Articles recently published or updated on hoax-slayer.com. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/latest-information.html Copyright 2012 Brett M.Christensen en hoax-slayer@hoax-slayer.com(Brett Christensen) Email purporting to be an alert from Norton Antivirus claims that, due to detection of unusual email activity, the recipient must immediately follow a link to protect his or her email account. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/norton-email-account-phishing-scam.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/norton-email-account-phishing-scam.shtml Wed, 16 May 2012 03:24:00 GMT Email purporting to be from Paypal claims that the company needs the recipient's help to resolve an account issue and that the account has been limited until "a little bit more information" about the account holder has been provided. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/paypal-help-resolve-issue-scam.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/paypal-help-resolve-issue-scam.shtml Tue, 15 May 2012 00:32:00 GMT Message claims that, every time a text or social media message is sent on, AT&T, Verizon or Facebook will donate money to help pay for surgery on a 14 year old boy who was shot six times by his stepfather while attempting to protect his young sister. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/boy-shot-stepfather-text-message-hoax.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/boy-shot-stepfather-text-message-hoax.shtml Mon, 14 May 2012 23:04:00 GMT Message circulating on Facebook warns Page owners to watch out for emails from a person claiming to be from the boy-band One Direction that asks for permission to be a Page admin. According to the message, just clicking the link in the email will automatically allow the "hacker" access to the page. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/one-direction-page-hacker-warning.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/one-direction-page-hacker-warning.shtml Mon, 14 May 2012 04:58:00 GMT Email claims that the recipient's Windows Live Hotmail Account has been blocked because someone may have used the account to send out junk messages. The recipient is advised to follow a link to reactivate the blocked account. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/windows-live-blocked-phishing-scam.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/windows-live-blocked-phishing-scam.shtml Mon, 14 May 2012 00:55:00 GMT Widely circulated email features a series of attached photographs depicting huge and intricate "quilt" patterns made in snow by artist Simon Beck. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/quilts-in-the-snow.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/quilts-in-the-snow.shtml Fri, 11 May 2012 04:19:00 GMT Email claims that an attached image showing a large shark very close behind a scuba-diving couple is a real photograph taken during a family holiday in Australia. During 2012, a new - and equally fake - image began circulating that featured the very same shark positioned behind a different diver. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/shark-behind-divers.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/shark-behind-divers.shtml Thu, 10 May 2012 23:58:00 GMT Message appearing on Facebook claims that all Facebook users can receive a free pair of Oakley sunglasses just by following a link in the post. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/oakleys-survey-scam.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/oakleys-survey-scam.shtml Thu, 10 May 2012 02:58:00 GMT Warning message claims that criminals in the UK are placing infant car seats containing fake babies on the sides of rural roads as a means of tricking potential victims into stopping their cars so that gang members can rape and rob them as part of a gang initiation. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/infant-car-seat-gang-warning.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/infant-car-seat-gang-warning.shtml Wed, 09 May 2012 23:29:00 GMT Circulating email warns that mobile phone numbers in Australia are "going public" next month and claims that consumers will be charged for calls made to them by telemarketing companies. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/do-not-call-register.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/do-not-call-register.shtml Wed, 09 May 2012 02:45:00 GMT Emails purporting to be from Amazon.com claim that a recent Amazon order has been successfully cancelled and invite recipients to click a link to view details about the cancelled order. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/fake-amazon-cancellation.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/fake-amazon-cancellation.shtml Tue, 08 May 2012 23:05:00 GMT Email, purporting to be from Australia's Commonwealth Bank, claims that the recipient's online account access has been suspended until he or she verifies identity and account details via a link in the message. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/commonwealth-bank-phishing-scam.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/commonwealth-bank-phishing-scam.shtml Mon, 07 May 2012 05:16:00 GMT Circulating message protesting the cruel treatment of circus elephants features as evidence a photograph of a baby elephant beside its mother. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/baby-elephant-circus-protest.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/baby-elephant-circus-protest.shtml Mon, 07 May 2012 03:52:00 GMT Phone text message claims that the recipient has been selected to receive a $1000 Walmart gift card. The recipient is instructed to visit a website and enter a code to claim the prize. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/walmart-gift-card-text-scam.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/walmart-gift-card-text-scam.shtml Fri, 04 May 2012 04:16:00 GMT Emails claiming to be from YouTube ask recipients if the sender can use their photos or videos on a YouTube home page. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/youtube-pharmacy-spam.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/youtube-pharmacy-spam.shtml Fri, 04 May 2012 01:49:00 GMT Social media message claims that an attached photograph depicts the world's largest tortoise, found in the Amazon River, being transported along a roadway strapped to the bed of a large truck. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/worlds-largest-tortoise.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/worlds-largest-tortoise.shtml Fri, 04 May 2012 01:04:00 GMT Message circulating on Facebook warns that scammers are blocking admins on all Facebook Groups so that the group admins cannot see the scam posts that are being put on the group pages. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/blocking-admins-fb-warning.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/blocking-admins-fb-warning.shtml Tue, 01 May 2012 02:58:00 GMT Email, purporting to be from large banking group Santander, claims that, due to a scheduled security software upgrade, the recipient must click a link to upgrade their account immediately. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/santander-phishing-scam.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/santander-phishing-scam.shtml Mon, 30 Apr 2012 05:35:00 GMT Email purporting to be from Apple claims that the recipient must follow a link to verify his or her Apple Store account details within 48 hours or risk having the account deactivated. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/apple-account-phishing-scam.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/apple-account-phishing-scam.shtml Mon, 30 Apr 2012 03:09:00 GMT Email from Google Blogger notes that legacy Blogger accounts will no longer be accessible after May 30, 2012 unless users migrate their blog to the Google Account system. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/legacy-blogger-message.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/legacy-blogger-message.shtml Mon, 30 Apr 2012 01:56:00 GMT Email purporting to be from Microsoft claims that a new security update has been released and instructs recipients to follow a link to install the update with "just one click". http://www.hoax-slayer.com/microsoft-anti-spoofing-update-scam.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/microsoft-anti-spoofing-update-scam.shtml Fri, 27 Apr 2012 02:30:00 GMT Message appearing on Facebook claims that users can get a free pair of Ray-Ban sunglasses by clicking a link in the post. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/free-ray-bans-survey-scam.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/free-ray-bans-survey-scam.shtml Thu, 26 Apr 2012 10:46:00 GMT Protest message claims that "In God We Trust" was intentionally omitted from the new United States Presidential $1 Coins issued in 2007. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/presidential-coin-omit-god.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/presidential-coin-omit-god.shtml Thu, 26 Apr 2012 01:31:00 GMT Warnings circulating via social media and email claim that many thousands of people may lose their Internet connections in July 2012 unless they check for and remove a malware infection from their computers. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/july-thousands-lose-internet.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/july-thousands-lose-internet.shtml Thu, 26 Apr 2012 00:42:00 GMT Email purporting to be from the "Facebook Team" claims that the recipient has won $100,000 in the Facebook Sweepstakes and needs to report to the nearest Facebook Office to arrange collection of the prize. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/facebook-sweepstakes-scam.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/facebook-sweepstakes-scam.shtml Wed, 25 Apr 2012 04:57:00 GMT Message circulating on Facebook that describes an incident in which an Autistic child and his mother were poorly treated by staff at a Seaford Subway store asks recipients to boycott the store and call the store manager to protest. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/subway-autism-boycott-message.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/subway-autism-boycott-message.shtml Tue, 24 Apr 2012 01:01:00 GMT Circulating messages warn people not to drink Pepsi because a Pepsi worker has contaminated bottles with his HIV infected blood. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/pepsi-hiv-hoax.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/pepsi-hiv-hoax.shtml Mon, 23 Apr 2012 11:48:00 GMT Circulating photograph purportedly shows a 22 foot 2500 pound Crocodile killed near a village on Africa's Niger River. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/niger-river-22-foot-croc.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/niger-river-22-foot-croc.shtml Mon, 23 Apr 2012 06:20:00 GMT Messages purporting to be from Yahoo, BT Internet and other email service providers claims that a DGTFX virus has been detected in the recipient's email folders and he or she must reply with account details or risk account deactivation. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/dgtfx-virus-phishing-scam.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/dgtfx-virus-phishing-scam.shtml Mon, 23 Apr 2012 04:30:00 GMT Email purporting to be from Bank of America claims that the recipient's account has shown unusual activity and that he or she must sign in to verify bank login details. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/bank-america-update-scam.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/bank-america-update-scam.shtml Mon, 23 Apr 2012 04:01:00 GMT Circulating message claims that June 2012 will feature 5 Fridays, 5 Saturdays and 5 Sundays, a configuration that occurs only once every 823 years. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/june-2012-823-years-hoax.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/june-2012-823-years-hoax.shtml Mon, 23 Apr 2012 01:04:00 GMT Circulating set of photographs depict elephants strolling through the reception area of the Mfuwe Lodge in Zambia's South Luangwa National Park. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/mfuwe-lodge-elephants.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/mfuwe-lodge-elephants.shtml Fri, 20 Apr 2012 04:14:00 GMT Email forward tells the story of two Egyptian children who were buried alive by their murderous father but miraculously survived underground for fifteen days with the help of a "man wearing shiny white clothes, with bleeding wounds in his hands". http://www.hoax-slayer.com/egypt-murder-miracle.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/egypt-murder-miracle.shtml Fri, 20 Apr 2012 01:54:00 GMT Email purporting to be from Verizon Wireless claims that the recipient's current bill is available online and invites him or her to click a link to view and pay the bill. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/verizon-bill-malware-emails.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/verizon-bill-malware-emails.shtml Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:52:00 GMT Message claims that aircraft company Boeing is set to launch its Boeing 797, a new 1000 passenger jet that sports a radical Blended Wing design. The message features several images supposedly depicting a Boeing 797. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/boeing-797-hoax.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/boeing-797-hoax.shtml Thu, 19 Apr 2012 05:49:00 GMT Message appearing on Facebook Walls claims that users can switch to a green Facebook Profile by clicking a link in the post. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/switch-to-green-survey-scam.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/switch-to-green-survey-scam.shtml Thu, 19 Apr 2012 01:47:00 GMT Spam emails invite recipients to "Click here to see the attached photos", "Click here to see the attached video", "Click here to read this message" and other similar messages. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/windows-live-phishing-spam.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/windows-live-phishing-spam.shtml Thu, 19 Apr 2012 00:28:00 GMT Email purporting to be from Yahoo claims that the recipient's email account limit has been exceeded and warns that the account will be suspended if it is not verified within 24 hours. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/yahoo-account-exceeded.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/yahoo-account-exceeded.shtml Tue, 17 Apr 2012 05:07:00 GMT Issue 129 of the Hoax-Slayer Newsletter is now available for viewing online. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/issue-129.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/issue-129.shtml Mon, 16 Apr 2012 05:19:00 GMT Message circulating on Facebook claims that Facebook will soon start charging for access but those who repost the message on their walls will get to keep their free accounts if their Facebook icon turns blue. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/facebook-icon-blue-hoax.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/facebook-icon-blue-hoax.shtml Mon, 16 Apr 2012 03:37:00 GMT The claims in the warning are false. RockMelt is a new social networking focused web browser. It is not a virus and does not contain malicious content. Depending on the choices that users make when installing the browser, RockMelt may send invitations to people on your Friends list. However, these invitations do not carry a virus. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/rockmelt-virus-warning-hoax.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/rockmelt-virus-warning-hoax.shtml Mon, 16 Apr 2012 02:44:00 GMT Message claims that smartphone instant messaging application WhatsApp needs its users to re-send the same message to everyone on their contact lists to prove that they are active users because the company's "servers have recently been really full". The message warns that the accounts of users who do not send on the information will become inactive. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/whatsapp-servers-full-hoax.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/whatsapp-servers-full-hoax.shtml Sat, 14 Apr 2012 02:29:00 GMT Message claims that a cup of water boiled in a microwave oven can "blow up" and cause injury. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/microwave-water.html http://www.hoax-slayer.com/microwave-water.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 01:53:00 GMT Email purporting to be from UK based banking group HSBC claims that the recipient's account has been suspended because the Internet Banking Password was entered incorrectly three times. The message instructs recipients to click a link to restore account access. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/hsbc-phishing-scam.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/hsbc-phishing-scam.shtml Thu, 12 Apr 2012 00:33:00 GMT Widely circulated message, which features a video showing a horrendous collision between an SUV and a large truck, claims that the footage was captured by a State Trooper's dash cam. The message suggests that the video graphically illustrates the dangers of driver inattention due to texting, reading or other distractions. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/suv-truck-smash-video.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/suv-truck-smash-video.shtml Wed, 11 Apr 2012 05:28:00 GMT Circulating message warns that major freeways around Johannesburg South Africa will be deliberately blocked by trucking and logistics companies on 25th April 2012 as a protest against the government's proposed implementation of a new toll system. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/joburg-freeway-shutdown-warning.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/joburg-freeway-shutdown-warning.shtml Wed, 11 Apr 2012 01:10:00 GMT Message warns users that have a Page on Facebook to watch out for links with the words "Visit The New Facebook" because following such links will allow a hacker to steal their information. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/facebook-page-hacker-warning.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/facebook-page-hacker-warning.shtml Tue, 10 Apr 2012 23:25:00 GMT Email claims that the recipient has won a large sum of money in a "Promotion Award" operated by search engine giant, Google. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/google-promotion-award-scam.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/google-promotion-award-scam.shtml Thu, 05 Apr 2012 05:00:00 GMT Emails purporting to be from US Airways claim to contain a flight confirmation code and suggest that users click a link to check in online and confirm reservation details. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/us-airways-malware.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/us-airways-malware.shtml Thu, 05 Apr 2012 01:09:00 GMT Message circulating via social media describes an incident at a school in which Alex, a wheelchair bound student with Cerebral Palsy, was not given the chance to participate in a choral performance with his classmates. The message includes a photograph of Alex sitting alone to the side while other students perform. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/disabled-student-excluded.