Dead mermaid recently spotted decapitated inside a shark's belly was recently reported in the internet with numerous posts in social media sites like Facebook showing a video link of the creature proved to be a total hoax that entice users in providing private information in order to access the clip.
The video which is titled "Accidental Discovery! Real Mermaid Found on Shark's Belly Caught by a Fisherman!" can be found on a link https://trendingtomorrow.net/mermaid-on-sharks-belly/ that displays a fake Facebook clone website containing an image and a video link when clicked obliges the user to share it before being allowed to view the clip.
A warning has been issued by Channel Two in a Youtube posting they published that the mermaid found inside a shark's belly is completely an online scam which is created to fraud users in giving personal and private information that could be used for identity theft.
In 2010, the same image that was used for the mermaid found inside a shark's belly hoax was also discovered to be used by another separate report by a Business insider on September 10, saying that the picture depicts the remains of a man that was eaten by a shark. The real story says that Humphrey Simmons, a banker, was fishing with his friends Stanley Bernard and Keith Ferguson when they hauled in a Tiger shark which appeared to be unusual. While releasing the shark to their boat, the creature puked out a whole human foot, according to the reports.
The reports from the Business insider also stated that the human body missing a head that was found inside the shark was identified as a missing sailor. The images were also posted via their website that includes horrifying images of the decapitated man found inside the shark.
A variety of reported hoax has been spreading online in order to fraud users for clicking a certain link, or filling up a survey. In some cases this internet hoax are also used to phish private information from users that can be used for financial gain by these fraudsters.
The mermaid found inside the belly of a shark has been confirmed to be one of the several hoaxes spreading online. Most recent online scams target celebrities who are claimed to have died recently with several death hoax published in the internet.