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Written by: Dan MacGuill
April 9, 2018
An insidious scam ended with Facebook users involuntarily spamming their groups.
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Feb. 28, 2018
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid are not calling senior citizens and asking for personal in ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Oct. 27, 2022
We found several Facebook posts from scammers that misleadingly claimed Mars and other celebriti ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Oct. 21, 2022
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission first warned about this scam in 2020.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Oct. 10, 2022
This old Facebook scam just won't die.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Sept. 21, 2022
A Facebook post congratulated users and misleadingly claimed that they had won a brand new Ninja ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Sept. 1, 2022
According to Facebook users who fell victim to the scam, their accounts were compromised and mes ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Aug. 19, 2022
We don't recommend trusting online offers that seem way too good to be true.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Aug. 19, 2022
As the old saying goes: if it seems too good to be true, it probably is.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Aug. 17, 2022
We strongly recommend sharing this article with any family members or friends who might be susce ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Aug. 17, 2022
We strongly recommend sharing this article with any family members or friends who might be susce ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Aug. 16, 2022
We strongly recommend sharing this article with any family members or friends who might be susce ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Aug. 12, 2022
Never click links in phishing emails.
Written by: Jordan Liles
July 27, 2022
We strongly advise against clicking links in emails and texts that seem suspicious, as they ofte ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
July 21, 2022
We advise readers never to click links in these kinds of emails, since they often lead to phishi ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
July 11, 2022
Here's everything we know so far about this scam that advertised Honda and Ryobi portable power ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
June 9, 2022
The Facebook posts promised $750 prizes in Cash App and used specific wording we've seen before ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
May 26, 2022
We strongly advise against clicking links in text messages from unknown users.
Written by: Jordan Liles
May 24, 2022
The best tip to avoid scams on Facebook is to always look for the official and trustworthy verif ...
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
May 23, 2022
A post told users that they would be entered to win by commenting “Done.”
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