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/disabled-student-excluded.shtml Wed, 04 Apr 2012 05:35:00 GMT Email purporting to be from Apple claims that, as a special reward for long term customers, recipients can receive $100 credit at Australian Apple Stores simply by purchasing a $9 discount card. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/apple-discount-card-scam.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/apple-discount-card-scam.shtml Wed, 04 Apr 2012 01:55:00 GMT Messages circulating via social media websites suggest that toymaker Mattel create a "Hope Barbie" with no hair so that so that every little girl that is fighting cancer feels beautiful. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/hope-barbie-campaign.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/hope-barbie-campaign.shtml Tue, 03 Apr 2012 05:08:00 GMT Email purporting to be from ECU Australia claims that the recipient's ECU account has been limited due to a report of unauthorized credit card transactions and that he or she must therefore restore account access by submitting an attached form. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/ecu-phishing-scam.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/ecu-phishing-scam.shtml Tue, 03 Apr 2012 04:09:00 GMT Message that features an image of a small child with an injured face along with a poem about a child murdered by an abusive father exhorts recipients to repost the image and poem to show that they are against child abuse. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/daddy-it-hurts.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/daddy-it-hurts.shtml Tue, 03 Apr 2012 02:09:00 GMT Social media driven protest message claims that Christian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani has been executed in Iran and asks why church and government authorities have not raised an international outcry about the pastor's death. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/youcef-nadarkhani-protest-message.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/youcef-nadarkhani-protest-message.shtml Wed, 28 Mar 2012 00:28:00 GMT Email purporting to be from Australia's Westpac Bank claims that the recipient can have $35 credited to their account in exchange for filling in a short survey contained in an attached file. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/westpac-survey-phishing-scam.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/westpac-survey-phishing-scam.shtml Tue, 27 Mar 2012 04:02:00 GMT Email, purporting to be from eBay, claims that the user has tried to sign in from an unfamiliar computer and must therefore confirm his or her identity by clicking a link in the message. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/eBay-confirm-identity-scam.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/eBay-confirm-identity-scam.shtml Mon, 26 Mar 2012 08:25:00 GMT Circulating message asks users to watch out for teenager Taylor Siders who went missing from Hurricane High School on February 23, 2012. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/taylor-siders-missing.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/taylor-siders-missing.shtml Mon, 26 Mar 2012 06:17:00 GMT Email warning describes an incident in which a scammer, posing as a courier delivering an unexpected gift of wine and roses, stole the gift recipient's credit card details with the use of a portable card scanning device. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/flowers-wine-credit-card-scam.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/flowers-wine-credit-card-scam.shtml Mon, 26 Mar 2012 04:51:00 GMT Email purporting to be from the UK's Halifax Bank claims that new online banking authentication procedures are being introduced and that customers must therefore follow a link and confirm their online banking details. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/halifax-phishing-scam.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/halifax-phishing-scam.shtml Mon, 26 Mar 2012 03:44:00 GMT Emails purporting to be from Adobe claim that recipients can download an upgraded version of Adobe products by following links in the messages. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/adobe-upgrade-phishing.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/adobe-upgrade-phishing.shtml Wed, 21 Mar 2012 04:22:00 GMT Circulating protest message decries the "disgusting and un-patriotic" decision of a UK school to ban the wearing of Help for Heroes armbands by pupils after Easter, 2012. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/help-for-heroes-armbands-protest.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/help-for-heroes-armbands-protest.shtml Tue, 20 Mar 2012 03:57:00 GMT Message circulating on Facebook explains how to remove Timeline by adding an extension to the Chrome browser. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/get-rid-of-timeline-tip.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/get-rid-of-timeline-tip.shtml Tue, 20 Mar 2012 00:30:00 GMT Circulating Facebook message featuring a photograph of a little girl with a badly bruised face asks users to share the picture if they are against child abuse. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/share-against-child-abuse-post.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/share-against-child-abuse-post.shtml Thu, 15 Mar 2012 04:48:00 GMT Circulating message that features photographs of a young girl with a huge stomach claims that Facebook will donate $1 to help the child every time the post is shared. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/huge-stomach-child-hoax.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/huge-stomach-child-hoax.shtml Wed, 14 Mar 2012 04:24:00 GMT Messages purporting to be from financial software provider Intuit claim to contain information about a recent order and urge recipient to click a link to download a full invoice. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/intuit-malware-emails.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/intuit-malware-emails.shtml Wed, 14 Mar 2012 00:30:00 GMT Circulating text message claims that BlackBerry Messenger users must resend the information to others or risk having their service deactivated. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/bbm-full-servers-hoax.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/bbm-full-servers-hoax.shtml Tue, 13 Mar 2012 23:03:00 GMT Circulating Facebook post warns that users are getting suspended or banned from Facebook because people they have sent friend requests to have clicked "No" in response to the question "Do you know this person?" http://www.hoax-slayer.com/fb-friend-request-ban-warning.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/fb-friend-request-ban-warning.shtml Mon, 12 Mar 2012 03:28:00 GMT Message circulating via social media posts asks users to help find five year old Arwa who was reported missing in Mumbai India in January 2012. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/arwa-missing.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/arwa-missing.shtml Fri, 09 Mar 2012 00:28:00 GMT Message circulating via social media warns users not to add somebody called "Jason Lee", "Linda Smith", "Jason Allen" or "Amy Allen" to their friend list because it is a virus. Other versions warns users not to add Raquel Critelli or Kelly Hargrove. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/jason-lee-virus-hoax.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/jason-lee-virus-hoax.shtml Sat, 03 Mar 2012 05:07:00 GMT Message that features a photograph of hunters posing by a small truck filled with animal corpses decries the slaughter of the great wolves and asks that users pass on the picture to help stop the wolf killings. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/wolf-slaughter-protest.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/wolf-slaughter-protest.shtml Sat, 03 Mar 2012 00:02:00 GMT Circulating message claims that an attached image depicts a three headed cobra found on a roadway somewhere in India. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/three-headed-snake-hoax.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/three-headed-snake-hoax.shtml Fri, 02 Mar 2012 03:09:00 GMT Message circulating on Facebook claims that, as an anti-spam measure, users will be required to enter their social security numbers when they login to the network from April 2012. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/facebook-social-security-login-hoax.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/facebook-social-security-login-hoax.shtml Thu, 01 Mar 2012 23:48:00 GMT Email purporting to be from the British National Lottery claims that the recipient has won £1,500,000 in the British National Lottery Promo Programme http://www.hoax-slayer.com/british-lottery-promo-scam.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/british-lottery-promo-scam.shtml Wed, 29 Feb 2012 22:19:00 GMT Message claims that Australians have the right to be transferred to an Australian based representative if they have been connected to an overseas help centre when calling a company or service. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/tranfer-australian-phone-law.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/tranfer-australian-phone-law.shtml Fri, 24 Feb 2012 06:42:00 GMT Messages warn that a form of strawberry colored and scented methamphetamine dubbed "Strawberry Quick" is being distributed to school children. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/strawberry-quick-meth.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/strawberry-quick-meth.shtml Thu, 23 Feb 2012 23:08:00 GMT Circulating health message warns recipients not to eat shrimp or prawns while taking vitamin C because it can cause a chemical reaction that can lead to sudden death by arsenic poisoning. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/shrimp-vitamin-c-hoax.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/shrimp-vitamin-c-hoax.shtml Thu, 23 Feb 2012 01:21:00 GMT Emails and text messages claim that 13-year-old Ashley Flores is missing. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/ashley-flores.html http://www.hoax-slayer.com/ashley-flores.html Wed, 22 Feb 2012 05:13:00 GMT Message claims that Facebook will donate $1 to help a baby with a large growth on her face every time the baby's photograph is liked on Facebook. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/fb-dollar-cancer-hoax.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/fb-dollar-cancer-hoax.shtml Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:03:00 GMT Emails purporting to be from the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) claims that the recipient's Certified Public Accountant license may be revoked due to accusations of tax fraud. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/aicpa-malware-emails.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/aicpa-malware-emails.shtml Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:13:00 GMT Email purporting to be from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) claims that the recipient's IP address has been identified as distributing copyrighted content and instructs him or her to open an attached file to view details. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/riaa-malware-email.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/riaa-malware-email.shtml Tue, 21 Feb 2012 06:40:00 GMT 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. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/electric-fence-snake.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/electric-fence-snake.shtml Mon, 20 Feb 2012 23:15:00 GMT Email forward warns that drivers should not use cruise control in wet conditions because its use can cause the vehicle to accelerate and fly through the air if it hits standing water and hydroplanes. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/cruise-control-warning.html http://www.hoax-slayer.com/cruise-control-warning.html Mon, 20 Feb 2012 05:31:00 GMT Message purporting to be from Facebook claims that the recipient's Facebook Profile has completed its "100% Gold Status membership" thereby qualifying him or her for an award of $2.5 million. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/facebook-gold-advance-fee-scam.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/facebook-gold-advance-fee-scam.shtml Mon, 20 Feb 2012 04:30:00 GMT Email purporting to be from Hotmail Customer Care claims that the recipient must confirm his or her Hotmail account by replying with account login details within within a specified time frame or risk having the account closed down. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/windows-live-hotmail-phishing-scam.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/windows-live-hotmail-phishing-scam.shtml Thu, 16 Feb 2012 23:47:00 GMT Rapidly circulating social media message warns users not to interact with a person called 'Thomas Romany's Stuff' because he is trying to stalk women that have made contact with him to buy ugg boots. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/thomas-romany-warning.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/thomas-romany-warning.shtml Thu, 16 Feb 2012 06:09:00 GMT Message claims that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has partnered with Apple for a promotional event and that the recipient has won a free Apple iPhone and iPad that can be claimed by filling in a website survey. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/zuckerberg-apple-products-survey-scam.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/zuckerberg-apple-products-survey-scam.shtml Thu, 16 Feb 2012 03:15:00 GMT Message circulating on Facebook claims that live tortoises sealed in bags of herbal solution are being sold as souvenirs in China http://www.hoax-slayer.com/live-turtle-keyrings.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/live-turtle-keyrings.shtml Wed, 15 Feb 2012 04:47:00 GMT Message circulating via email and the blogosphere warns that Monster Energy Drinks claw "M" logo is actually made up of the Hebrew letter vav repeated three times to make the number 666 and is therefore the mark of Satan. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/monster-666.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/monster-666.shtml Wed, 15 Feb 2012 01:42:00 GMT Circulating Facebook message that features a photograph of a man driving a motorbike across the hands of a number of children lying on the ground calls on users to share the image as a means of combating child abuse. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/motorbike-childrens-hands.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/motorbike-childrens-hands.shtml Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:23:00 GMT Email purporting to be from the IRS warns recipients that they have received a penalty for not submitting a tax return by the specified deadline but invites them to click a link to apply for an exemption. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/irs-penalty-scam.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/irs-penalty-scam.shtml Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:18:00 GMT Message circulating on Facebook that includes a photograph of a badly injured puppy claims that the Humane Society will donate $1 towards an operation to help the dog every time the photo is shared. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/abused-puppy-hoax.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/abused-puppy-hoax.shtml Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:01:00 GMT Social media message tells the tale of a woman who narrowly escaped being attacked by a convicted rapist who hid in the back seat of her car when she went to pay for petrol at a garage in Longton UK. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/backseat-rapist.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/backseat-rapist.shtml Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:17:00 GMT Circulating message claims that a woman in India has just broken the world record after giving birth to eleven babies at once. The message includes a photograph depicting eleven babies with a medical team. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/eleven-babies-hoax.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/eleven-babies-hoax.shtml Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:39:00 GMT Email message claims an attached image depicts a rock formation in Burma that resembles a mother and son praying by a lake. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/burma-rock-formation.html http://www.hoax-slayer.com/burma-rock-formation.html Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:32:00 GMT Circulating message that features a photograph depicting pigs confined to very small cages claims that the photograph was taken on an American factory farm and that the pigs are kept in the tight cages so that they will fatten up more quickly because their movement is restricted. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/caged-pigs-protest-message.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/caged-pigs-protest-message.shtml Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:03:00 GMT Message circulating on Facebook warns Zinga players not to click on Adobe Flash Player Update popup messages because the messages are trojans. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/zynga-adobe-trojan-warning.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/zynga-adobe-trojan-warning.shtml Wed, 01 Feb 2012 01:11:00 GMT Protest emails claim that refugees receive a substantially higher monthly payment from the Australian government than do Australian pensioners. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/refugee-payment-hoax.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/refugee-payment-hoax.shtml Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:47:00 GMT Facebook message that includes a series of photographs of a baby with a severe skin rash claims that Facebook will pay three cents to help the child every time that the message is shared or liked. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/baby-skin-rash-facebook-hoax.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/baby-skin-rash-facebook-hoax.shtml Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:02:00 GMT Long circulated story relates how a racist airline passenger receives her comeuppance from airline staff. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/racist-airline-passenger.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/racist-airline-passenger.shtml Mon, 30 Jan 2012 04:08:00 GMT Circulating message describes the making of mechanically separated chicken and includes a photograph of the resulting chicken paste. The message claims that mechanically separated chicken is used to make McDonald's chicken nuggets. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/pre-chicken-nugget-meat-paste.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/pre-chicken-nugget-meat-paste.shtml Mon, 30 Jan 2012 01:07:00 GMT Circulating image shows a sign posted in the window of a McDonald's store that informs African-American customers that they are required to pay more due to a string of robberies. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/seriously-mcdonalds-hoax.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/seriously-mcdonalds-hoax.shtml Wed, 25 Jan 2012 06:05:00 GMT Message that includes a photograph of a baby with a severe cranial deformity asks users to share the picture as a way of collecting prayers to help the child. