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Written by: Madison Dapcevich
July 7, 2021
Such phishing scams are often used to collect personal information.
Written by: Jordan Liles
June 30, 2021
The scam emails are not official correspondence from the United States Postal Service.
Written by: Jordan Liles
June 30, 2021
Unsolicited emails that appeared as a fake Fox News article led to a Keto Burn scam that had no ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
June 9, 2021
Online posts spread across multiple countries, offering prize money in more than one currency.
Written by: Dan MacGuill
June 3, 2021
Reader beware.
Written by: Jordan Liles
June 1, 2021
A new and dangerous scam on social media promised a 24-hour sale on Ray-Ban sunglasses for the c ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
April 24, 2021
If you receive this congratulatory text message from "Amazon" on your phone, don't click that link!
Written by: Bethania Palma
March 24, 2021
If an offer seems too good to be true, it probably is.
Written by: Jordan Liles
March 24, 2021
Readers should beware of any Facebook pages that offer free gift cards, coupons, or vouchers sim ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
March 24, 2021
A copypasta offer appeared too good to be true.
Written by: Jordan Liles
March 22, 2021
Watch out for this fake email renewal scam that was created to look as if it was official corres ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
March 21, 2021
Readers inquired about several Facebook posts that promised Subway coupons and gift cards to cel ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
March 10, 2021
Beware of strangers on Venmo "accidentally" sending money and requesting it back.
Written by: Bethania Palma
March 9, 2021
Beware of phishing scams on social media.
Written by: Dan Evon
March 8, 2021
This "100th anniversary" scam is about 45 years early.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
March 7, 2021
A misleading post came from a fake Coca-Cola Facebook page created the same day the rumor began.
Written by: Jordan Liles
March 5, 2021
A TikTok video promised it was a "lucky day" for viewers, saying they had been "randomly selecte ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
March 3, 2021
Facebook failed to take action on a number of Las Vegas travel pages that promoted scam vacation ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
March 3, 2021
A viral Facebook post asked users to like, share, and comment to enter for a chance to win a 14- ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Jan. 8, 2021
Scammers are targeting New York residents with fake promises about early COVID-19 vaccine access.
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