Facebook Messenger scams don’t always come from a supposed friend’s account. Opportunistic scammers can also create fake accounts impersonating public figures or charitable organizations, hoping they can trick you into donating money. How to identify (and avoid) this scam: Do your own research ...
We’ve seen a rise in Facebook copyright infringement scams recently, which means they must be working for scammers. If you haven’t yet received one of these messages, it’s important to be aware and be suspicious. Examine any message you get claiming to be from Facebook and check if ...
Facebook account cloning is a simple scam – but it’s easy to be fooled by it. A scammer will make a copy of your real account, using your Facebook profile photo and other public information, to trick your friends with scams or spam that seem to be coming from someone they know and...
Another thing you need to be careful about isa seller who’s too eagerto make a trade. This implies the product they’re selling is stolen. Overpayment scams are where the scammer sends you more than the product’s price, only to reverse the transaction once you send them the remainder am...
As MLMs have evolved, social media like Facebook andInstagram, have become a key tool for recruitment, with many people drawn into MLMs by trusted friends or family members. There have also been several high-profile cryptocurrency MLM scams, including OneCoin, a scheme that took in more than...
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Identify theft.Users commonly sharepersonally identifiable informationon Facebook, and in the wrong hands, that information can be used to create fraudulent identities. Marketplace scams.There are myriad scams that occur in the marketplace where users sell goods and services. Scams include stolen, fa...
Obviously, be wary though because Facebook doesn’t offer any buyer protections as eBay does through Paypal. If a Facebook seller scams you, you’re pretty much up against the creek without the proverbial paddle. But one upside is that there are no listing fees, unlike eBay. ...
series of articlesshowing how the company's leaders knew about the negative impacts of its platforms but failed to address them -- among other things; the investigation revealed that Facebook's own internal research showed that Instagram contributes to girls' body image issues, anxiety, and ...
If you're preparing to send your child off to college, there's an increase in scams targeting students.