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“Halloween Mobile Home Giveaway”; Facebook Scam
Both the post and the “Mobile-Homes” Facebook Page that generated it are fraudulent. The pictured mobile home is not being given away and those who choose to participate have no chance of winning anything whatsoever.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Oct 31, 2016
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5 Spooky Hoaxes For Halloween
In homage to Halloween, we’ve resurrected five of our spookiest hoaxes for your reading pleasure! 1: Picture of Little Girl Ghost Caught on Deer Cam
Hoax-Slayer · English · Oct 31, 2016
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Deaths From Free Perfume Samples Hoax
This story was first published on June 24, 2010
Hoax-Slayer · English · Oct 31, 2016
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“Donald Trump Arrested Virus”; Fake-News Post
[Image © doddis/Depositphotos.com]
Hoax-Slayer · English · Oct 30, 2016
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Fake ‘Agent Linda Smith’ Facebook Page Used For Lottery Scams
The Facebook Page is fraudulent. It is a resource used to help convince scam victims that they really have won a large sum of money in a ‘Facebook Lottery’ and thereby trick them into sending their money and personal information to criminals.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Oct 30, 2016
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Gerry & Lisa Cannings “Charity Donations”; Advance Fee Scam
Gerry & Lisa Cannings really did win £32 million in a February 2016 UK Lotto jackpot. However, they are certainly not giving away large sums of money to total strangers via the Internet. And, they did not send this email.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Oct 29, 2016
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“Free $75 Ross Stores Coupon”; Facebook Survey Scam
The post is fraudulent and it is not associated with Ross Dress For Less in any way. Those who participate will not receive the promised coupon.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Oct 27, 2016
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Fake Australia Post “Tracking Update”; Emails Link to Malware
The emails are not from Australia Post and they have no connection to the stores they name.They are a criminal ruse design to trick you into downloading and installing malware.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Oct 27, 2016
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False Warning – Red Dot Inside a Red Square On Chocolate Bars Indicates That Product Contains A Pork Derivative
The information in the message is incorrect. The symbol, included on some Mars chocolate products, indicates that the product may contain egg. It does NOT indicate that the product contains gelatin.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Oct 27, 2016
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PayPal “Your Account Will Expire in Less Than 24 Hours”; Phishing Scam Email
The email is not from PayPal. It is a phishing scam designed to steal your PayPal account login details, your credit card numbers, and other identifying information.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Oct 27, 2016
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Paper Laced With Drugs Perfume Hoax
The claims in the warning are untrue. The message is a variant of a very old hoax that falsely claimed that criminals were using ether disguised as perfume samples to knock out people and steal from them. Passing on such false warnings will help nobody.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Oct 27, 2016
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Perfume “Spray Once and U Die Immediately”; Hoax Warning
The claims in the message are utter nonsense. There are no credible news or police reports that support the claims that people have died from spraying or sniffing the pictured perfume or any other type of perfume.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Oct 24, 2016
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ATO “Right to Obtain a Refund”; Malware Emails
The emails are not from the ATO and the promised refund does not exist. It is a criminal ruse designed to trick you into visiting a fraudulent website and downloading malware.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Oct 21, 2016
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Disney Cruise “Last Minute Cancellation”; Facebook Survey Scam
The post and Facebook Page are bogus. They are not associated with Disney in any way, and those who participate have no chance whatsoever of winning a cruise or any other prize.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Oct 20, 2016
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“Get a Free Large Pizza From Domino’s”; Facebook Scam
The post has no connection to Domino’s and you will not get a free pizza by participating. This is yet another in a seemingly endless series of Facebook scams that are designed to trick you into first spamming your friends with the same fake giveaway and then…
Hoax-Slayer · English · Oct 19, 2016
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RBA “Hacker Rush Against Customers”; Macro Malware Email
The email is not from the RBA and the link does not open a set of security standards as claimed. Instead, the link opens a fake RBA website that tries to trick you into downloading a Microsoft Word document that contains a malicious macro.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Oct 19, 2016
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No, Mark Zuckerberg is NOT Giving Millions of Dollars to Facebook Users Who Copy and Paste a Message
The message is just a ridiculous hoax. Reposting the message will give you precisely zero chance of getting any money from Mark. Reposting may, however, make you appear rather gullible and foolish in front of your Facebook friends.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Oct 19, 2016
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Scam “Home Luxury”; Facebook Page Falsely Claims to be Giving Away a House
The “Home Luxury” Facebook Page is fraudulent. It is not giving away a house or any other prizes. Participants have zero chance of winning anything at all.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Oct 18, 2016
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4 Absurd Hoaxes That Keep Going Viral On Facebook
Internet hoaxes come and go, often quite rapidly. Others keep reappearing over and over again. Endlessly. Here we list four hoaxes that keep coming back every few months or so.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Oct 18, 2016
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PayPal “Suspicious Activities Notification”; Phishing Scam
The email is not from PayPal. The link opens a fraudulent website that tries to trick you into divulging your PayPal login details, your credit card numbers, your name and address, and other sensitive personal information.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Oct 18, 2016
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