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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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Fake JB Hi-Fi Facebook Page Falsely Claims You Can Win MacBooks – Like-Farming Scam
The Facebook Page is fraudulent and has no connection to JB Hi-Fi. The Page is not giving away any Macbooks and those who participate have no chance whatsoever of winning anything.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Oct 17, 2016
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Fake News – “Usain Bolt in Critical Condition After Car Accident”
The claims in the report are untrue. There are no credible news sources that support the claim that Usain Bolt has been involved in a serious car accident or has been hospitalised.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Oct 17, 2016
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Yet Another Range Rover Giveaway Scam Hitting Facebook
Both the post and the Facebook Page it comes from are fraudulent. The Page is not giving away any Range Rovers. Those who participate have zero chance of winning anything at all. The only winners are the scammers who created the bogus promotion.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Oct 16, 2016
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“Free £85 Aldi Coupon”; Facebook Scam
The post is fraudulent. You will certainly not get a free Aldi coupon by participating. The post is not associated with Aldi in any way.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Oct 15, 2016
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“Little Baby Has Cancer”; Facebook Like-Farming Scam
The post is a disgraceful scam designed to accumulate likes and promote a particular Facebook profile. Facebook will certainly not donate money to help the child in exchange for liking, sharing, and commenting. The child in the video does not have cancer.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Oct 13, 2016
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Apple “New Online Update Authentication Procedures”; Phishing Scam Email
The email is not from Apple and you are not required to validate your account as claimed. It is a phishing scam that attempts to trick you into visiting a fraudulent website and supplying your Apple ID login details, your credit card numbers, and other…
Hoax-Slayer · English · Oct 13, 2016
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FAKE-NEWS: “Queen Elizabeth Set to Retire in Feb, 2017 and Pass Crown to Prince William”
The claims in the report are untrue. Queen Elizabeth has not announced that she is retiring and there are no legitimate news articles that support the claims in the report.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Oct 13, 2016
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‘Install WhatsApp Version 4.0’ Scam Message
The message is a scam and it is certainly not a genuine WhatsApp update notification. The message is designed to trick you into spamming your WhatsApp friends and divulging your personal information via suspect survey websites.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Oct 13, 2016
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