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PAYPAL 'CHANGES TO USER AGREEMENT' PHISHING SCAM PayPal ‘Changes to User Agreement’ Phishing Scam. According to this email, which purports to be from PayPal, the company is making changes to the terms of its user agreement. It instructs you to click a button to check your information and update your account. The email, which features the PayPal logo, has the subject line “Account 'ACCOUNT ACCESSED IN ANOTHER LOCATION' APPLE PHISHING SCAM According to this email, which purports to be from Apple, your account was accessed in another location and the company considers this suspicious. The email urges you to open an attached file for details. However, the email is not from Apple. Instead, it is an attempt to trick you into divulging your personal and financial information toonline
FAKE-NEWS STORY CLAIMS MILLIONS OF TURKEYS RECALLED DUE TO National Report; The CDC has confirmed that millions of turkeys have been recalled due to safety concerns over an avian virus that the birds may be harboring. The virus is related to human influenza virus but was thought to lack the ability to infect humans. However, it appears that the virus has recently developed the ability to move frombird
'EVERY TIME HER PICTURE IS SHARED SHE RECEIVES $1 According to a post that is circulating via Facebook, you can help a sick child just by sharing her picture. The post, which includes a photograph of a young child in a hospital bed, claims that every time her picture is shared, she will receive a $1 donation towards hermedical expenses.
ICLOUD PHISHING SMS ARCHIVES Business Details. Hoax-Slayer is part of a business that trades under the name Brett Christensen and has the Australian Business Number (ABN) 12 992 424 947 ABN Lookup. Hoax-Slayer generates revenue by participating in affiliate marketing programs for certain products and services. Affiliate Marketing Policy. MISLEADING AND INACCURATE WARNING The warning is apparently derived from a January 2014 Indian Express article describing an incident in which a boy was injured when his phone exploded in his hand. The report notes: A 10-year-old boy from Dewas district was seriously injured when a mobile phone, said to be of Chinese-make, exploded in his hand while charging, police saidtoday
CHARLTON HESTON GUN COLLECTION PHOTOGRAPHS Detailed Analysis: According to this message, which circulates via email and has also been posted to a number of firearms related forums and blogs, the attached photographs show a massive gun collection stored in the basement of a house owned by the late actor Charlton Heston.. Although the photographs themselves are genuine, they did not belong to Charlton Heston as claimed. HOAX - 'FROOTI HIV CONTAMINATION WARNING' - HOAX-SLAYER According to a warning that is currently circulating via social media, people should avoid any Frooti drinks products because a worker has deliberately contaminated the drinks with HIV infected blood. Frooti is a fruit juice drink popular in India and is made and distributed by Parle Agro. The message supposedly comes from Delhi Police. DISCUSSION - WHY DO PEOPLE CREATE EMAIL HOAXES? - HOAX-SLAYER Hoaxes might also be started solely for the purpose of discrediting a company or individual. For example, some virus hoaxes, such as the Elf Bowling hoax name a particular software program and may have been started simply because the author had some unnamed grievance and was seeking revenge. Some have postulated that spammers deliberately 'SHOCKING ACCIDENT ROLLER COASTER' VIDEO SITE PROMOTION Brief Analysis. The message is a scam. It is an attempt to trick Facebook users into spamming out more of the scam messages via Facebook shares. The purpose of the fake message is to drive traffic to a dubious Brazilian blog. This is just one in a long series of similar ‘shocking video’ scams. If one of these video scammessages comes your
PAYPAL 'CHANGES TO USER AGREEMENT' PHISHING SCAM PayPal ‘Changes to User Agreement’ Phishing Scam. According to this email, which purports to be from PayPal, the company is making changes to the terms of its user agreement. It instructs you to click a button to check your information and update your account. The email, which features the PayPal logo, has the subject line “Account 'ACCOUNT ACCESSED IN ANOTHER LOCATION' APPLE PHISHING SCAM According to this email, which purports to be from Apple, your account was accessed in another location and the company considers this suspicious. The email urges you to open an attached file for details. However, the email is not from Apple. Instead, it is an attempt to trick you into divulging your personal and financial information toonline
FAKE-NEWS STORY CLAIMS MILLIONS OF TURKEYS RECALLED DUE TO National Report; The CDC has confirmed that millions of turkeys have been recalled due to safety concerns over an avian virus that the birds may be harboring. The virus is related to human influenza virus but was thought to lack the ability to infect humans. However, it appears that the virus has recently developed the ability to move frombird
'EVERY TIME HER PICTURE IS SHARED SHE RECEIVES $1 According to a post that is circulating via Facebook, you can help a sick child just by sharing her picture. The post, which includes a photograph of a young child in a hospital bed, claims that every time her picture is shared, she will receive a $1 donation towards hermedical expenses.