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/baby-brain-disorder.share.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/baby-brain-disorder.share.shtml Tue, 24 Jan 2012 03:47:00 GMT Email purporting to be from the Seattle Police Department claims that the recipient has been given a traffic ticket for speeding. Recipients are invited to click a link to plead their case. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/seattle-traffic-ticket-malware.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/seattle-traffic-ticket-malware.shtml Fri, 20 Jan 2012 04:11:00 GMT Circulating hoax message warns users not to make any contact with a person with the screen-name "DreamWeaverGrey" because he is a suspect in the murders of 56 women that he met through the Internet. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/dreamweavergrey-contact-warning.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/dreamweavergrey-contact-warning.shtml Fri, 20 Jan 2012 01:37:00 GMT Message circulating on Facebook claims that Facebook will donate $1 per share to help a sick baby shown in an accompanying photograph. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/sick-baby-dollar-share-hoax.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/sick-baby-dollar-share-hoax.shtml Wed, 18 Jan 2012 23:01:00 GMT Email purporting to be from Western Union claims that, due to a database update, recipients must follow a link in the message and update their online profile or risk having the account limited. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/western-union-database-update-scam.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/western-union-database-update-scam.shtml Wed, 18 Jan 2012 02:55:00 GMT Various messages posted on Facebook claim that, by following a link and installing a Facebook application, you can see who has been viewing your Facebook Profile or find out who has been stalking you. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/facebook-profile-tracker-scams.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/facebook-profile-tracker-scams.shtml Tue, 17 Jan 2012 02:37:00 GMT Message purporting to be from FBI deputy director Timothy P. Murphy, claims that the FBI has gathered information that indicates that the recipient has been involved with many illegal and fraudulent activities and will soon be arrested if he or she does not reply to clear his or her name. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/fbi-advance-fee-scam.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/fbi-advance-fee-scam.shtml Mon, 16 Jan 2012 04:30:00 GMT Circulating message claims that smartphone instant messaging application WhatsApp is about to start charging users for service but that this charge can be avoided by sending the same message to ten people. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/whats-app-hoax.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/whats-app-hoax.shtml Sun, 15 Jan 2012 09:12:00 GMT Email purporting to be from UK based internet and telecommunications company TalkTalk claims that the recipient's TalkTalk service will be cancelled unless account details are verified. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/talk-talk-phishing-scam.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/talk-talk-phishing-scam.shtml Sat, 14 Jan 2012 01:19:00 GMT Circulating protest message claims that Casey Anthony, reviled mother of murdered two year old Caylee Anthony, is set to make a lot of money via a movie and book deal. The message asks users to boycott any such book or movie. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/casey-anthony-book-deal-protest.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/casey-anthony-book-deal-protest.shtml Fri, 13 Jan 2012 05:39:00 GMT Over recent years, Facebook has been plagued by the type of nefarious scheme that we refer to collectively as survey scams. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/what-is-a-survey-scam.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/what-is-a-survey-scam.shtml Thu, 12 Jan 2012 05:54:00 GMT Email purporting to be from LinkedIn claims that the recipient has been sent a message that they can view by clicking a link. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/linkedin-phramacy-spam.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/linkedin-phramacy-spam.shtml Thu, 12 Jan 2012 01:49:00 GMT Social media messages claim that popular singer Rihanna has died in a plane crash http://www.hoax-slayer.com/rihanna-alive.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/rihanna-alive.shtml Wed, 11 Jan 2012 22:07:00 GMT Circulating social media message includes a graphic and disturbing image of a German Shepherd with its face partially blown off after youths placed a firecracker in its mouth. The message asks users to share if they are against the mistreatment of animals. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/firecracker-dog-mouth.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/firecracker-dog-mouth.shtml Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:34:00 GMT Message circulating on Facebook that includes a photograph of a baby with what appears to be a large growth on his or her face, claims that Facebook will pay three cents to help the child for every time the picture is shared. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/child-three-cents-per-share-cancer.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/child-three-cents-per-share-cancer.shtml Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:28:00 GMT Message circulating on Facebook warns people to watch out for for a man named Thierry Mairot because he is attempting to contact children on Facebook to talk about sex http://www.hoax-slayer.com/thierry-mairot-rumour.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/thierry-mairot-rumour.shtml Mon, 09 Jan 2012 09:16:00 GMT Circulating message claims that you can help provide food for abused and neglected animals simply by clicking a button on the Animal Rescue Site. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/animal-rescue-site-email.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/animal-rescue-site-email.shtml Mon, 09 Jan 2012 02:42:00 GMT Circulating message claims that Cornwall's Eden Project and other outlets have issued a recall of red and black bracelets made from Jequirity beans because the beans contain a highly toxic substance. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/eden-project-bracelet-recall.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/eden-project-bracelet-recall.shtml Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:31:00 GMT Message appearing on Facebook claims that users can switch the colour of their profile from blue to pink by clicking a link. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/pink-facebook-survey-scam.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/pink-facebook-survey-scam.shtml Fri, 06 Jan 2012 01:12:00 GMT Circulating social media message warns users that accepting friend requests from Tanner Dwyer, Christopher Butterfield, Stefania Colac or Alejando Spiljner can allow hackers to access your computer and steal personal information. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/tanner-dwyer-friend-request-hoax.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/tanner-dwyer-friend-request-hoax.shtml Thu, 05 Jan 2012 01:04:00 GMT Message that features a graphic image of a car accident includes a transcript of the last words supposedly uttered by a young woman who died in the accident. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/drink-drive-warning.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/drink-drive-warning.shtml Wed, 04 Jan 2012 06:17:00 GMT Circulating social media messages claim that KiK Messenger is a hacking tool or virus that can steal your personal information. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/kik-messenger-hacker-hoax.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/kik-messenger-hacker-hoax.shtml Wed, 04 Jan 2012 01:10:00 GMT Emails, purporting to be from Amazon.com, supposedly provide shipping and order details about recent purchases and urge recipients to follow links to track the package or manage orders. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/fake-amazon-order-malware-emails.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/fake-amazon-order-malware-emails.shtml Fri, 30 Dec 2011 06:50:00 GMT Message appearing on Facebook claims that users can receive a free Shell Gas Card worth $100 by clicking a link in the post. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/shell-gas-card-survey-scam.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/shell-gas-card-survey-scam.shtml Fri, 30 Dec 2011 00:46:00 GMT Circulating social media message asks users to keep publicising information about the theft of five Tibetan Spaniels. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/stolen-tibetan-spaniels.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/stolen-tibetan-spaniels.shtml Fri, 30 Dec 2011 00:32:00 GMT Message appearing on Facebook claims that uses who click a link will receive a free $50 gift card from variety store chain Dollar General. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/dollar-general-gift-card-survey-scam.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/dollar-general-gift-card-survey-scam.shtml Thu, 29 Dec 2011 06:47:00 GMT Widely circulated video depicts a dog dragging another dog to the side of a busy road while dodging oncoming traffic. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/hero-dog-highway-rescue.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/hero-dog-highway-rescue.shtml Thu, 29 Dec 2011 05:07:00 GMT Message circulating on Facebook asks users to share or repost to show their support for the relatives of a family slain on Christmas Day by a man dressed as Santa. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/santa-support-message.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/santa-support-message.shtml Thu, 29 Dec 2011 03:29:00 GMT Email warns that a serial killer is using a recording of a crying baby to lure potential victims out of their houses. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/crying-baby-hoax.html http://www.hoax-slayer.com/crying-baby-hoax.html Wed, 28 Dec 2011 04:51:00 GMT Post appearing on Facebook claims that users can receive a free Walgreens gift card by following a link in the message. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/walgreens-gift-card-survey-scam.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/walgreens-gift-card-survey-scam.shtml Wed, 28 Dec 2011 02:48:00 GMT Email claims that an accompanying image is a photograph of the hands of God in storm clouds. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/hands-of-god.html http://www.hoax-slayer.com/hands-of-god.html Tue, 27 Dec 2011 01:36:00 GMT Jon Bon Jovi is alive and well. The message is a hoax and should not be reposted. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/bon-jovi-death-hoax.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/bon-jovi-death-hoax.shtml Mon, 19 Dec 2011 23:28:00 GMT Email claiming to be from Blizzard Entertainment accuses the recipients of trying to sell their World of Warcraft accounts and claims that they must follow a link and verify their account ownership or risk having the account disabled. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/world-of-warcraft-phishing-scam.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/world-of-warcraft-phishing-scam.shtml Mon, 19 Dec 2011 06:53:00 GMT Email purporting to be from PayPal claims that the recipient's credit card has been removed from the PayPal account and that he or she should follow a link to rectify the issue. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/paypal-credit-card-changed.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/paypal-credit-card-changed.shtml Mon, 19 Dec 2011 00:57:00 GMT Circulating image purportedly shows an old article clipping in which Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard states that she understands homosexual rights because she is in a lesbian relationship. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/gillard-lesbian-relationship-hoax.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/gillard-lesbian-relationship-hoax.shtml Mon, 12 Dec 2011 02:13:00 GMT Message appearing on Facebook claims that users can get free Costco Gift Cards just by following a link. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/costco-survey-scam.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/costco-survey-scam.shtml Mon, 12 Dec 2011 02:13:00 GMT Message appearing on Facebook claims that users can eat at the Cheesecake Factory for free by following a link to claim a gift card. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/cheese-cake-factory-survey-scam.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/cheese-cake-factory-survey-scam.shtml Mon, 12 Dec 2011 02:13:00 GMT Circulating message tells the story of teenager Carmen Winstead who supposedly died after being pushed into a sewer by school bullies. The message claims that Carmen's ghost returned to exact revenge on the bullies and continues to come back and kill those who do not resend her story. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/carmen-winstead-ghost.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/carmen-winstead-ghost.shtml Sun, 11 Dec 2011 06:15:00 GMT Emails, purportedly from online classifieds website Craigslist, claim that the recipient's Craigslist account has been blocked and he or she must follow links in the messages to confirm account details. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/craigslist-account-phishing-scam.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/craigslist-account-phishing-scam.shtml Sat, 10 Dec 2011 22:42:00 GMT Messages being posted on Facebook claim that users can get free JB Hi-Fi vouchers just by clicking a link. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/jb-hifi-survey-scam.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/jb-hifi-survey-scam.shtml Fri, 09 Dec 2011 11:46:00 GMT Emails purporting to be from South African bank, ABSA, claim that recipients must validate their Banking Profile or confirm their identity by following links in the messages. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/absa-phishing-emails.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/absa-phishing-emails.shtml Wed, 07 Dec 2011 06:55:00 GMT Email purporting to be from Delta Air Lines provides details of a supposed ticket purchase and instructs recipients to follow a link to review flight information. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/delta-airlines-malware-email.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/delta-airlines-malware-email.shtml Wed, 07 Dec 2011 02:38:00 GMT Emails purporting to be ticket order notifications from American Airlines claim that the recipient can follow a link or open an attachment to print out airline tickets. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/american-airlines-malware-emails.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/american-airlines-malware-emails.shtml Wed, 07 Dec 2011 02:38:00 GMT Email petition that claims to be sponsored by MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) asks recipients to sign the message and send it to others. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/madd-petition.html http://www.hoax-slayer.com/madd-petition.html Tue, 06 Dec 2011 05:36:00 GMT Email forward claims that sensitive personal information such as credit card numbers is routinely encoded on electronic hotel key cards and this represents a security risk to hotel guests. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/hotel-key-card.html http://www.hoax-slayer.com/hotel-key-card.html Sat, 03 Dec 2011 05:26:00 GMT Message warns recipients that cell phone numbers are set to be released to telemarketing companies this month and that consumers will be charged for incoming calls from these companies. The message urges people to register on the Do Not Call list to have their cell phone numbers blocked from such calls. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/cellphone-numbers-going-public.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/cellphone-numbers-going-public.shtml Fri, 02 Dec 2011 05:03:00 GMT Widely circulated video appears to show a pickup truck "catching" the front of a landing passenger jet with failed landing gear thereby saving the aircraft and its passengers from disaster. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/landing-plane-truck.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/landing-plane-truck.shtml Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:59:00 GMT Message appearing on Facebook Walls claims that the user can get 5000 Facebook credits for free just by following a link in the post. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/free-fb-credits-scam.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/free-fb-credits-scam.shtml Wed, 30 Nov 2011 02:21:00 GMT Warning message claims that 70 dogs have died from eating chicken jerky treats from China. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/chicken-jerky-dog-warning.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/chicken-jerky-dog-warning.shtml Tue, 29 Nov 2011 02:52:00 GMT Message circulating on Facebook warns Cafe World users not to click on an avatar named "BBQ ENTHUSIAST" because it is a "trojan horse virus". http://www.hoax-slayer.com/bbq-enthusiast-bogus-warning.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/bbq-enthusiast-bogus-warning.shtml Mon, 28 Nov 2011 04:36:00 GMT Social media message asks users to offer prayers for Karen Perry who lost all three of her children in a plane crash in November 2011. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/ http://www.hoax-slayer.com/ Mon, 28 Nov 2011 01:29:00 GMT Warning circulating on Facebook claims that mothers are being asked to post details of their children, such as name, birth date and weight at birth, so that scammers can falsely claim benefits in the children's names. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/baby-details-scam-warning.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/baby-details-scam-warning.shtml Thu, 24 Nov 2011 04:05:00 GMT Protest message circulating via social media claims that Cardiff City football club refused to donate a club shirt to place in the coffin of Lance Corporal Richard Scanlon, a soldier killed in Afghanistan despite a request for a shirt from the soldier's family. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/cardiff-club-shirt-donation-protest.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/cardiff-club-shirt-donation-protest.shtml Wed, 23 Nov 2011 22:42:00 GMT Message purporting to be from Facebook claims that the recipient's Facebook account has been reported for annoying or insulting other users and will be disabled if he or she does not confirm account details within 24 hours. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/facebook-violated-policies-phishing.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/facebook-violated-policies-phishing.shtml Wed, 23 Nov 2011 06:35:00 GMT Message circulating rapidly on Facebook warns users not to install the "Christmas tree app" because it is a destructive trojan virus. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/christmas-tree-app-hoax.