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Scams and Hoaxes
Malware-related
A malware-related hoax gives false information regarding certain
malware threats. In most cases, malware-related hoaxes are warnings of
fictional malware threats that create unnecessary panic. These hoaxes
oftentimes prompt users into performing unwanted actions on their systems.
Scams and shams
Scams and shams include email messages that promise material gain or
even luck to recipients who forward them to others users. Some luck-based
hoaxes, often called chain letters, play on people’s fear of bad luck.
Money-based hoaxes offer incredibly quick cash for simply forwarding a
message. Certain popular scams have tricked users into investing their own
money in fruitless investments.
Urban Legends
Urban legends are stories written around day-to-day things, but are
incorporated unusual twists in the form of unlikely facts that are difficult
to verify. Designed to elicit emotional response, the most popular urban
legends are health and animal scares.
Top 10 Scams/Hoaxes
Nigerian 419 Scam
JDBGMGR.EXE Hoax
Tsunami Victims Hoax
Area Code 809 Hoax
International Sweepstakes Lottery Winner Scam
WTC Survivor Hoax
Make $$
"Bill Gates Fortune" Hoax
It Takes Guts To Say
Jesus
Monkeyman935 Hoax
INTEL-AOL MERGER HOAX
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