at Capital One Bank to request payment of your winnings.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Nov 11, 2018
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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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REAL EXCHANGE LOTTO PROMO SCAM
The REAL EXCHANGE LOTTO PROMO 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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[SALAH] Sheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum Memberikan Uang Selama COVID-19
Konten tersebut merupakan modus penipuan dengan mencatut nama Sheikh Hamdan, Putra Mahkota Uni Emirat Arab.
Satgas COVID-19 Hoax Buster · Indonesian · Apr 29, 2020
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Scam Facebook Page – ‘Facebook International Lottery Program’
The Facebook Page shown in the example below is part of a scheme designed to trick you into sending money and personal information to cybercriminals.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Apr 24, 2015
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PAYOUT LOTTERIES INTERNATIONAL SCAM
The PAYOUT LOTTERIES 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
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Scam Email Pretends to be From Lottery Winners Bill And Andrea Groner
The email is a scam designed to trick you into sending money and personal information to Internet criminals. Bill and Andrea Groner are real people and they did win a large lottery prize.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Nov 15, 2014
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‘Facebook Global Promotion 2017’ Advance Fee Scam
Lucky me! Apparently, my email address has been randomly selected as the winner of the Facebook Global Promotion for 2017 and I’m now entitled to claim the princely sum of $800,000.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Jul 27, 2017
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2012 FIFA World Cup Online Lottery Advance Fee Scam
The message is not from FIFA, there is no such lottery and the recipient has not won a prize. In fact, the message is a scam designed to trick recipients into sending money and personal information to Internet conmen.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Aug 6, 2012
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Microsoft Mega Jackpot Scam
Lottery scams are one of the most common types of fraudulent email currently hitting inboxes. The Microsoft Mega Jackpot Scam email shown below is an example of one of these scam emails.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 8, 2017
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Fake ‘National Lottery’ Winning Notification Emails Still Hitting Inboxes
The National Lottery did not send the email. You have not won any money. The email is a scam designed to trick you into sending your money and personal information to Internet criminals.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 16, 2016
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[SALAH] "Program Internet Gratis Pemerintah di situs program.internet.gratis.kominfo.go.id.kemeninfo[dot]pw"
Situs palsu. Situs tersebut diduga modus penipuan upaya phishing atau peretasan. Berikut pesan berantai tersebut; “Program Internet Gratis Pemerintah. Ini syarat program Internet Gratis dari Pemerintah, Penuhi Sejumlah Syarat Berikut.
TurnBackHoax (MAFINDO) · Indonesian · Oct 24, 2020
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Lottery Scammers Exploit Names of Real Lottery Winners Violet and Allen Large
The message is an advance fee scam designed to trick recipients into sending money and personal information to cybercriminals. Violet and Allen Large really did win a large lottery prize in 2010 and proceeded to give almost all of their winnings away to…
Hoax-Slayer · English · May 22, 2013
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