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/christmas-tree-app-hoax.shtml Tue, 22 Nov 2011 22:54:00 GMT Messages circulating via email and social media claim that Sears is paying salary differences and maintaining benefits for its reservist employees even though they are not required by law to do so. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/sears-reservist-support.html http://www.hoax-slayer.com/sears-reservist-support.html Tue, 22 Nov 2011 06:05:00 GMT Email forward that features a series of colour photographs depicting the life and times of Adolf Hitler before and during the 2nd World War claims that the pictures were snapped by an American photographer working for Life magazine, who subsequently disappeared. According to the message, the images were lost for 70 years before they were discovered by a nurse at a Berlin hospital and eventually returned to Life. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/lost-hitler-pictures.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/lost-hitler-pictures.shtml Tue, 22 Nov 2011 02:55:00 GMT Message claims that a screensaver featuring the Budweiser Frogs contains a dangerous computer virus. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/budweiser-frogs.html http://www.hoax-slayer.com/budweiser-frogs.html Tue, 22 Nov 2011 00:01:00 GMT Phone text (SMS) messages claim that the recipient has won a substantial sum of money in an online lottery or promotion. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/sms-lottery-scam.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/sms-lottery-scam.shtml Mon, 21 Nov 2011 03:29:00 GMT Email notifies the recipient that a Skype TopUp payment of 69.99 GBP has been made via his or her PayPal account. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/skype-top-up-paypal-phishing-scam.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/skype-top-up-paypal-phishing-scam.shtml Fri, 18 Nov 2011 04:50:00 GMT For two or three frantic days in November, 2011, many Facebook News Feeds were hit by a wave of pornographic and violent images.This article is not about the spam attack itself but about how a series of inaccurate and misleading 'hacker' and 'virus' warnings, that circulated the network well before the attack, contributed greatly to the general confusion, and ultimately, just made matters worse. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/warnings-add-to-confusion.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/warnings-add-to-confusion.shtml Thu, 17 Nov 2011 05:32:00 GMT Circulating messages claims that people can send Christmas cards to recovering soldiers in the UK via the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/recovering-soldier-queen-elizabeth-hospital.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/recovering-soldier-queen-elizabeth-hospital.shtml Thu, 17 Nov 2011 00:31:00 GMT Message claims that people can send Christmas greetings to wounded soldiers by addressing cards to "A Recovering American soldier" care of the Walter Reed Army Medical Center. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/soldier-christmas-card.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/soldier-christmas-card.shtml Thu, 17 Nov 2011 00:31:00 GMT Emails and Facebook posts claim that Starbucks is giving away free gift cards and instruct users to click a link to claim their prize. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/starbucks-survey-spam.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/starbucks-survey-spam.shtml Wed, 16 Nov 2011 03:50:00 GMT Message circulating via email and social media warns South African consumers not to buy Albany Bread because it has been poisoned by disgruntled staff. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/albany-bread-poisoned-hoax.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/albany-bread-poisoned-hoax.shtml Mon, 14 Nov 2011 10:14:00 GMT Email, purporting to be from PayPal, claims that the recipient's account has been limited and that he or she must login via a link in the message to resolve the issue. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/paypal-verify-identity-phishing-scam.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/paypal-verify-identity-phishing-scam.shtml Fri, 11 Nov 2011 02:15:00 GMT Slideshow presentation claims that a friendly and thankful Great White Shark constantly follows a fisherman who once saves its life and the two have formed a "mutual affection". http://www.hoax-slayer.com/shark-love-hoax.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/shark-love-hoax.shtml Thu, 10 Nov 2011 23:37:00 GMT "Hacker alert" circulating on Facebook claims that, without your knowledge, hackers are posting insulting messages that appear to come from you on the walls of your friends. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/hackers-insulting-messages-facebook.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/hackers-insulting-messages-facebook.shtml Thu, 10 Nov 2011 06:40:00 GMT Email purporting to be from Red Bull offers to pay the recipient for placing Red Bull advertisements on his or her car. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/red-bull-laundering-scam.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/red-bull-laundering-scam.shtml Wed, 9 Nov 2011 01:18:00 GMT Widespread rumour claims that Facebook will close down for good on March 15, 2012. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/facebook-shutting-down-hoax.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/facebook-shutting-down-hoax.shtml Wed, 9 Nov 2011 00:20:00 GMT Message warns Muslims that the presence of a symbol comprising a red dot inside a red square on the packaging of some chocolate bars indicates that the product contains gelatin derived from pork. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/red-dot-red-square-chocolate-warning.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/red-dot-red-square-chocolate-warning.shtml Mon, 07 Nov 2011 00:53:00 GMT Email purporting to be from "IT Service Desk" claims that, due to a scheduled maintenance & upgrade, the user must reply with his or her email username and password to avoid service disruptions. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/it-service-desk-phishing-scam.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/it-service-desk-phishing-scam.shtml Sat, 05 Nov 2011 07:25:00 GMT Circulating social media message outlines the case of a two week old baby abandoned in a Sydney house. The message asks for prayers for the recovery of the baby and requests that users repost it if they are against child abuse. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/abandoned-sydney-baby-prayer-request.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/abandoned-sydney-baby-prayer-request.shtml Sat, 05 Nov 2011 00:51:00 GMT Facebook driven protest message that features a disturbing image of a small child being stepped on by a grown man, asks users who are against child abuse to "like" and "share" the message. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/fb-child-abuse-protest.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/fb-child-abuse-protest.shtml Thu, 03 Nov 2011 05:50:00 GMT Message circulating via social media decries the public and seemingly unjustified, shooting of a dog named "Parrot" by a police officer. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/dog-named-parrot-protest.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/dog-named-parrot-protest.shtml Thu, 03 Nov 2011 05:50:00 GMT Warning claims that people have died after ants have entered their skulls by way of the ears and began eating their brains. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/ants-brain-hoax.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/ants-brain-hoax.shtml Tue, 01 Nov 2011 05:38:00 GMT Circulating protest message claims that UK based stores Poundland and BodyShop have banned their staff from wearing Remembrance Day poppies. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/poundland-poppy-ban.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/poundland-poppy-ban.shtml Tue, 01 Nov 2011 02:03:00 GMT Message circulating on Facebook warns uses that an app that adds a pink tinge to your profile as a way of raising money for cancer actually installs a "keylogger malware" on your computer. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/facebook-pink-tinge-virus-warning.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/facebook-pink-tinge-virus-warning.shtml Tue, 25 Oct 2011 14:42:00 GMT Circulating messages warn uses that questions about cleaning out friends list appearing on Facebook contain viruses or are posted by hackers. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/cleaning-out-friends-list-messages.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/cleaning-out-friends-list-messages.shtml Tue, 25 Oct 2011 03:31:00 GMT Circulating message that contains a photograph of a police officer spraying mace at a young girl asks recipients to repost the information in the hope that the officer can be identified and dealt with. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/cop-macing-child.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/cop-macing-child.shtml Tue, 25 Oct 2011 03:31:00 GMT Email forward claims that the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) in South Africa is about to close down. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/spca-closing-down-hoax.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/spca-closing-down-hoax.shtml Sat, 22 Oct 2011 07:00:00 GMT Email purporting to be a notification from Facebook claims that the recipient has 1 lost message that can be retrieved by clicking a link. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/facebook-lost-message-spam.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/facebook-lost-message-spam.shtml Fri, 21 Oct 2011 06:30:00 GMT Circulating messages that contain graphic images of a severe foot injury claim that the injury was caused by mercury exposure after the victim stepped on a broken energy saving globe (CFL). http://www.hoax-slayer.com/mercury-exposure-foot-injury.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/mercury-exposure-foot-injury.shtml Fri, 21 Oct 2011 03:27:00 GMT Message circulating on Facebook claims that free of cost heart surgery for children is available at a Bangalore hospital and that users should share the post to help spread the word. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/free-heart-surgery-children-share.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/free-heart-surgery-children-share.shtml Wed, 19 Oct 2011 04:42:00 GMT Email forward warns that winds of up to 300 kilometres per hour are set to strike the Johannesburg region this weekend. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/johannesburg-300k-winds-hoax.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/johannesburg-300k-winds-hoax.shtml Fri, 14 Oct 2011 00:25:00 GMT Email purporting to be from Microsoft Canada instructs recipients to click a link in order to download and install a high priority security update for the Microsoft Windows Firewall and Security Center. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/firewall-security-center-update-trojan.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/firewall-security-center-update-trojan.shtml Thu, 13 Oct 2011 06:25:00 GMT Message circulating via Facebook asks users to say a prayer for a baby that was found in a bin and was being eaten by ants. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/baby-bin-prayer-request.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/baby-bin-prayer-request.shtml Wed, 12 Oct 2011 06:02:00 GMT Email purporting to be from AT&Tclaims that the recipient's account may be shut down if he or she does not verify the account by replying with username and password details. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/att-phishing-scam.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/att-phishing-scam.shtml Tue, 11 Oct 2011 02:59:00 GMT Circulating diatribe that condemns the conduct of Muslims and blames many of the world's ills on poor and lazy people is attributed to US comedian Bill Cosby. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/bill-cosby-damn-tired.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/bill-cosby-damn-tired.shtml Fri, 07 Oct 2011 06:43:00 GMT Circulating messages request people to save all types of bottle caps because the caps can be exchanged for free cancer treatment for children. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/plastic-caps-cancer-chemo-hoax.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/plastic-caps-cancer-chemo-hoax.shtml Thu, 22 Sep 2011 09:25:00 GMT Circulating social media message ask users to pray for the recovery of Jordon Mills. According to the message, Jordon is currently in intensive care due to "Chrons" and is in need of a miracle. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/jordon-mills-prayer-request.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/jordon-mills-prayer-request.shtml Thu, 22 Sep 2011 00:51:00 GMT Message circulating on Facebook warns that hackers are posting pornographic movies on the walls of Facebook users without their knowledge and that people should not open these movies because they are viruses. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/porn-movies-virus-warning.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/porn-movies-virus-warning.shtml Tue, 20 Sep 2011 11:37:00 GMT Emails purporting to be from Australia Post claim that the delivery of a package to the recipient has failed because of an addressing error. The messages instruct recipient to open an attached file to read more information about the package. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/australia-post-malware.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/australia-post-malware.shtml Mon, 19 Sep 2011 05:28:00 GMT Emails purporting to be from credit card providers claim that the recipient's credit card has been blocked due to a suspicious withdrawal. The messages instruct the recipient to open an attached file to view more detailed information. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/credit-card-blocked-malware.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/credit-card-blocked-malware.shtml Mon, 19 Sep 2011 00:32:00 GMT A widely circulated political diatribe that discusses perceived problems with modern Australian social and political life is attributed to conservative independent MP Bob Katter. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/bob-katter-labor-party-worst-nightmare.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/bob-katter-labor-party-worst-nightmare.shtml Thu, 15 Sep 2011 03:37:00 GMT Email claims that a woman died after catching Leptospirosis from dried rat urine on the lid of a soda can http://www.hoax-slayer.com/leptospirosis-soda-can.html http://www.hoax-slayer.com/leptospirosis-soda-can.html Thu, 15 Sep 2011 00:55:00 GMT Emails purporting to be from the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) claim that new rules for ABN numbers are being introduced and that recipients should follow a link in the message to access more information about the changes. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/ato-new-rules-malware.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/ato-new-rules-malware.shtml Wed, 14 Sep 2011 23:25:00 GMT Email purporting to be from Western Union claims that the recipient has "received a remittance" and should open an attached file to access more information about a supposed money transfer. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/western-union-trojan.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/western-union-trojan.shtml Wed, 14 Sep 2011 05:49:00 GMT Circulating message claims that UK residents who contact a company via a 0800 phone number and find that they are talking to an overseas customer service representative can ask to be transferred to a UK based representative, thereby helping to create more UK jobs. According to the message, there is a law requiring companies to make such a call transfer if requested by a customer. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/ask-tranfer-uk-rep-law.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/ask-tranfer-uk-rep-law.shtml Wed, 14 Sep 2011 02:01:00 GMT Email claims that a new version of "Antivirus 2011 for Windows" is available and urges recipients to follow a link to download the update. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/antivirus-update-scam-emails.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/antivirus-update-scam-emails.shtml Mon, 12 Sep 2011 06:02:00 GMT Series of sleazy emails purporting to be from an adult orientated website, claim that recipients can view photographs of available girls by opening an attached file. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/sleazy-invite-malware.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/sleazy-invite-malware.shtml Thu, 08 Sep 2011 06:01:00 GMT Message circulating via social media claims that 7 year old cancer sufferer Amy Bruce will receive £7 from the Make-A-Wish Foundation every time the information is reposted. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/amy-bruce-revisited.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/amy-bruce-revisited.shtml Thu, 08 Sep 2011 04:00:00 GMT Facebook message warns Farmville players not to open a white gift box surrounded by blue lace because it is a virus. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/farmville-white-gift-box-warning.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/farmville-white-gift-box-warning.shtml Mon, 05 Sep 2011 01:44:00 GMT Social media driven message asks users to pray for five year old Harly A. Andrews. According to the message, Harly was hit by a car and is in intensive care. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/harly-andrews-prayer-request.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/harly-andrews-prayer-request.shtml Fri, 02 Sep 2011 00:24:00 GMT Message purporting to from organizers at UEFA EURO 2012 claims that the recipient has won one million pounds in an email address draw performed at UEFA headquarters. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/uefa-euro-2012-scam.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/uefa-euro-2012-scam.shtml Wed, 31 Aug 2011 03:36:00 GMT Message circulating via social media and email warns people to watch out for little white and black caterpillars because numerous kids have experienced reactions and rashes after touching them. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/poisonous-caterpiller-warning.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/poisonous-caterpiller-warning.shtml Tue, 30 Aug 2011 05:14:00 GMT Message claims that an attached image depicts a shark swimming down a flooded street in Puerto Rico in the aftermath of August 2011's Hurricane Irene. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/puerto-rico-shark-irene-hoax.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/puerto-rico-shark-irene-hoax.shtml Mon, 29 Aug 2011 03:58:00 GMT Email purporting to be from the Automated Clearing House (ACH) claims that a recent payment made by the recipient has been canceled and that he or she should open an attached file to review details. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/aca-payment-cancelled-malware.