ICLOUD PHISHING SMS ARCHIVES Business Details. Hoax-Slayer is part of a business that trades under the name Brett Christensen and has the Australian Business Number (ABN) 12 992 424 947 ABN Lookup. Hoax-Slayer generates revenue by participating in affiliate marketing programs for certain products and services. Affiliate Marketing Policy. MISLEADING AND INACCURATE WARNING The warning is apparently derived from a January 2014 Indian Express article describing an incident in which a boy was injured when his phone exploded in his hand. The report notes: A 10-year-old boy from Dewas district was seriously injured when a mobile phone, said to be of Chinese-make, exploded in his hand while charging, police saidtoday
PAYPAL 'CHANGES TO USER AGREEMENT' PHISHING SCAM PayPal ‘Changes to User Agreement’ Phishing Scam. According to this email, which purports to be from PayPal, the company is making changes to the terms of its user agreement. It instructs you to click a button to check your information and update your account. The email, which features the PayPal logo, has the subject line “Account AOL 'BILLING UPDATE MUST BE PERFORMED' PHISHING SCAM In fact, the message is a phishing scam designed to steal personal and financial information from AOL customers. Those who fall for the ruse and click the “Update” button will be taken to a fraudulent website designed to closely resemble a genuine AOL page. As shown in the screenshot below, the fake site asks users to provide asignificant
TRUE - ANIMAL RESCUE SITE PROMOTION MESSAGE - HOAX-SLAYER Detailed Analysis. This message, which circulates via email and social media posts, claims that you can help abused and neglected animals by doing no more than visiting The Animal Rescue Site and clicking a button. According to the message, corporate sponsors donate food to abandoned and neglected animals in exchange for advertising on thewebsite.
ICLOUD PHISHING SMS ARCHIVES Business Details. Hoax-Slayer is part of a business that trades under the name Brett Christensen and has the Australian Business Number (ABN) 12 992 424 947 ABN Lookup. Hoax-Slayer generates revenue by participating in affiliate marketing programs for certain products and services. Affiliate Marketing Policy. MISLEADING AND INACCURATE WARNING The warning is apparently derived from a January 2014 Indian Express article describing an incident in which a boy was injured when his phone exploded in his hand. The report notes: A 10-year-old boy from Dewas district was seriously injured when a mobile phone, said to be of Chinese-make, exploded in his hand while charging, police saidtoday
FALSE 'POISONED COCA COLA DRINK' WARNING CIRCULATING VIA False ‘Poisoned Coca Cola Drink’ Warning Circulating Via Social Media. This message, which is currently circulating via Facebook, Whatsapp, and other social media sites, warns people in Nigeria not to drink coke until further notice because it may be poisoned. According to the warning, some South African workers in a Nigerian based Coca GIANT SNAKE IN ELECTRIC FENCE PHOTOGRAPHS Giant Snake in Electric Fence Photographs. by Brett M. Christensen March 15, 2017. by Brett M. Christensen March 15, 2017. Outline: Message with photographs of a very large snake caught in an electric fence claims that the snake had been killing sheep on an Australian farm. Brief Analysis: The photographs are genuine but the descriptionis false.
