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| Imitinef Mercilet - Free Blood Cancer Medicine Advice Message | ||
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| Description: | Message advises recipients that "Imitinef Mercilet", a medicine that cures blood cancer, is available free of charge from the Adyar Cancer Institute in Chennai, India. more... |
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| Falsely Attributed Quote - A Norman Rockwell Moment | ||
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| Description: | Message that includes a quote about work and government billed as "possibly the 5 best sentences you'll ever read" implies that the words were penned by famous US artist Norman Rockwell. more... |
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| Mars, Earth - Closest Approach in Recorded History | ||
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| Description: | Email claims that Earth and Mars will have the closest approach in recorded history in August and will be a spectacular sight for stargazers. more... |
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| Circulating Request - Help Pooja Find Her Parents | ||
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| Description: | Widely circulated message asks recipients to help find the parents of 4 year old Pooja, who was rescued from a kidnapper by police but cannot clearly communicate her identity. more... |
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| Debbie Shwartz Charity Hoax | ||
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| Description: | Email claims that AOL will help Debbie Shwartz, a struggling single mother, by donating money every time an email is forwarded to 12 people. more... |
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| Telstra Bill Account Update Phishing Scam | ||
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| Description: | 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. more... |
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| Face Book Promotion Advance Fee Scam | ||
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| Description: | Message posted to Facebook users claims that the account holder has won a large sum of money in the Face Book 2010 promotion. more... |
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| Laptop Fire Death Warning Email | ||
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| Description: | Email forward warns recipients not to use laptop computers in bed because of the risk of fire. The message claims that 25 year old Arun Gopal recently died in a tragic house fire caused by an overheated laptop left on his bed while he was sleeping. more... |
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| Scammers Pose as Microsoft Tech Support Workers to Hijack Computers | ||
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| Description: | Warning message claims that scammers posing as Microsoft staff members are calling people and attempting to trick them into handing over access to their computers. more... |
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| Verified By Visa Banking Incident Phishing Scam | ||
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| Description: | Email purporting to be from Verified by Visa, claims that, due to multiple failed attempts to access the recipient's account, the account holder must confirm account information within 48 hours or the account will be suspended indefinitely. more... |
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