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A widely circulated social media message asks for help identifying a young man killed by a train in Melbourne, Australia in September 2012.

A photograph circulating via Facebook depicts a smiling man riding a motorbike across the outstretched hands of children lying on the ground in a row.

Yet another phishing scam is targeting Apple users.  At first glance, the email appears to be an official Apple receipt for a recent purchase.

"Trending WorldWide" Facebook Page offers users the chance to win Christmas trips to New York, luxury stays in Phuket, and Lord Howe Island getaways.

For several years, fraudulent emails claiming to be from the Canada Revenue Agency have been targeting Canadian taxpayers.

According to various posts that are circulating via social media, actor Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson has died during a stunt gone wrong.

According to this email, which purports to be from Australian telecommunications giant Telstra, your account payment method has expired. 

Message claims you can help the mother of a severely injured 14-year-old boy pay for lifesaving surgery simply by sending on the same message to others.

Circulating messages warn people not to drink Pepsi products because a Pepsi worker has contaminated the beverage with his HIV infected blood.

Post being shared on Facebook claims that everyone can click to get free flight tickets courtesy of UK airline easyJet.

Message currently circulating via Facebook warns you not to accept anything from a person called Fabrizio Brambilla because he is a hacker. 

Circulating messages warn people to watch out for fake doctors who are going door to door offering to measure your blood sugar levels for free. 

A post currently making its way around Facebook warns you not to accept a friendship request from a person named James Wood.

Message claims heart doctors recommend that recipients learn 'Cough CPR', a procedure that involves vigorous coughing as a potential means of surviving a heart attack when alone.

Circulating message claims that HIV carriers in Thailand have deliberately contaminated canned fruit in a factory by dripping their blood into the food.

Circulating story claims that a man has been found alive after being trapped underground in a Chinese mine for seventeen years.

Message warns shoppers to always check their receipts before leaving the check-out because people are being caught out by a scam in which unscrupulous cashiers add unauthorized cash back requests to transactions.

Message claims that staring at a BBQ fire while wearing contact lenses can cause the lenses to melt and lead to permanent blindness.

Canadian airline WestJet joins a long list of other airlines that have been targeted in Facebook survey scams in recent years.

Message warns that simply accepting an email from a sender called Simon Ashton (simon_25_@hotmail.co.uk) will allow him to hack your email account

Vodafone customers should watch out for fraudulent emails claiming that their Vodafone bill is ready.

Circulating report claims that a retired CIA agent on his deathbed has confessed to assassinating Marilyn Monroe and a number of other people on orders from the American Government.

According to this "reminder" email, I have an outstanding balance in my account of $3124.

Email claims that the sender requires a part-time personal assistant to handle financial activities and run various errands in return for a generous weekly wage.

According to a Facebook Page that calls itself "Walt Disney World Rt.", you can get a bag containing a Disney World trip for five, sweets, and other prizes just by sharing and commenting on a giveaway post.