FREE CADBURY HAMPERS GIVEAWAY SCAM HITTING FACEBOOK (AGAIN Free Cadbury Hampers Giveaway Scam Hitting Facebook (Again) According to a post that is currently circulating rapidly on Facebook, Cadbury Australia is giving everyone who shares and comments a free chocolate hamper. The post claims that the hamper will be delivered to your door on a specified date and urges you to click a link to enter. BANK OF AMERICA "ACCESS SUSPENDED" PHISHING SCAM EMAIL Last updated: November 6, 2016 First published: November 6, 2016 By Brett M. Christensen About Hoax-Slayer. References Bank of America – Report a Suspicious Email 'BRAND NEW 2019 TOYOTA 4RUNNER' FACEBOOK SCAM According to posts currently being shared on Facebook, you can win a brand new 2019 Toyota 4Runner just by sharing and clicking a link to validate your entry. One such post, which features several photographs of a Toyota 4Runner, claims that a Facebook user will be chosen at random to receive the prize. A later version claims that the July 2019 WATCH OUT FOR 'REMOTE JOB' SCAM EMAILS Scammers are capitalizing on this by spamming out offers of part-time remote jobs like the one included below. The supposed job emails typically claim that you will be well paid for a minimal amount of work per day often via some sort of commission arrangement. However, DOMAIN NAME APPLICATION SCAM On 28-04-2020, we received an application from hongbo Ltd requested “hoax-slayer” as their internet keyword and China (CN) domain names (hoax-slayer.cn, hoax-slayer.com.cn, hoax-slayer.net.cn, hoax-slayer.org.cn). But after checking it, we find this name conflict with your company name or trademark. In order to deal with this matterbetter
'PERSONAL ASSISTANT' MONEY LAUNDERING SCAM The scheme is a way of laundering the proceeds of crime so police investigations will lead directly to the ‘personal assistant’ while the thieves can disappear with most of the money they have stolen or take possession of goods bought with stolen funds. Initial Contact Email. Subject: personal assistant needed. WATCH OUT FOR THIS NASTY 'CHECK VICTIM LIST' FACEBOOK Watch Out for This Nasty ‘Check Victim List’ Facebook Phishing Scam. Scammers are attempting to panic people into divulging their Facebook login details by implying that family or friends may have been killed or injured. A fake “breaking news” post currently appearing on Facebook supposedly reports an incident in which manylives have
'EMAIL TERMINATION HAS BEEN PROCESSED' PHISHING SCAM However, the email is not from “Mail Control” or any other legitimate sender and the email termination claim is a lie. Instead, the message is a phishing scam designed to steal my email account password. I’ve been receiving dozens of these scam emails to some of my old Hoax-Slayer email addresses lately. I do find them ratheramusing
CHASE "PLEASE CONFIRM ACTIVITY" PHISHING SCAM It is a phishing scam designed to steal your Chase Bank account login details, your credit card numbers, and other personal information. Thank you for being a valued customer.Customer Service Center. According to this email, which claims to be from Chase Bank, youraction is
SCAM FACEBOOK POSTS LURE VICTIMS WITH PROMISE OF FREE According to various posts that are currently circulating on Facebook, you can get free McDonald’s meals just by sharing and commenting. The posts, which feature the McDonald’s logo and product graphics, claim that every person who shares and comments with MISLEADING AND INACCURATE WARNING The warning is apparently derived from a January 2014 Indian Express article describing an incident in which a boy was injured when his phone exploded in his hand. The report notes: A 10-year-old boy from Dewas district was seriously injured when a mobile phone, said to be of Chinese-make, exploded in his hand while charging, police saidtoday
DISCUSSION - WHY DO PEOPLE CREATE EMAIL HOAXES? - HOAX-SLAYER Hoaxes might also be started solely for the purpose of discrediting a company or individual. For example, some virus hoaxes, such as the Elf Bowling hoax name a particular software program and may have been started simply because the author had some unnamed grievance and was seeking revenge. Some have postulated that spammers deliberately POINTLESS FACEBOOK WARNING This story was first published on November 10, 2011. Outline ‘Hacker’ alert messages circulating on Facebook claim that, without your knowledge, hackers are posting insulting or sexual messages that appear to come from you onto your Facebook Timeline. WATCH OUT FOR 'REMOTE JOB' SCAM EMAILS Scammers are capitalizing on this by spamming out offers of part-time remote jobs like the one included below. The supposed job emails typically claim that you will be well paid for a minimal amount of work per day often via some sort of commission arrangement. However, DOMAIN NAME APPLICATION SCAM On 28-04-2020, we received an application from hongbo Ltd requested “hoax-slayer” as their internet keyword and China (CN) domain names (hoax-slayer.cn, hoax-slayer.com.cn, hoax-slayer.net.cn, hoax-slayer.org.cn). But after checking it, we find this name conflict with your company name or trademark. In order to deal with this matterbetter
'PERSONAL ASSISTANT' MONEY LAUNDERING SCAM The scheme is a way of laundering the proceeds of crime so police investigations will lead directly to the ‘personal assistant’ while the thieves can disappear with most of the money they have stolen or take possession of goods bought with stolen funds. Initial Contact Email. Subject: personal assistant needed. WATCH OUT FOR THIS NASTY 'CHECK VICTIM LIST' FACEBOOK Watch Out for This Nasty ‘Check Victim List’ Facebook Phishing Scam. Scammers are attempting to panic people into divulging their Facebook login details by implying that family or friends may have been killed or injured. A fake “breaking news” post currently appearing on Facebook supposedly reports an incident in which manylives have
