Email purporting to be from UK bank NatWest, claims that the recipient’s online banking has been disabled due to “Inadequate security enrollment” or a login error.
Costco ‘Free $41 Voucher’ Facebook Giveaway Scam
According to a post that is being shared on Facebook, Costco is giving all Facebook users a gift voucher valued at $41.
Fake Oprah Winfrey Facebook Pages Duping Fans
Facebook Scam Promises Free Air New Zealand Tickets to All
Bogus ‘Majorca Holidays’ Facebook Page Using Bora Bora Trip as Bait
Qantas ‘2 Free Tickets to All’ Facebook Giveaway Scam
Spurious First Aid Advice Message – Eggs For Treatment of Burns
Circulating message claims that egg white is a “healing miracle” for burns and should be applied to burns as an immediate first aid measure.
HOAX -‘Breast Larvae Infestation From Undergarments’
Spurious Health Claim – ‘Asparagus Can Cure Cancer’
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Misleading
False Claim – Muslims can Avoid Paying Bedroom Tax by Designating One Bedroom as a Prayer Room
by Brett M. Christensen April 10, 2013Messages circulating via social media claim that Muslims can be exempted from the new bedroom tax imposed on UK welfare recipients by setting aside the spare bedroom as a prayer room.
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Politics
The Bogus Tale of The British Flag Lapel Pin and the Rude Muslim Woman in the Checkout Queue
by Brett M. Christensen April 8, 2013Message tells the story of how a Muslim woman in a British supermarket checkout queue was taken to task and put in her place by an elderly shopper after she made critical remarks about the cashier’s British flag lapel pin and the UK’s military involvement in Afghanistan.
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Phishing ScamsScams
‘Your PayPal Account Was Deleted’ Phishing Scam
by Brett M. Christensen April 3, 2013Email purporting to be from PayPal claims that the recipient’s PayPal account has been deleted and he or she must click a “Recover Account” link to get the account back.
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Long-circulated message claims that the late US comedian Robin Williams came up with a “perfect plan” for achieving peace in the world, which he delivered during a speech in New York.
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Hoaxes
Urban Legend – Couple Arrested at Airport with Dead Baby Stuffed With Drugs
by Brett M. Christensen March 22, 2013Circulating message claims that police who detained a young couple with a baby at a Las Vegas airport discovered that the baby was dead and that its body had been packed with illegal drugs.
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Hoaxes
March 2013 – Five Fridays, Five Saturdays, Five Sundays
by Brett M. Christensen March 19, 2013Circulating message claims that March 2013 will feature 5 Fridays, 5 Saturdays and 5 Sundays, a special calendar event that only occurs once every 823 years.
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Phishing ScamsScams
‘Confidential Document’ Google Docs Phishing Scam
by Brett M. Christensen March 18, 2013Email asks the recipient to click a link to view an important confidential document in Google Docs.
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Phishing ScamsScams
AOL Password Phishing Scam – ‘TJ2117 Virus Detected’
by Brett M. Christensen March 15, 2013Email purporting to be from AOL claims that a TJ2117 virus has been detected in the recipient’s computer folders and he or she must click a link to login and switch to a secure anti virus system.
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Phishing ScamsScams
Westpac ‘3 Incorrect Logins’ Phishing Scam
by Brett M. Christensen March 13, 2013Outline Email purporting to be from Australian bank Westpac, claims that the recipient’s account has been limited due to three incorrect login…