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SCAM – ‘Mermaid Found Inside Shark Video’
Outline
Circulating ‘breaking news’ Facebook message claims that users can click a teaser image to see a ‘rare’ video footage of a mermaid found inside a shark.
Brief Analysis
The message is a survey scam. Users who click the link will first be told that they must share the video on Facebook before they can see it. After sharing, they will be redirected to a website that provides various suspect offers and surveys. Eventually, users will be taken to a YouTube video that features an obviously fake ‘mermaid’ washed up on a beach. The teaser image depicts, not a mermaid, but human remains found inside a shark in 2010. Do not click on this fake mermaid message should it come your way.
Example
Breaking News
[UNCUT VIDEO] RARE! Mermaid found inside a shark!
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The teaser image used in the scam message is in fact one of a sequence of images that show human remains found inside a shark back in 2010. The image sequence, including the picture used in this scam message can be seen in a September 2010 Business Insider article. (WARNING: The linked article contains graphic images. User discretion is advised).
http://www.hoax-slayer.com/mermaid-found-inside-shark-scam.shtml
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