'EMAIL TERMINATION HAS BEEN PROCESSED' PHISHING SCAM However, the email is not from “Mail Control” or any other legitimate sender and the email termination claim is a lie. Instead, the message is a phishing scam designed to steal my email account password. I’ve been receiving dozens of these scam emails to some of my old Hoax-Slayer email addresses lately. I do find them ratheramusing
CHASE "PLEASE CONFIRM ACTIVITY" PHISHING SCAM It is a phishing scam designed to steal your Chase Bank account login details, your credit card numbers, and other personal information. Thank you for being a valued customer.Customer Service Center. According to this email, which claims to be from Chase Bank, youraction is
SCAM FACEBOOK POSTS LURE VICTIMS WITH PROMISE OF FREE According to various posts that are currently circulating on Facebook, you can get free McDonald’s meals just by sharing and commenting. The posts, which feature the McDonald’s logo and product graphics, claim that every person who shares and comments with MISLEADING AND INACCURATE WARNING The warning is apparently derived from a January 2014 Indian Express article describing an incident in which a boy was injured when his phone exploded in his hand. The report notes: A 10-year-old boy from Dewas district was seriously injured when a mobile phone, said to be of Chinese-make, exploded in his hand while charging, police saidtoday
DISCUSSION - WHY DO PEOPLE CREATE EMAIL HOAXES? - HOAX-SLAYER Hoaxes might also be started solely for the purpose of discrediting a company or individual. For example, some virus hoaxes, such as the Elf Bowling hoax name a particular software program and may have been started simply because the author had some unnamed grievance and was seeking revenge. Some have postulated that spammers deliberately POINTLESS FACEBOOK WARNING This story was first published on November 10, 2011. Outline ‘Hacker’ alert messages circulating on Facebook claim that, without your knowledge, hackers are posting insulting or sexual messages that appear to come from you onto your Facebook Timeline. DOMAIN NAME APPLICATION SCAM On 28-04-2020, we received an application from hongbo Ltd requested “hoax-slayer” as their internet keyword and China (CN) domain names (hoax-slayer.cn, hoax-slayer.com.cn, hoax-slayer.net.cn, hoax-slayer.org.cn). But after checking it, we find this name conflict with your company name or trademark. In order to deal with this matterbetter
'EMAIL TERMINATION HAS BEEN PROCESSED' PHISHING SCAM However, the email is not from “Mail Control” or any other legitimate sender and the email termination claim is a lie. Instead, the message is a phishing scam designed to steal my email account password. I’ve been receiving dozens of these scam emails to some of my old Hoax-Slayer email addresses lately. I do find them ratheramusing
MICROSOFT "IMMEDIATE VERIFICATION PROCESS " PHISHING SCAM The message is a phishing scam designed to steal your Microsoft Account login details and other personal details. Example: Dear valued user,Your Microsoft email account requires an immediate verification process to avoid termination. Failure to do this your account will be permanently blocked to help protect your account from fraud or abuseof
CHASE "PLEASE CONFIRM ACTIVITY" PHISHING SCAM It is a phishing scam designed to steal your Chase Bank account login details, your credit card numbers, and other personal information. Thank you for being a valued customer.Customer Service Center. According to this email, which claims to be from Chase Bank, your action is required regarding recent account activity. 'YOUR MAILBOX QUOTA IS FULL' EMAIL PHISHING SCAM by Brett M. Christensen July 11, 2017. According to this email, which bills itself as a “final warning” deactivation notice, your mailbox quota is full. The email claims that to avoid an account shutdown, you will need to click a link and upgrade to a higher capacity mailbox. However, the email is not a genuine notificationfrom your
CHRISTOPHER OR JESSICA DAVIES HACKER HOAX WARNING Outline: Message warns recipients not to accept a friend request from Christopher Davies or Jessica Davies because they are hackers who can gain access to your computer and the computers of your friends as well. Brief Analysis: The claims in this supposed warning are untrue. It is just one more in a long line of similar “hacker” hoaxes that FAKE-NEWS ALERT: JAPANESE PROFESSOR TASUKU HONJO DID NOT According to a post that is currently circulating rapidly on social media, Nobel Prize-winning Japanese physician-scientist Professor Tasuku Honjo has told media outlets that coronavirus is not natural and that it was made by China. 'SHOCKING ACCIDENT ROLLER COASTER' VIDEO SITE PROMOTION Brief Analysis. The message is a scam. It is an attempt to trick Facebook users into spamming out more of the scam messages via Facebook shares. The purpose of the fake message is to drive traffic to a dubious Brazilian blog. This is just one in a long series of similar ‘shocking video’ scams. If one of these video scammessages comes your
FACEBOOK POSTS ASKING YOU TO TYPE 'AMEN' TO HELP CHILDREN Detailed Analysis: According to a would-be warning message that is currently circulating rapidly via social media, you should not enter ‘amen’ under Facebook posts about children, animals, or old people because the posts are from hackers. 'WEBSITE CUSTOMER INVOICE' MALWARE EMAIL by Brett M. Christensen May 15, 2017. Keep in eye out for a malicious email that supposedly contains a website customer invoice. The email, which has the subject “INVOICE Website customer”, claims that you can click a link to access the invoice in Microsoft Word (doc) format. To make the email seem a little more__
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FACT CHECK: DOES FACEBOOK ONLY SHOW POSTS FROM 25 FRIENDS? COMPLETELY POINTLESS AND MISLEADING ‘FACEBOOK PRIVACY NOTICE’ PHISHING – FAKE AMAZON ACCOUNT UPDATE EMAIL CLAIMS ‘INFORMATIONS MISSING OR INCORRECT’ NO, YOU WON’T WIN A TINY HOUSE JUST FOR LIKING AND SHARING ONA SCAM!