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/aca-payment-cancelled-malware.shtml Fri, 26 Aug 2011 00:38:00 GMT Email purporting to be from Amazon.co.uk claims that, due to a recent review, access to the recipient's account has been limited until more account information is supplied via an attached form. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/amazon-account-review-phishing-scam.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/amazon-account-review-phishing-scam.shtml Thu, 25 Aug 2011 23:00:00 GMT Message circulating on Facebook warns users to watch out for a post that says "MAY GOD BLESS THIS KIND PERSON BELOW WITH PEACE, LOVE, AND HAPPINESS" because it is a "spyware hacker" that can steal all information from affected Facebook accounts and use it for "bad purposes". http://www.hoax-slayer.com/god-bless-spyware-hacker-warning.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/god-bless-spyware-hacker-warning.shtml Thu, 25 Aug 2011 03:47:00 GMT Protest message circulating via social media decries the fact that first responders to the 9/11 disaster have not been invited to the tenth anniversary 9/11 memorial ceremony. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/first-responders-not-invited.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/first-responders-not-invited.shtml Thu, 25 Aug 2011 01:01:00 GMT Message circulating via social media asks recipients to offer prayers for the recovery of five year old Diego Mendez. According to the message, the child is in intensive care after a TV fell on his head. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/diego-mendez-prayer-request.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/diego-mendez-prayer-request.shtml Wed, 24 Aug 2011 09:46:00 GMT Email claims that the recipient's email account has been reported for sending spam and that he or she must follow a link and confirm account ownership or the account will be suspended. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/webmail-numerous-spam-activites.scam.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/webmail-numerous-spam-activites.scam.shtml Wed, 24 Aug 2011 05:17:00 GMT "Urgent" Facebook message warns uses to watch out for a user called FACEB HU because he is a professional hacker who can take control of your computer if you accept - or even reject - his friend request. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/faceb-hu-hacker-hoax.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/faceb-hu-hacker-hoax.shtml/ Thu, 18 Aug 2011 23:40:00 GMT Alert circulating via social media and email claims that a three year old girl was kidnapped in the NSW city of Wollongong by someone driving a white van with a ladder on the back. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/three-year-old-missing-wolongong.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/three-year-old-missing-wolongong.shtml Thu, 18 Aug 2011 03:18:00 GMT Photographs currently circulating via email show a photographer leaping from one towering Grand Canyon rock formation to another. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/grand-canyon-leap.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/grand-canyon-leap.shtml Tue, 16 Aug 2011 05:49:00 GMT Widely circulated Facebook message asks users to copy and share a status message as a show of support for injured motorcyclist "George". http://www.hoax-slayer.com/george-biker-down.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/george-biker-down.shtml Tue, 16 Aug 2011 01:44:00 GMT Message warns people not to use fingernails to scratch off the coating on scratch tickets because the coating contains a substance called "Silver Nitro oxide" that can cause skin cancer. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/silver-nitro-oxide-cancer-warning.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/silver-nitro-oxide-cancer-warning.shtml Thu, 11 Aug 2011 02:47:00 GMT Message claims that AOL will donate money to help newborn baby Nathalie battle brain cancer. Donations are supposedly based on how often the email is forwarded. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/krista-marie.html http://www.hoax-slayer.com/krista-marie.html Wed, 10 Aug 2011 04:15:00 GMT Message claims that if you are forced by robbers to withdraw money from an ATM, you can secretly alert police by entering your PIN in reverse. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/reverse-pin-ATM.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/reverse-pin-ATM.shtml Wed, 10 Aug 2011 02:57:00 GMT Numerous Events being promoted on Facebook claim that users who agree to attend and invite all of their friends will receive free shirts, shoes, iPhones or a host of other items. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/free-items-for-joining-facebook-event-scams.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/free-items-for-joining-facebook-event-scams.shtml Fri, 05 Aug 2011 07:09:00 GMT Message circulating on Facebook warns that between today and tomorrow, a new, automatically enabled, Facebook Privacy setting goes into effect that will share Facebook data with non Facebook websites. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/facebook-instant-personalization-warning.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/facebook-instant-personalization-warning.shtml Fri, 05 Aug 2011 01:43:00 GMT Email, purporting to be from the UK's HM Revenue & Customs, claims that the recipient has paid too much income tax and should follow a link to arrange a refund. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/hmrc-overpaid-tax-phishing-scam.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/hmrc-overpaid-tax-phishing-scam.shtml Wed, 03 Aug 2011 06:44:00 GMT Circulating message claims that dangerous bottle bombs made from Drano and tin foil are being left on lawns, mail boxes, driveways and other places where they can potentially cause serious injury to unsuspecting people who pick them up. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/drano-bottle-bomb.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/drano-bottle-bomb.shtml Wed, 03 Aug 2011 04:55:00 GMT Emails purporting to be from various hotels in the United States claim that a "wrong transaction" has been discovered on the user's credit card and that he or she should fill in an attached refund form to allow return of the funds. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/wrong-transaction-hotel-malware.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/wrong-transaction-hotel-malware.shtml Wed, 03 Aug 2011 01:18:00 GMT Message circulating on Facebook warns users not to open an attachment called "Invitation Fb" because it will launch an "Olympic torch" virus that destroys the hard drive of the infected computer. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/invitation-fb-virus-hoax.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/invitation-fb-virus-hoax.shtml Tue, 02 Aug 2011 23:34:00 GMT Circulating warnings claim that a 4-in-1 Hard Drive device sold at Australian ALDI stores contains malware. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/aldi-4-in-1-hard-drive-malware-warning.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/aldi-4-in-1-hard-drive-malware-warning.shtml Tue, 02 Aug 2011 09:28:00 GMT Circulating message warns consumers not to drink any bottled water called "DEW" because it contains a poisonous chemical that has already killed 180 people in Nigeria. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/dew-water-poison-hoax.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/dew-water-poison-hoax.shtml Tue, 02 Aug 2011 01:23:00 GMT Circulating message asks recipients to help find new homes for 52 thoroughbred horses that must be rehoused urgently due to the death of their owner. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/horses-need-homes.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/horses-need-homes.shtml Mon, 01 Aug 2011 22:38:00 GMT "Urgent" message circulating on Facebook warns users not to accept friend requests from Ponce Martin, Lorraine Miyama, Dario Murgiondo, Montaldo G, Blue Belen, Julieta Montaldo, Jester Fan, Luly Carbal or Martina Di Stefano because these people are trying to access photos of children. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/friend-requests-child-photos-warning.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/friend-requests-child-photos-warning.shtml Fri, 29 Jul 2011 03:29:00 GMT Message claims that attached photographs show a large mass of rattle snakes emerging from a den at Palo Duro Canyon, Texas. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/rattle-snake-nest-pictures.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/rattle-snake-nest-pictures.shtml Thu, 28 Jul 2011 23:15:00 GMT Message purporting to be from John Canfield of eBay Trust & Safety claims that eBay is implementing a new safety initiative called Trusted Selling with Identity Confirmation and members must therefore follow a link to update their password and other account information. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/ebay-trusted-selling-confirmation-scam.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/ebay-trusted-selling-confirmation-scam.shtml Thu, 28 Jul 2011 00:35:00 GMT Email warns that medically trained criminals are stealing kidneys from living victims to sell on the black market. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/kidney-stealing-hoax.html http://www.hoax-slayer.com/kidney-stealing-hoax.html Wed, 27 Jul 2011 06:38:00 GMT Alert circulating on Facebook warns users not to click on a message claiming to be from FB Security because it is a "hacker" and a "virus". http://www.hoax-slayer.com/fb-security-virus-warning.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/fb-security-virus-warning.shtml Wed, 20 Jul 2011 10:51:00 GMT Message purporting to be from Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook, claims that the recipient has won $1,000,000 in the Facebook 2011 Sweepstakes online lottery. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/facebook-online-lottery-scam.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/facebook-online-lottery-scam.shtml Thu, 14 Jul 2011 05:34:00 GMT Warning message circulating on Facebook advises users not to click on the R.I.P. Hugh Hefner page because it is a virus. Hefner is not dead as claimed in recent Internet rumours. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/rip-hugh-hefner-virus-hoax.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/rip-hugh-hefner-virus-hoax.shtml Wed, 13 Jul 2011 06:17:00 GMT Viral YouTube Video purportedly depicts an adjustable wrench being 'replicated' via a 3D printer. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/3D-printer-video.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/3D-printer-video.shtml Wed, 13 Jul 2011 01:01:00 GMT Circulating message couched as a news report claims that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been arrested on child molestation charges. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/fake-report-zuckerberg-molestation.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/fake-report-zuckerberg-molestation.shtml Tue, 12 Jul 2011 00:41:00 GMT Circulated warning claims that people are receiving calls from criminals posing as phone service provider staff who ask them to shut down their cell phones because of an impending update. According to the message, while the victims are thus out of contact because their phones are shut down, the criminals launch a virtual kidnapping scam on their families. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/shut-down-cell-phone-scam.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/shut-down-cell-phone-scam.shtml Mon, 11 Jul 2011 06:52:00 GMT Message circulating rapidly on Facebook warns users to watch out for posts showing a girl in a plaid skirt because it is a virus. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/girl-plaid-skirt-virus-warning.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/girl-plaid-skirt-virus-warning.shtml Sun, 10 Jul 2011 00:37:00 GMT Email claims that the recipient's credit card is overdue and that he or she should open an attached file to review a financial statement. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/overdue-credit-card-malware.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/overdue-credit-card-malware.shtml Sat, 09 Jul 2011 00:25:00 GMT Email warning claims that a scammer can take over your mobile phone if you key in #90. The message also claims that a phone virus is circulating that can erase the SIM card of the infected mobile phone. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/xalan-hoax.html http://www.hoax-slayer.com/xalan-hoax.html Fri, 08 Jul 2011 00:18:00 GMT Circulating message warns that violent gang members are using children who pretend to be lost as a means of tricking women into going to gang houses where they will be raped. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/gang-member-child-lure-warning.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/gang-member-child-lure-warning.shtml Thu, 07 Jul 2011 04:29:00 GMT Message claims that a circulating video of a gifted young gymnast depicts the granddaughter of famous Olympic gymnast Nadia Comaneci. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/nadia-comaneci-grand-daughter.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/nadia-comaneci-grand-daughter.shtml Thu, 07 Jul 2011 04:29:00 GMT Seemingly official email purporting to be from Facebook Support, asks you to click a link to receive a message. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/facebook-pharmacy-spam.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/facebook-pharmacy-spam.shtml Wed, 06 Jul 2011 06:40:00 GMT Email claiming to be a notification of a traffic ticket for speeding from the New York State Police urges the recipient to print out the ticket contained in an attached file and post it to the Town Court. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/traffic-ticket-malware.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/traffic-ticket-malware.shtml Wed, 06 Jul 2011 02:05:00 GMT Email purporting to be from the IRS claims that the recipient's tax return was not able to be processed and that he or she should fill out and return forms contained in an attached file in order to rectify the problem. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/irs-unable-process-return-scam.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/irs-unable-process-return-scam.shtml Tue, 05 Jul 2011 09:15:00 GMT Circulating message warns that Nestle is recalling all banana baby food with 2012 expiry dates because jars may contain pieces of glass. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/nestle-banana-baby-food-recall.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/nestle-banana-baby-food-recall.shtml Tue, 05 Jul 2011 02:53:00 GMT Circulating message claims that attached photographs depict an "arch" in the Japanese city of Nagasaki that somehow survived both the atomic bomb blast of 1945 and the earthquake and tsunami of 2011. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/nagasaki-arch-hoax.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/nagasaki-arch-hoax.shtml Fri, 01 Jul 2011 04:56:00 GMT Message, purporting to be from the Facebook Security Team, claims that the recipient’s Facebook account may have been compromised and that he or she must follow a link to verify account details within 12 hours or risk having the account permanently suspended. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/facebook-secure-account-phishing-scam.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/facebook-secure-account-phishing-scam.shtml Thu, 30 Jun 2011 05:28:00 GMT Circulating message warns that Muslims are stamping the slogan "NO GOD BUT ALLAH" beneath the words "IN GOD WE TRUST" on American dollar bills. The message includes a photograph depicting such a defaced note. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/no-god-but-allah-dollar-bill.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/no-god-but-allah-dollar-bill.shtml Wed, 29 Jun 2011 02:41:00 GMT Circulating message features a series of images showing wonderfully detailed depictions of birds and animals painted on human hands. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/guido-daniele-hand-paintings.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/guido-daniele-hand-paintings.shtml Mon, 27 Jun 2011 04:02:00 GMT Message, purporting to be from "WebEmail Support" claims that the recipient must reply with his or her email account address and password so that the account can be made more secure by implementing F-Secure ® HTK4S anti-virus/anti-spam. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/f-secure-password-phishing-scam.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/f-secure-password-phishing-scam.shtml Mon, 27 Jun 2011 04:02:00 GMT Protest message claims a series of attached photographs depict a luxuriously appointed coach that President of Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe bought himself despite the dire economic straits that nation is currently enduring. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/mugabe-luxury-bus.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/mugabe-luxury-bus.shtml Sat, 25 Jun 2011 05:16:00 GMT Email claims that the recipient has won one million dollars in a lottery promotion operated by the governing body of the 2011 Rugby World Cup. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/rugby-world-cup-lottery-scam.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/rugby-world-cup-lottery-scam.shtml Sat, 25 Jun 2011 01:43:00 GMT Circulating email claims that an alert has been issued in South Africa regarding a dangerous infestation of African Giant Pouched Rats, which are thought to be responsible for the recent deaths of two young children in townships. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/south-africa-giant-rats.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/south-africa-giant-rats.shtml Wed, 22 Jun 2011 23:36:00 GMT Email purporting to be from fast food giant McDonald's claims that the recipient can print out an attached invitation to receive a "Free Dinner Day" meal on June 26, 2011. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/mcDonalds-free-dinner-day-malware.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/mcDonalds-free-dinner-day-malware.shtml Wed, 22 Jun 2011 22:30:00 GMT Message warns Facebook users that they should remove any profile picture containing children because people are stealing such pictures and using them in sex advertisements. A later version tacks on an example Facebook page where such activities are supposedly taking place. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/stealing-kids-pics-warning.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/stealing-kids-pics-warning.shtml Tue, 21 Jun 2011 03:44:00 GMT A viral video apparently depicts a prank turned deadly in which a young woman gets hit and killed by a car as she runs terrified from her house after a friend poses as a masked intruder. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/exhibit-B-5-prank-gone-wrong-video.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/exhibit-B-5-prank-gone-wrong-video.shtml Tue, 21 Jun 2011 03:44:00 GMT Message claims that a series of attached images depict, not a hotel as the viewer might first assume, but the vast and luxurious house of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the former president of the United Arab Emirates. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/sheik-zayed-house-hoax.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/sheik-zayed-house-hoax.shtml Fri, 17 Jun 2011 04:16:00 GMT Email forward claims that attached photographs show a lightning storm meeting a large volcanic eruption in Chile. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/volcano-lightning-photos.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/volcano-lightning-photos.shtml Wed, 15 Jun 2011 04:20:00 GMT Message circulating rapidly on Facebook warns that some applications are sending out pornographic messages in your name. The message warns that you should not open any message claiming that someone answered a question about you because it is a virus. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/apps-sending-porno-messages-warning.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/apps-sending-porno-messages-warning.shtml Wed, 15 Jun 2011 03:06:00 GMT Email purporting to be from Paypal, claims that the customer must verify account information because a "strange ip from a different location" attempted to login and account access has therefore been limited for security reasons. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/paypal-strange-ip-phishing-scam.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/paypal-strange-ip-phishing-scam.shtml Tue, 14 Jun 2011 03:24:00 GMT Abduction alert message circulating via social media warns that the driver of a black van with a number plate ending in 03A is trying to lure children into his vehicle by telling them they have won an iPod. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/black-van-abduction-warning.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/black-van-abduction-warning.shtml Wed, 08 Jun 2011 01:30:00 GMT Message circulating on Facebook warns uses to watch out for notifications that say a friend has commented on your status because links in the notifications lead to a fake Facebook page that will steal login details. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/new-way-hack-facebook.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/new-way-hack-facebook.shtml Tue, 07 Jun 2011 03:16:00 GMT Email purporting to be from money wire service Western Union claims that the recipient's account has been locked due to "multiple failed login attempts" and that the recipient must login via a link in the message and answer questions in order to restore account access. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/western-union-account-locked-phishing-scam.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/western-union-account-locked-phishing-scam.shtml Mon, 06 Jun 2011 06:02:00 GMT Emails, purporting to be from a domain name registration entity in China, warn that someone is applying to register a series of domain names based on the recipient's brand name or existing domain name. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/domain-name-application-scam.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/domain-name-application-scam.shtml Mon, 06 Jun 2011 01:47:00 GMT Widely circulated message claims that victims of the Joplin tornado who call to cancel their DIRECTV service due to the destruction of their homes are being told to send in their remote control or box or pay a fine of $500. The message asks recipients to boycott DIRECTV in protest. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/protest-direct-tv-joplin.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/protest-direct-tv-joplin.shtml Sat, 04 Jun 2011 02:56:00 GMT Email claims that the recipient has won a United States Permanent Resident Card through Diversity Visa Lottery but is required to pay processing fees via Western Union before the visa can be issued. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/diversity-visa-lottery-scam.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/diversity-visa-lottery-scam.shtml Sat, 04 Jun 2011 00:04:00 GMT Message circulating on Facebook warns users not to join the group titled "becoming a father or mother was the greatest gift of my life" because it is operated by a group of pedophiles intent on accessing your Facebook photographs. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/facebook-father-and-mother-group-hoax.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/facebook-father-and-mother-group-hoax.shtml Thu, 02 Jun 2011 23:52:00 GMT Circulating message claims that a series of attached photographs depict a case of South African road rage in which a large elephant pushed a car off the side of a rural road and subsequently flipped it over. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/elephant-road-rage.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/elephant-road-rage.shtml Tue, 31 May 2011 06:03:00 GMT Messages circulating via social media state that 21 year old Carrie Zucker is missing. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/carrie-zucker-missing.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/carrie-zucker-missing.shtml Tue, 31 May 2011 00:31:00 GMT Message circulating via social media claims that Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City is currently housing children missing from the Joplin Tornado and advises tornado victims looking for their kids to contact the hospital. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/joplin-childrens-mercy.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/joplin-childrens-mercy.shtml Thu, 26 May 2011 00:01:00 GMT Message circulating via social networks and email warns users not to add somebody called Howard Hertzberg to their friend list because it is a virus. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/howard-hertzberg-virus-hoax.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/howard-hertzberg-virus-hoax.shtml Fri, 20 May 2011 03:08:00 GMT Circulating message warns that a dog chew called Exer-Hide sold at Walmart and other outlets has caused seizures and deaths in dogs that have been given the product. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/exer-hide-warning.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/exer-hide-warning.shtml Fri, 20 May 2011 01:07:00 GMT The video is not real footage and the man was not eaten by the killer whale. In fact, the video is a TV ad for La Sirena, a retail chain located in the Dominican Republic. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/killer-whale-takes-man-video.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/killer-whale-takes-man-video.shtml Thu, 19 May 2011 04:53:00 GMT Message that contains an image showing a very large snake, claims that the snake is a King Brown found in Branxton, NSW, Australia. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/king-brown-snake.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/king-brown-snake.shtml Wed, 18 May 2011 03:57:00 GMT Message circulating on Facebook warns users not to click on links about a Dislike Button, because doing so will install a virus called Virotrex that will steal private information from the infected computer. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/virotrex-virus-warning.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/virotrex-virus-warning.shtml Wed, 18 May 2011 01:18:00 GMT Message claims that the "Dueling Banjos" scene from the movie "Deliverance" was not part of the original script but showed a real incident caught on film when guitar player Ronnie Cox and a local intellectually disabled boy engaged in a spontaneous musical interaction after the film crew stopped at an isolated gas station. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/dueling-banjos-hoax.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/dueling-banjos-hoax.shtml Sun, 15 May 2011 23:43:00 GMT Email purporting to be from Buckingham Palace claims that the recipient has been randomly selected as the winner of a substantial sum of money in a charitable promotion organized by Prince William and Miss Catherine Middleton. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/william-catherine-advance-fee-scam.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/william-catherine-advance-fee-scam.shtml Thu, 12 May 2011 03:12:00 GMT Message claims that a large quantity of UPS uniforms has recently been bought on eBay and that the uniforms could be used by criminals or terrorists posing as delivery drivers. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/ups-uniforms-hoax.html http://www.hoax-slayer.com/ups-uniforms-hoax.html Wed, 11 May 2011 06:10:00 GMT Circulating message claims that a series of attached photographs show trees cocooned in spider webs after millions of spiders climbed up into trees to take refuge from floods in Pakistan. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/spider-webs-pakistan-trees.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/spider-webs-pakistan-trees.shtml Wed, 11 May 2011 03:54:00 GMT Emails claim that Osama Bin Laden has been captured or hanged and ask recipients to open an attachment or follow a link for more information http://www.hoax-slayer.com/bin-laden-captured.html http://www.hoax-slayer.com/bin-laden-captured.html Tue, 10 May 2011 01:40:00 GMT Email purporting to be from the FBI claims that the recipient has been logged visiting illegal websites and is required to answer a list of questions contained in an attached file. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/fbi-visit-illegal-websites.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/fbi-visit-illegal-websites.shtml Mon, 09 May 2011 23:50:00 GMT Message circulating on Facebook warns uses to watch out for a BBC video showing the killing of Osama Bin Laden because it is a virus. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/bbc-bin-laden-killing-video-virus-warning.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/bbc-bin-laden-killing-video-virus-warning.shtml Tue, 03 May 2011 00:32:00 GMT Message circulating on Facebook warns users that on "Friday", Facebook will become owner of the publishing rights of all their private photos. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/facebook-owns-your-pictures-warning.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/facebook-owns-your-pictures-warning.shtml Fri, 29 Apr 2011 01:30:00 GMT Message warns that a water bottle left inside a car on a sunny day could ignite the upholstery and start a fire. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/car-fire-water-bottle.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/car-fire-water-bottle.shtml Thu, 28 Apr 2011 03:03:00 GMT Circulating Facebook message warns that a 48 year old pedophile named Bob Howard is posing as a 14 year old on Facebook in order to make contact with children. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/bob-howard-rumour.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/bob-howard-rumour.shtml Thu, 28 Apr 2011 00:49:00 GMT Message claims that attached photographs depict giant works of art created by growing different coloured rice plants in Japanese rice fields. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/japanese-rice-crop-art.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/japanese-rice-crop-art.shtml Wed, 27 Apr 2011 04:31:00 GMT A report circulating via social media, email, and even some news outlets claims that Japan is stopping all of its whaling activities, effective immediately. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/japan-end-whaling-hoax.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/japan-end-whaling-hoax.shtml Wed, 20 Apr 2011 06:33:00 GMT Email with a number of attached photographs of strange deep-sea creatures claims that the creatures were washed up as a result of the March 2011 Japanese Tsunami. A much earlier version claimed that the creatures were washed up after the December 2004 Southeast Asian Tsunami. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/tsunami-deep-sea-creatures.html http://www.hoax-slayer.com/tsunami-deep-sea-creatures.html Wed, 20 Apr 2011 01:24:00 GMT Message circulating on Facebook warns users not to click links to a video of a girl who killed herself in front of her web cam because the video is a trojan that will attack your computer. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/girl-killed-herself-facebook-warning.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/girl-killed-herself-facebook-warning.shtml Tue, 19 Apr 2011 03:57:00 GMT Email purporting to be an alert from Visa Europe claims that the recipient's Visa card has been violated and that he or she should follow a link to validate card details. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/visa-card-violated.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/visa-card-violated.shtml Tue, 19 Apr 2011 00:42:00 GMT Message circulating on Facebook warns users not to click on a link to a game related to Twilight the Movie "Breaking Dawn" because it has been reported by Facebook and CNN as the worst virus ever. http://www.hoax-slayer.com//cnn-facebook-worst-virus-ever.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com//cnn-facebook-worst-virus-ever.shtml Mon, 18 Apr 2011 01:36:00 GMT Warning message circulating around Facebook claims that there are five new viruses on Facebook that users should watch out for. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/facebook-new-viruses.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/facebook-new-viruses.shtml Fri, 15 Apr 2011 04:41:00 GMT Email purporting to be from Facebook, claims that the recipient's Facebook password has been automatically changed because the previous password was not safe. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/facebook-password-not-safe-trojan-email.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/facebook-password-not-safe-trojan-email.shtml Wed, 13 Apr 2011 03:37:00 GMT Message warns that Facebook has automatically set itself to the non-secure browsing setting and advises uses that they can get "hacked" if they see "http:" instead of "https:" in the address of their Facebook page. The message explains how to set Facebook to secure browsing. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/facebook-non-secure-browsing.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/facebook-non-secure-browsing.shtml Wed, 13 Apr 2011 01:45:00 GMT "BBC News" messages appearing on Facebook that include an image of a young woman suggest that users click a link to "check what she did on cam". http://www.hoax-slayer.com/bbc-news-check-what-she-did-survey-scam.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/bbc-news-check-what-she-did-survey-scam.shtml Tue, 12 Apr 2011 04:41:00 GMT Various messages circulating on Facebook advise users to never click on bit.ly links because they all point to viruses, rogue applications or malicious websites. Some of the warnings suggest that the incusing of a "bit.ly" link from a friend is an indication that they have been "hacked". http://www.hoax-slayer.com/bitly-bogus-warnings.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/bitly-bogus-warnings.shtml Mon, 11 Apr 2011 06:37:00 GMT Message circulating via social media asks recipients to offer prayers for 20 year old soldier Tony Mullis, who was severely injured by an IED while serving in Afghanistan. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/tony-mullis-prayer-request.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/tony-mullis-prayer-request.shtml Thu, 07 Apr 2011 23:36:00 GMT Message circulating on Facebook warns users that if they see a "low security" alert with a padlock icon on the top right of their Facebook page, they should ignore it because answering security questions asked by the alert can give hackers access to their accounts. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/padlock-facebook-hacker-warning-hoax.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/padlock-facebook-hacker-warning-hoax.shtml Thu, 07 Apr 2011 01:51:00 GMT Emails purporting to be from various organizations, including Broadcast Music, Puremobile, Bobijou and Warner Music, claim to be order notifications about recent purchases and advise recipients to open an attached PDF to review purchase information. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/order-received-malware-emails.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/order-received-malware-emails.shtml Wed, 06 Apr 2011 00:32:00 GMT Title of a message circulating via email and social media suggests that a mass fish death in California depicted in a series of attached photographs was caused by the Japanese tsunami of March, 2011. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/mass-fish-death-japan-tsunami.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/mass-fish-death-japan-tsunami.shtml Tue, 05 Apr 2011 01:04:00 GMT "Amber Alert" message circulating via social media and email claims that a three year old child has been kidnapped by a man driving a grey car with the license plate 72B 381. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/72B-381-amber-alert-hoax.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/72B-381-amber-alert-hoax.shtml Thu, 31 Mar 2011 01:02:00 GMT Message posted via Facebook asks recipients if they have seen a photo they were tagged in and includes a link that supposedly allows them to view the photograph. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/tagged-in-a-photo-rogue-app.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/tagged-in-a-photo-rogue-app.shtml Sun, 27 Mar 2011 00:15:00 GMT Message circulating via social media warns users not to add somebody called "SMARTGRRL15" to their friend list because it is a virus. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/smartgrrl15-virus-hoax.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/smartgrrl15-virus-hoax.shtml Fri, 25 Mar 2011 06:27:00 GMT Email with a series of attached photographs depicting a modern building with high quality accommodation and sporting facilities claims that the photographs show a new prison in the UK. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/new-prison.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/new-prison.shtml Fri, 25 Mar 2011 01:55:00 GMT Message claims that if the characters "#039" appear between the first and second names of the friends listed in your Facebook chat, it means that they have been hacked. It further warns that if you try to chat with these hacked friends, you will also be open to attack. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/chat-between-first-second-names-hacked.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/chat-between-first-second-names-hacked.shtml Fri, 25 Mar 2011 01:55:00 GMT Message circulating via social media claims that a man with grey hair and glasses driving a red car has been attempting to abduct children near schools in the Ramsgate (UK) area. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/ramsgate-abduction-attempts-warning.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/ramsgate-abduction-attempts-warning.shtml Fri, 25 Mar 2011 01:55:00 GMT Message claims that attached photographs depict "Rupert", a one pound deer that was delivered by caesarean section at a wildlife hospital after his mother was killed by a car. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/rupert-one-pound-deer.