Wayne Knight, known for his role as Newman in Seinfeld, but also in Jurassic Park, is not dead, but the wizard wants you to believe he is.
The posts that have begun to circulate are titled: “Seinfeld Actor 'Newman' Killed in Tractor-Trailer Accident” “Seinfeld's 'Newman' Actor Killed in accident with a tractor" and states:
Actor Wayne Knight, best known for his role in NBC's Seinfeld as Newman, is dead and two other passengers were seriously injured when their vehicle collided with a stopped trailer late Saturday night along Route 446. near the state of Pennsylvania. ”
As Hoax Slayer claims, the fake news about Wayne Knight's death was posted on a website called eBuzzd, which specializes in such false stories.
It seems that too many have believed the hoax, and the actor posted the following Twitter message:
"Some of you will be glad to hear this, others strangely disappointed, but ... I am alive and well!"
There is nothing malicious in this hoax except perhaps the exscammeaning of the public. But several times we have seen cybercriminals use popular stories to attract attention and achieve their malicious goals, which are usually the distribution of malware, or the transfer of the victim to phishing sites.
