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Various conspiracy  theory websites are using a photograph that supposedly depicts a crashed UFO as evidence that the US government is covering u

Outline: Email claims that the recipient has won a large sum of money in a Yahoo Awards prize promotion (Full commentary below). (adsbygo

Internet giant Yahoo has now officially confirmed that at least 500 million accounts were compromised in a massive 2014 security breach. A press

Outline: Facebook Page calling itself ‘Mercedes Benz 2016’ claims  that you can get a chance to win a Mercedes Benz  by liking, shari

According to a post that is currently appearing on Facebook feeds, you can win a 2018  Ford Raptor just by sharing the post.   (adsbygoog

Outline: Post being shared across Facebook claims that you can click to get ten free cartons of Winfield cigarettes as part of the brand’s

I’ve now been writing about scams and hoaxes for around 12 years. I have an archive containing thousands of advance fee scam emails. A good

The WINTER SWEEPSTAKES LOTTERY scam email shown below claims that the recipient has won money in an international lottery. The email is an attemp

Outline: Post from a ‘Fans of Apple’ Facebook Page claims that you can win one of one hundred iPhones just by liking, sharing and com