FACT CHECK: DOES FACEBOOK ONLY SHOW POSTS FROM 25 FRIENDS? COMPLETELY POINTLESS AND MISLEADING ‘FACEBOOK PRIVACY NOTICE’ PHISHING – FAKE AMAZON ACCOUNT UPDATE EMAIL CLAIMS ‘INFORMATIONS MISSING OR INCORRECT’ NO, YOU WON’T WIN A TINY HOUSE JUST FOR LIKING AND SHARING ON____
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NO, YOU WON’T WIN A TINY HOUSE JUST FOR LIKING AND SHARING ONJuly 31, 2019
If you’ve been on Facebook for any length of time, you may well have come across a post that claims that you can win a tiny house just by liking, sharing, and commenting. ‘I CAN’T BELIEVE IT’S YOU’ FACEBOOK SCAM MESSAGESJuly 28, 2019
WALMART ‘MASSIVE TV GIVEAWAY’ FACEBOOK SCAMJuly 15, 2019
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GMAIL KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS — QUICKLY ACCESS A CHEAT SHEET by Brett M. ChristensenJuly 20, 2019
Are you a Gmail user? If so, you can speed up your workflow with keyboard shortcuts. There is a convenient cheat sheet that lists themall in one place.
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PHISHING – FAKE AMAZON ACCOUNT UPDATE EMAIL CLAIMS ‘INFORMATIONS MISSING OR INCORRECT’ by Brett M. ChristensenJuly 31, 2019
According to this email, which purports to be from Amazon, your account will be limited if you don’t click a link to update your account within 72 hours.*
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NO, YOU WON’T WIN A TINY HOUSE JUST FOR LIKING AND SHARING ONJuly 31, 2019
If you’ve been on Facebook for any length of time, you may well have come across a post that claims that you can win a tiny house just by liking, sharing, and commenting.*
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‘I CAN’T BELIEVE IT’S YOU’ FACEBOOK SCAM MESSAGES by Brett M. ChristensenJuly 28, 2019
Keep an eye out for Facebook scam messages with the words “I can’t believe it’s you” and a link. The link opens a phishing website.*
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‘YOU HAVE A NEW DROPBOX MESSAGE’ SCAM EMAILS by Brett M. ChristensenAugust 2, 2019
If you use the file hosting service Dropbox, keep an eye out for fake notification emails claiming that you have new Dropbox messages.*
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PHONE SCAM — BOGUS SOCIAL SECURITY AGENTS DEMAND VICTIMS PAY A ‘BOND’ TO AVOID ARREST by Brett M. ChristensenJuly 30, 2019
Phone scammers posing as US Social Security Administration agents are calling people and demanding that they pay a bond to avoid being takento jail.
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‘YOU HAVE UNREAD MESSAGES’ SPAM EMAILS HITTING INBOXES by Brett M. ChristensenJuly 28, 2019
My spam folders are currently getting hammered by spam emails with subject lines claiming that I have unread messages.*
Faux Images and Videos IMAGE SHOWING A KAYAK IN THE MOUTH OF A WHALE by Brett M. ChristensenJuly 28, 2019
Circulating message claims that an attached image depicts a kayak caught in the open mouth of a whale as it surfaces to feed.*
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‘YOU ADDED A NEW EMAIL ADDRESS’ PAYPAL PHISHING SCAM by Brett M. ChristensenJuly 27, 2019
A recent scam email purporting to be from PayPal is claiming that you have added a new email address to your PayPal account.*
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VIRGIN MEDIA ‘YOUR LAST PAYMENT WAS DECLINED’ PHISHING SCAM by Brett M. ChristensenJuly 25, 2019
According to this email, which purports to be from telecommunications company Virgin Media, your last payment was declined.*
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by Brett M. ChristensenJuly 25, 2019
According to this email, the sender has made a video of you visiting a porn website. Supposedly, the sender installed malware that turned onyour webcam.
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