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/rupert-one-pound-deer.shtml Thu, 24 Mar 2011 05:53:00 GMT Message claims that a new Pepsi can is to feature the Pledge of Allegiance, but will omit the words "Under God". http://www.hoax-slayer.com/pepsi-can-hoax.html http://www.hoax-slayer.com/pepsi-can-hoax.html Thu, 24 Mar 2011 01:37:00 GMT Message purporting to be from the Institute of Health Sciences in Baltimore claims that lemon is a "miraculous product" that can kill cancer cells, is 10,000 times stronger than chemotherapy, and is "a proven remedy against cancers of all types". http://www.hoax-slayer.com/lemon-cancer-cells.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/lemon-cancer-cells.shtml Wed, 23 Mar 2011 02:17:00 GMT Message claims that an attached photograph shows Bronson, a black Labrador Retriever with a deadly copperhead snake wrapped around his snout. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/black-lab-snake-snout.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/black-lab-snake-snout.shtml Tue, 22 Mar 2011 22:34:00 GMT Emails claim that a modelling agency wishes to use your photograph for a billboard advertisement and ask that you reply to give approval for use of the image and to arrange payment. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/modelling-offer-overpayment-scam.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/modelling-offer-overpayment-scam.shtml Tue, 22 Mar 2011 22:34:00 GMT Email claims that the recipient must supply account details within five days or his or her Yahoo account will be closed. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/yahoo-mail-phish.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/yahoo-mail-phish.shtml Thu, 17 Mar 2011 06:01:00 GMT Email claims that consumers can identify what country a product was manufactured in by analyzing the first 3 digits of the product's barcode. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/product-bar-codes.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/product-bar-codes.shtml Thu, 17 Mar 2011 03:19:00 GMT Message posted on Facebook supposedly links to information about a whale smashed into a building by the tsunami in Japan. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/japan-tsunami-whale-scam.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/japan-tsunami-whale-scam.shtml Wed, 16 Mar 2011 06:15:00 GMT Message purporting to be a news flash from the BBC, claims that rain contaminated with radiation leaked from Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan may pose a danger to people living in Asian countries, including the Philippines. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/fake-bbc-news-flash-radiation.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/fake-bbc-news-flash-radiation.shtml Wed, 16 Mar 2011 01:15:00 GMT Message claims that an attached photograph depicts a large crocodile discovered in a sump at the Victoria sugar mill at Ingham, Queensland. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/croc-sugar-mill.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/croc-sugar-mill.shtml Mon, 14 Mar 2011 12:42:00 GMT Email, purporting to be from the Australian Taxation Office, claims that the recipient can receive a large tax refund by clicking a link in the message and filling out a web based form. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/australian-tax-refund-scam.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/australian-tax-refund-scam.shtml Mon, 14 Mar 2011 06:17:00 GMT Various messages claim that a child has been abducted by someone driving a white van with a red dragon on it. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/white-van-red-dragon-alert.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/white-van-red-dragon-alert.shtml Mon, 14 Mar 2011 07:05:00 GMT Message warns people not to accept friend requests from Bobby Roberts because he is a hacker and his name will "destroy everything". http://www.hoax-slayer.com/bobby-roberts-hacker-hoax.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/bobby-roberts-hacker-hoax.shtml Mon, 14 Mar 2011 01:26:00 GMT Message claims that Blackberry is giving away free phones to those who forward the email to eight or more people. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/blackberry-giveaway-hoax.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/blackberry-giveaway-hoax.shtml Sat, 12 Mar 2011 12:08:00 GMT Email purporting to be from international mail delivery service DHL claims that a parcel has been sent to the recipient. The message advises the recipient to open an attached file to view the parcel tracking number and access more information about the delivery. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/dhl-malware-emails.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/dhl-malware-emails.shtml Sat, 12 Mar 2011 07:12:00 GMT Message warns Facebook users to watch out for virus messages that claim that actor Charlie Sheen has been found dead at his home. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/charlie-sheen-dead-hoax.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/charlie-sheen-dead-hoax.shtml Thu, 10 Mar 2011 23:57:00 GMT Protest message, supposedly supported by photographs of child brides, claims that 450 girls under ten were forced to marry adult men in a mass Muslim marriage recently held in Gaza. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/mass-muslim-marriage.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/mass-muslim-marriage.shtml Wed, 09 Mar 2011 05:08:00 GMT Prayer request message that includes information and photographs about the temporary military memorial at Santa Barbara, California claims that the ACLU has filed lawsuits to have all military cross-shaped headstones removed and completely stop prayer in the military. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/aclu-santa-barbara-crosses.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/aclu-santa-barbara-crosses.shtml Wed, 09 Mar 2011 03:04:00 GMT Message circulating via Facebook and Twitter asks recipients to pray for 3 month old Pacey Moore who was admitted to the Cabell Huntington Hospital with Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). http://www.hoax-slayer.com/baby-pacey-moore-prayer-request.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/baby-pacey-moore-prayer-request.shtml Tue, 08 Mar 2011 23:45:00 GMT Story claims that Australian venomous snakes such as the Taipan are cross breeding with harmless Carpet Pythons to produce deadly hybrids. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/snake-python-interbreed.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/snake-python-interbreed.shtml Tue, 08 Mar 2011 06:46:00 GMT Email forward that features a poem called "Slow Dance" claims that the poem was written by a seriously ill young girl and that the American Cancer Society will donate money to help the child every time the message is forwarded. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/slow-dance.html http://www.hoax-slayer.com/slow-dance.html Mon, 07 Mar 2011 05:36:00 GMT Message warns consumers that Buscopan Syrup with the expiry dates 10/2011, 04/2012, and 06/2012 has been recalled due to contamination. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/buscopan-recall-warning.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/buscopan-recall-warning.shtml Mon, 07 Mar 2011 05:01:00 GMT Email purporting to be from Craig Newmark, creator of Craigslist, claims that the recipient has been randomly selected as the winner of an Apple iPad. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/craigslist-survey-scam.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/craigslist-survey-scam.shtml Mon, 07 Mar 2011 01:08:00 GMT Email claims that attached photographs depict a huge living tree located in India in which figures of animals have miraculously grown naturally all over the tree's trunk without human influence. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/mysterious-tree.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/mysterious-tree.shtml Wed, 02 Mar 2011 06:15:00 GMT Messages claim that Facebook is about to start closing accounts and that current users must follow a link to verify their accounts. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/facebook-closing-rogue-app.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/facebook-closing-rogue-app.shtml Wed, 02 Mar 2011 01:30:00 GMT Message claims that July 2011 has 5 Fridays, 5 Saturdays and 5 Sundays and that this combination of days only occurs once in 823 years. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/july-823-years.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/july-823-years.shtml Tue, 01 Mar 2011 02:10:00 GMT Email offers the recipient a job as charity support worker in which he or she would be required to receive and process donations to help victims of the Christchurch earthquake and keep a percentage of the donations as payment for the work. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/christchurch-earthquake-job-scam.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/christchurch-earthquake-job-scam.shtml Wed, 23 Feb 2011 00:53:00 GMT Message asks recipients to pray for Greg Comer who is battling cancer. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/greg-comer-prayer-chain.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/greg-comer-prayer-chain.shtml Tue, 22 Feb 2011 06:37:00 GMT Email purporting to be from AOL claims that the recipient must follow a link to update account information or limitations will be placed on his or her AOL service. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/aol-billing-update-scam.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/aol-billing-update-scam.shtml Tue, 22 Feb 2011 04:11:00 GMT Circulating health warning claims that raw or leftover onions are poisonous because they are magnets for bacteria and are therefore not safe to eat. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/onions-magnet-bacteria.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/onions-magnet-bacteria.shtml Tue, 22 Feb 2011 00:47:00 GMT Email purporting to be from Australian telecommunications provider, Telstra, claims that the company was unable to process a recent payment and the recipient is therefore required to click a link and update billing information or risk interruption to service. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/telstra-phishing-scam.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/telstra-phishing-scam.shtml Mon, 21 Feb 2011 05:06:00 GMT Message outlines four mobile phone tips that it claims can be useful in emergency situations. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/mobile-phone-tips.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/mobile-phone-tips.shtml Mon, 21 Feb 2011 03:36:00 GMT Message claims that an attached image depicting a picture of a fly etched into the porcelain of a urinal at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport shows a technique implemented to improve the aim of men visiting the facilities there. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/fly-in-the-toilet.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/fly-in-the-toilet.shtml Mon, 21 Feb 2011 02:01:00 GMT Email purporting to be from smartphone manufacturer Blackberry claims that the recipient has won a large sum of money in the Blackberry 12th Anniversary Awards. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/blackberry-award-scam.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/blackberry-award-scam.shtml Sat, 19 Feb 2011 03:59:00 GMT Message warns that an email attachment named "Black in the White House" or "Black Muslim in the White House" contains a damaging computer virus that can destroy the hard drive of the infected computer. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/black-in-white-house-virus-hoax.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/black-in-white-house-virus-hoax.shtml Sat, 19 Feb 2011 00:19:00 GMT Message circulating on Facebook warns that phone numbers belonging to all Facebook users are now being published on Facebook. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/phone-numbers-facebook-warning.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/phone-numbers-facebook-warning.shtml Fri, 18 Feb 2011 05:23:00 GMT Email claims that the sender has been paid to kill you but he will cancel the contract if you pay him a large sum of money. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/hitman-scam.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/hitman-scam.shtml Fri, 18 Feb 2011 02:39:00 GMT Message claims that leaving onions around a room can absorb the flu virus along with bacteria that cause other illnesses thereby preventing people from becoming sick. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/onions-flu-remedy.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/onions-flu-remedy.shtml Thu, 17 Feb 2011 05:18:00 GMT Message accompanying a viral video clip showing an elderly woman expertly dancing the salsa with a young man claims that the woman is none other than the famous Ginger Rogers shown dancing with her great grandson. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/ginger-rogers-92.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/ginger-rogers-92.shtml Wed, 16 Feb 2011 05:49:00 GMT Message claims that photographs show the remains of a fairy found in Derbyshire, England. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/derbyshire-fairy-hoax.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/derbyshire-fairy-hoax.shtml Tue, 15 Feb 2011 05:09:00 GMT Email purporting to be from Post Office United Kingdom claims that the recipient has received a cash reward via the Post Office United Kingdom Online Reward program. The recipient is instructed to follow a link in the message and enter his or her "bonus code" on a website form in order to claim the reward. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/uk-post-office-bonus-code-scam.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/uk-post-office-bonus-code-scam.shtml Tue, 15 Feb 2011 04:01:00 GMT Person agrees to purchase an expensive item advertised online such as a boat and trailer. The buyer advises the seller that he will be including an extra amount over and above the agreed price that he wishes the seller to wire to a third party to cover shipping costs. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/boat-sale-overpayment-scam.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/boat-sale-overpayment-scam.shtml Tue, 15 Feb 2011 01:20:00 GMT Message purporting to be an Amber Alert claims that a three year old boy was taken by a man in Rochester MI driving a 2006 Mitsubishi Eclipse with the number plate 98B351. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/amber-alert-98B351-hoax.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/amber-alert-98B351-hoax.shtml Mon, 14 Feb 2011 05:29:00 GMT Circulating message warns that Health Canada has advised consumers about a voluntary recall for six types of over-the-counter drugs due to possible contamination between product lines. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/health-canada-recall.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/health-canada-recall.shtml Mon, 14 Feb 2011 00:29:00 GMT Message advises that the best way to remove a tick is to cover it with liquid soap and wait for it to detach itself. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/liquid-soap-tick-removal.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/liquid-soap-tick-removal.shtml Fri, 11 Feb 2011 05:45:00 GMT Widely circulated message claims that rubbing Vicks VapourRub on the soles of your feet can stop coughing 100% of the time. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/vicks-foot-rub-cough-cure.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/vicks-foot-rub-cough-cure.shtml Thu, 10 Feb 2011 03:49:00 GMT Facebook message claims that the recipient has won a cash prize in the "Facebook Grant Award". The message instructs the recipient to follow a link to the award notification website to claim the prize. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/facebook-grant-award.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/facebook-grant-award.shtml Thu, 10 Feb 2011 00:49:00 GMT Circulating rumours claim that US First Lady Michelle Obama is pregnant with the couple's third child. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/michelle-obama-pregnant-rumours.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/michelle-obama-pregnant-rumours.shtml Wed, 09 Feb 2011 05:28:00 GMT Email purporting to be from "Post Express Support", claims that a package sent by the recipient has been returned because of incorrect delivery details. The email instructs the recipient to open an attached file to print out a mailing label. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/post-express-malware-emails.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/post-express-malware-emails.shtml Wed, 09 Feb 2011 03:37:00 GMT Emails purporting to be from a hacker named Mike claim that he has gained access to the recipient's computer and will pass on personal files to a woman who hired him unless the recipient contacts him to discuss withholding the files. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/mike-hacker-scam.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/mike-hacker-scam.shtml Wed, 09 Feb 2011 01:30:00 GMT New version of this email forward claims that Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard told the media that immigrants should adapt to Australian culture, language and beliefs or leave the country. It also claims that Gillard told Muslims who want to live under Islamic Sharia law that they should get out of Australia. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/howard-muslim-speech.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/howard-muslim-speech.shtml Fri, 04 Feb 2011 01:13:00 GMT Email purporting to from the UK's Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) claims that the recipient must follow a link to update driver's licence details or risk cancellation of his or her licence. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/DVLA-licence-update-phishing-scam.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/DVLA-licence-update-phishing-scam.shtml Thu, 03 Feb 2011 23:12:00 GMT Email, purporting to be from McDonald's, claims that recipients can get a $250 fee for filling in a short survey. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/mcdonalds-survey-phishing-scam.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/mcdonalds-survey-phishing-scam.shtml Fri, 28 Jan 2011 07:37:00 GMT Email purporting to be from Facebook Support claims that the recipient's Facebook password has been changed because spam was sent from the account. The recipient is instructed to open an attached file to retrieve the new password. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/facebook-password-changed-trojan.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/facebook-password-changed-trojan.shtml Fri, 28 Jan 2011 04:55:00 GMT Protest email claims that the University of Kentucky is about to remove teachings of the Holocaust from its school curriculum because it could offend the Muslim population. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/university-kentucky-holocaust.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/university-kentucky-holocaust.shtml Tue, 25 Jan 2011 04:53:00 GMT Circulating message notes that if you add the last two digits of your birth year to the age that you will be this year you will come up with 111, a number significant in the year 2011 because it will have four dates that consist of multiples of the number 1, such as 11/11/11. