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NATIONAL MONEYBALLS PROMOTION BV SCAM
The NATIONAL MONEYBALLS PROMOTION BV 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 8, 2017
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‘Google Anniversary’ Advance Fee Scam Email
According to this email, which is supposedly a Google Anniversary Winning Notification, you have won £950,000 in the Google Promotion for 2018. The email urges you to contact your “Foreign Transfer Manager” to arrange the release of your prize money.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Oct 17, 2018
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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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Advance Fee Scam – ‘MasterCard World Lottery 2013’
The message is not from MasterCard. It is a typical advance fee lottery scam that attempts to trick recipients into sending money and personal information to cybercriminals.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Sep 26, 2013
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Microsoft ‘Yearly Anniversary Winning’ Advance Fee Scam
According to this email, which purports to be from software giant Microsoft, you are the lucky winner of nine hundred and fifty thousand Great British Pounds Sterling.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Nov 10, 2015
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LIKE-FARMING SCAM – ‘Brad Duke’s 20 Million Dollar Giveaway Contest’
The Page is a scam and has no connection whatsoever with Brad Duke. Brad Duke really did win a very large lottery prize back in 2005, but he is not randomly giving away millions of dollars to people who like a Facebook Page.
Hoax-Slayer · English · May 14, 2014
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[HOAKS] Surat Pengesahan Polisi Galeri Pemenang Undian Shopee
Stophoax.id · Indonesian · Jul 16, 2019
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[SALAH] Amazon Bagikan Hadiah Smartphone Huawei Mate 40 Pro 5G dalam Rangka Perayaan Ulang Tahun Ke-30
Hasil Periksa Fakta Novita Kusuma Wardhani (Institut Ilmu Sosial dan Ilmu Politik (IISIP) Jakarta). Informasi palsu. Faktanya, melansir dari express.co.uk, masyarakat diharapkan untuk waspada terhadap pesan berantai yang mengatasnamakan perusahaan Amazon atas…
TurnBackHoax (MAFINDO) · Indonesian · Jun 7, 2021
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Criminals Use Name of Lottery Winner John Liappas in Advance Fee Scam Messages
According to this message, which purports to be from lottery winner John Liappas, you have been ‘chosen by God’ to receive a cash donation of $500,000.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Oct 19, 2015
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[salah] ellen degeneres bagi-bagi hadiah valentine di facebook ( is ellen degeneres holding a facebook giveaway? )
Foto dan video yang diunggah oleh akun-akun Facebook mengatasnamakan Ellen DeGeneres tidak benar adanya. Ellen tidak pernah mengadakan acara give away atau memberikan sesuatu kepada para pengguna Facebook lainnya.
Stophoax.id · Indonesian · Feb 10, 2019
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NATIONALE LOTERIE PROMOTION SCAM
The NATIONALE LOTERIE 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 scammers…
Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 8, 2017
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Scammers Exploit The Names of Lottery Winners Brett McCoy and Robin Walker
According to this email, “Brett and Robin McCoy” are giving away one million dollars to five randomly chosen individuals as part of a charity project. The message urges you to send an email to claim your funds and get further information.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Apr 11, 2018
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PEAK LOTTO INTERNATIONAL SCAM
The PEAK LOTTO 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 9, 2017
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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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Lottery Cheque Scams
A sinister variation of the International Lottery Scam is one in which the victim actually does receive a cheque from the criminals. Ostensibly, the cheque is a small portion of the large sum of money that the victim has supposedly won in the “lottery”.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 20, 2017
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2018 FIFA World Cup Advance Fee Scam
According to this message, your email address has won £1 million courtesy of the Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup Organizing Committee and the Microsoft-Euro Online Lottery Award Team.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Feb 24, 2018
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How to Recognise and Avoid Facebook Phishing Scams
Image: © depositphotos.com/ bizoon Online criminals use a variety of methods to target Facebook users. These include Facebook cloning, like-farming, and survey scams. But, Facebook phishing scams are the most dangerous and potentially damaging of these. Why?
Hoax-Slayer · English · Nov 2, 2018
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Watch Out for Scammers Pretending to Be Lottery Winners
A favourite scammer trick is to pretend that a recent lottery winner has decided to give away part of his or her winnings via the Internet.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Dec 18, 2018
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Netflix ‘Trouble Authorizing Your Payment Method’ Phishing Scam
Image: © Depositphotos/Mactrunk Online criminals are once again targeting Netflix customers via phishing scam emails. In this version, the scam email claims that Netflix is having trouble authorizing your payment method and you must click an “Update Now”…
Hoax-Slayer · English · Jun 8, 2017
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USAA “Account Verification”; Phishing Scam
The email is not from USAA. It is a phishing scam that attempts to trick you into supplying your personal and financial data to cybercriminals.
Hoax-Slayer · English · Mar 3, 2017
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