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Links to reports that discuss circulating messages that are true but may be mistaken for hoaxes or scams.
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Email warning describes an incident in which a scammer, posing as a courier delivering an unexpected gift of wine and roses, captured the gift recipient’s credit card details with the use of a portable card scanning device.
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Indian Arrest Law Chain Letter – Women’s Right to Refuse to Go With Police at Night
by Brett M. Christensen February 23, 2017Message claims that women living in India have the right to refuse to go to a police station between the hours of 6pm and 6am unless the arresting officer is a woman.
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Converted ATM’s Steal Bank Customer ID’s – ATM Skimming Fraud Warning
by Brett M. Christensen February 16, 2017Email forward with photographs shows how criminals can steal bank customer ID’s using ATM skimming equipment and hidden cameras.
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A photograph that circulates via email depicts a very large shark following closely behind a kayaker.
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Message claims that photographs of a large catfish with a basketball stuck in its mouth were taken at Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia.
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Circulating messages claim that country music legend Merle Haggard has died.
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Reports circulating online claim that you must update your Kindle Reader before March 22nd or it will no longer work properly.
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Stories circulating via social media are reporting that much loved rock legend Jon English has died.
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A number of warning messages are currently circulating that claim that Apple has recalled a range of its device power adapters due…