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/111-date-oddity.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/111-date-oddity.shtml Tue, 25 Jan 2011 00:37:00 GMT Email claims that attached photographs show a very rare plant with parrot shaped flowers that grows in Thailand. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/parrot-flower.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/parrot-flower.shtml Mon, 24 Jan 2011 04:01:00 GMT Long running rumour claims that US Postal Service is about to destroy remaining African American Heritage stamps because not enough people are buying them. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/post-office-destroying-african-american-stamps.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/post-office-destroying-african-american-stamps.shtml Mon, 24 Jan 2011 03:18:00 GMT Email purporting to be from Australian Internet Service Provider Bigpond, claims that, due to an upgrade of database servers, the recipient must reply with his or her login email address and password to ensure continued service. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/bigpond-upgrade-servers-phishing-scam.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/bigpond-upgrade-servers-phishing-scam.shtml Mon, 24 Jan 2011 00:26:00 GMT http://www.hoax-slayer.com/evan-trembley-missing.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/evan-trembley-missing.shtml Mon, 10 Jan 2011 06:55:00 GMT Circulating messages warn that supposedly free DNA test kits being sent out in the mail are part of a scam designed to steal money from recipients in the form of "processing fees" as well as to procure credit card details and other personal information. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/dna-test-kit-scam.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/dna-test-kit-scam.shtml Mon, 10 Jan 2011 05:49:00 GMT Circulating warning messages claim that seven people have died after being exposed to anthrax in packages that were disguised as Tide detergent samples sent in the mail. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/anthrax-tide-detergent-hoax.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/anthrax-tide-detergent-hoax.shtml Fri, 07 Jan 2011 05:03:00 GMT Message circulating on Facebook claims that the user can follow a link to see everyone who views his or her profile. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/who-views-profile-facebook-spam.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/who-views-profile-facebook-spam.shtml Fri, 07 Jan 2011 03:00:00 GMT Circulating message claims to list instructions given to the Bedfordshire Police regarding police entry to Muslim households. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/instructions-bedfordshire-police.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/instructions-bedfordshire-police.shtml Fri, 07 Jan 2011 01:15:00 GMT Messages claims that Facebook is becoming overpopulated and that members who do not send the information to others within two weeks will have their accounts deleted. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/facebook-overpopulated-hoax.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/facebook-overpopulated-hoax.shtml Wed, 05 Jan 2011 05:55:00 GMT Email purporting to be from Coca Cola claims that the recipient can receive $150 by following a link and filling out a short online survey. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/cola-survey-scam.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/cola-survey-scam.shtml Wed, 05 Jan 2011 05:01:00 GMT Circulating stories claim that researchers at Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) have discovered that three gigantic spaceships are currently heading towards Earth and will arrive in 2012. http://www.hoax-slayer.com//giant-spacehips-seti-hoax.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com//giant-spacehips-seti-hoax.shtml Wed, 05 Jan 2011 02:26:00 GMT Message circulating on Facebook claims to show the poster's "1st St@tus" message and claims that Facebook users can find their own first status post by following a link in the message. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/my-first-status-facebook.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/my-first-status-facebook.shtml Tue, 04 Jan 2011 06:15:00 GMT Email, purporting to be a question sent via eBay from a potential buyer, instructs the recipient to answer by clicking the "Respond Now" button. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/ebay-question-about-item-scam.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/ebay-question-about-item-scam.shtml Tue, 04 Jan 2011 00:37:00 GMT Message spreading via Facebook warns about a "Trojan worm" called Knob Face and advisers recipients to avoid adding a user called "Smartgirl 15". It also warns users to watch out for links labelled "Barack Obama Clinton scandal". http://www.hoax-slayer.com/knob-face-warning.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/knob-face-warning.shtml Tue, 04 Jan 2011 00:16:00 GMT Virus protection "tip" claims that you can counter email worms simply by placing a phony email address such "AAAAAAA@AAA.AAA" as the first entry in your address book. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/virus-control-hoax.html http://www.hoax-slayer.com/virus-control-hoax.html Tue, 28 Dec 2010 06:29:00 GMT Email, purporting to be from the Australian Taxation Office (ATO), claims that the recipient's activity statement refund has been retained due to incorrect or incomplete bank account details and urges him or her to follow a link to update details. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/ato-activity-statement-refund-scam.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/ato-activity-statement-refund-scam.shtml Tue, 28 Dec 2010 05:27:00 GMT Warning message claims that an email with an attached Power Point presentation called "Life is beautiful" is a virus that will destroy all files on the infected computer. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/life-is-beautiful-virus-hoax.html http://www.hoax-slayer.com/life-is-beautiful-virus-hoax.html Mon, 27 Dec 2010 05:34:00 GMT Message that contains photographs of a young child with a severe facial deformity claims that money will be contributed to help pay for the child's operation every time the email is forwarded. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/child-fund-raising-hoax.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/child-fund-raising-hoax.shtml Thu, 23 Dec 2010 06:00:00 GMT Email with a series of attached pictures claims that the pictures were created on a typewriter by the artist Paul Smith. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/amazing-typewriter-art.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/amazing-typewriter-art.shtml Wed, 22 Dec 2010 23:02:00 GMT Email, purporting to be from Facebook, claims that Facebook is implementing a new login system and that the user must therefore follow a link in the message to update his or her account. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/facebook-account-update-phishing-scam.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/facebook-account-update-phishing-scam.shtml Wed, 22 Dec 2010 03:28:00 GMT Email purporting to be from the Indian Government claims that the recipient is eligible to receive the sum of eighty five lahks as a government payment to enable him or her set up a business. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/indian-government-advance-fee-scam.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/indian-government-advance-fee-scam.shtml Mon, 20 Dec 2010 23:45:00 GMT Circulating photographs are claimed to depict a strange sea creature found on Florida's Tampa Bay Beach. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/tampa-sea-monster.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/tampa-sea-monster.shtml Thu, 16 Dec 2010 05:14:00 GMT Email warns that cheap rubber hair bands from China may have been made from used condoms. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/used-condom-hairbands.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/used-condom-hairbands.shtml Thu, 16 Dec 2010 04:33:00 GMT Message claiming to originate from an ambulance service staff member warns that there is a credible bomb threat for tomorrow involving shopping centres in Liverpool and Manchester. http://www.hoax-slayer.com//liverpool-bomb-threat-warning.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com//liverpool-bomb-threat-warning.shtml Thu, 16 Dec 2010 01:29:00 GMT Message circulating via Facebook asks users to repost the message as a means of honoring US Marine Derek Wyatt who was killed in action in Afghanistan on December 6th, 2010. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/derek-wyatt-donate-facebook-status.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/derek-wyatt-donate-facebook-status.shtml Wed, 15 Dec 2010 00:43:00 GMT Email forward contains a series of images that depict the mid air break up of a US Air Force F15 jet and the ejection of the pilot. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/F15-crash.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/F15-crash.shtml Thu, 09 Dec 2010 04:02:00 GMT Email purporting to be from giant telecommunications services company BT claims that a recent bill payment has been rejected and warns that the recipient must follow a link and update details or the service will be cancelled. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/BT-service-cancellation-phishing-scam.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/BT-service-cancellation-phishing-scam.shtml Thu, 09 Dec 2010 02:03:00 GMT Circulating image supposedly shows US President Obama wearing a hat shaped like an acorn cap while smoking a cigarette. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/obama-acorn-cap.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/obama-acorn-cap.shtml Tue, 07 Dec 2010 03:52:00 GMT Facebook message warns that a recent campaign asking people to change their profile picture to a cartoon character as a means of raising awareness about child violence is actually a scheme run by a paedophile group intended to make it more likely that children will accept their friend requests. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/facebook-cartoon-profile-change.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/facebook-cartoon-profile-change.shtml Mon, 06 Dec 2010 04:30:00 GMT Emails, purporting to be from Australia's St. George Bank, claim that the recipient needs to click a link to logon to his or account in order to update information, retrieve messages, or rectify specified problems with the account. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/st.george-bank-phishing-scams.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/st.george-bank-phishing-scams.shtml Sun, 05 Dec 2010 06:01:00 GMT Circulating message that claims to show recipients how to detect fake $50 Australian Banknotes. The message suggests that fake notes can be determined by a missing name under a portrait and by the order of signatures. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/fake-fifty-dollar-note-warning-hoax.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/fake-fifty-dollar-note-warning-hoax.shtml Fri, 03 Dec 2010 09:45:00 GMT Email purporting to be from Google Romance urges recipients to follow a link in order to logon to Google Romance to read messages. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/google-romance-malware-email.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/google-romance-malware-email.shtml Fri, 03 Dec 2010 01:32:00 GMT Message warns drivers in the UK that police will be stopping drivers with snow on the roof of their cars and issuing them with a fixed penalty consisting of a £60 fine and the loss of three points. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/police-snow-roof-warning-hoax.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/police-snow-roof-warning-hoax.shtml Thu, 02 Dec 2010 04:17:00 GMT Circulating message tells the tale of a man who, twenty years after helped a young wild elephant with a sore foot, believes that he has encountered the same elephant, a belief that ends in tragedy. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/not-the-same-elephant.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/not-the-same-elephant.shtml Wed, 01 Dec 2010 04:50:00 GMT Message circulating rapidly on Facebook warns users that some apps are sending out "not very nice" messages that may appear to come from friends. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/facebook-apps-not-nice-messages.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/facebook-apps-not-nice-messages.shtml Mon, 29 Nov 2010 06:05:00 GMT Warning message claims that a four year old child died in hospital during a minor operation due to interference from a mobile phone used outside the operating theatre. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/phone-death-hoax.html http://www.hoax-slayer.com/phone-death-hoax.html Fri, 26 Nov 2010 03:38:00 GMT Message warns shoppers to always check their receipts before leaving the check-out at Sainsbury's and other UK stores because many people are being caught out by a scam in which unscrupulous cashiers add unauthorized cash back requests to transactions and pocket the cash rather than give it to customers. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/cash-back-scam-warning.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/cash-back-scam-warning.shtml Wed, 24 Nov 2010 04:37:00 GMT Circulating message claims that the three year old girl depicted in an attached photograph is missing and asks that recipients forward the message in the hope that someone has seen her and can help reunite her with her family. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/missing-three-year-old.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/missing-three-year-old.shtml Mon, 22 Nov 2010 01:45:00 GMT Email forward warns that a card from PDS (Parcel Delivery Service) informing householders about a package delivery is actually a scam designed to trick them into making a premium rate phone call charged at £1.50 per minute http://www.hoax-slayer.com/pds-phone-scam.html http://www.hoax-slayer.com/pds-phone-scam.html Fri, 19 Nov 2010 06:22:00 GMT Circulating voucher offers recipients 30% off all products at Australian liquor outlet Dan Murphy's between 25th and 28th November 2010. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/dan-murphys-voucher-hoax.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/dan-murphys-voucher-hoax.shtml Fri, 19 Nov 2010 05:24:00 GMT Warning message claims that an email with an attachment entitled "POSTCARD" or "POSTCARD FROM HALLMARK" 'will destroy the hard drive of the infected computer and has been classified as the most destructive virus ever. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/postcard-virus-hoax.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/postcard-virus-hoax.shtml Fri, 19 Nov 2010 03:13:00 GMT Email purporting to be from delivery company FedEx claims that a package en route to the recipient has been returned due to an addressing error and that he or she must open an attached file to print a mailing label in order to receive the package. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/fake-fedex-invoice-malware.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/fake-fedex-invoice-malware.shtml Fri, 12 Nov 2010 05:21:00 GMT Message claiming to be a warning from the British Ministry of Health outlines mercury contamination dangers associated with the clean up and disposal of broken compact fluorescent lightbulbs (CFL's). http://www.hoax-slayer.com/ministry-health-warning-energy-saving-bulbs.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/ministry-health-warning-energy-saving-bulbs.shtml Thu, 11 Nov 2010 05:22:00 GMT Email purporting to be from financial services group USAA claims that members need to follow a link to fill out a new version of the group's confirmation form. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/usaa-phishing-scam.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/usaa-phishing-scam.shtml Wed, 10 Nov 2010 23:04:00 GMT Email, purporting to be from telecommunications company Optus, claims that, because a recent payment was rejected, the recipient must follow a link to update account information or risk suspension of ADSL service. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/optus-payment-rejected-phishing-scam.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/optus-payment-rejected-phishing-scam.shtml Tue, 09 Nov 2010 07:38:00 GMT Alert posted on Facebook and other networks warns users not to accept friendship inquiries from Roland Dreyer, Matthias Damberger, Mario Sommer, Fabian Berneder or Frank Becker because they are hackers intent on destroying your hard disk. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/friendship-inquiries-hacker-alert-hoax.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/friendship-inquiries-hacker-alert-hoax.shtml Tue, 09 Nov 2010 03:10:00 GMT Email purporting to be from Hilton Hotels in London, offers the recipient a lucrative job with the company. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/hilton-hotel-job-offer-scam.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/hilton-hotel-job-offer-scam.shtml Mon, 08 Nov 2010 04:15:00 GMT Post circulating via Facebook walls urges users to follow a link to another page and click the publish button in order to read a "very important message". http://www.hoax-slayer.com/very-important-message-facebook-spam.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/very-important-message-facebook-spam.shtml Wed, 03 Nov 2010 05:17:00 GMT Message claims that a series of attached photographs depicting buildings embedded snugly into rocky caves and cliffs were taken in a "strange city" in Greece. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/strange-city-greece.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/strange-city-greece.shtml Wed, 03 Nov 2010 04:39:00 GMT Circulating photographs and videos purportedly depict an iceberg floating in the ocean near Cape Town, South Africa. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/iceberg-cape-town.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/iceberg-cape-town.shtml Tue, 02 Nov 2010 05:26:00 GMT Message claims that Dell Hospital will donate 15 cents to help pay medical expenses for five year old Maria who is in hospital after being brutally raped by a man who has AIDS. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/dell-hospital-donations-forwarding-hoax.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/dell-hospital-donations-forwarding-hoax.shtml Tue, 02 Nov 2010 00:51:00 GMT Footage from a 1928 Charlie Chaplin film appears to show a woman using a mobile (cell) phone decades before they were invented. Commentators have suggested that the Chaplin film may have inadvertently captured a time traveller. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/chaplin-time-traveller.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/chaplin-time-traveller.shtml Mon, 01 Nov 2010 04:25:00 GMT Social network message warns that a 48 year old pedophile named Harry Graham is posing as a 14 year old on Facebook in order to make contact with children. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/harry-graham-rumour.shtml http://www.hoax-slayer.com/harry-graham-rumour.shtml Mon, 01 Nov 2010 00:29:00 GMT