Scams
Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
April 14, 2023
"Your account is on hold" messages have been sent to users who don't even have Netflix accounts.
Written by: Jordan Liles
March 14, 2023
Here's what we found in a McAfee scam email that claimed to be a "confirmation receipt" or invoi ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
March 14, 2023
The cast of "Shark Tank" never endorsed any CBD gummies or keto gummies, despite a lie that scam ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
May 12, 2022
We looked into text messages that appeared to claim that Oprah Winfrey had died, displaying the ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Feb. 13, 2023
An online ad claimed ABC network was "furious" with Ripa after learning about the alleged skinca ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Dec. 21, 2022
Facebook users shared links to ads that claimed "allegations" against Dolly Parton had been "con ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Feb. 1, 2023
Our helpful readers sent in links to unlisted videos that promoted a purported "Alpine ice hack" ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Jan. 23, 2023
An online article claimed, "Elon Musk's new electricity saving invention has residents saving up ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Jan. 19, 2023
A Snopes reader found the link to an unlisted YouTube video that pushed a purported "ice hack" d ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Jan. 13, 2023
Meta was hosting scam ads that misrepresented Bullock, as there were no so-called "allegations" ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Jan. 11, 2023
Facebook ads containing sexually explicit pictures claimed with a clickbait headline that the Ta ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Jan. 10, 2023
We also located a similar article that pushed another Alpilean "ice hack" scam review on a websi ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Jan. 9, 2023
The email phishing scam led to a survey that asked for a credit card number, which we strongly a ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Jan. 5, 2023
"This video has been removed for violating YouTube's policy on spam, deceptive practices, and sc ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Dec. 13, 2022
If you receive an email or text message about an unexpected package delivery, read it carefully ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Dec. 13, 2022
McCartney wasn't the first celebrity whose image and likeness were used without permission to se ...
Written by: David Emery
Nov. 28, 2022
Just as there are plenty of online deals to be had on Cyber Monday, there are plenty of online s ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Nov. 2, 2022
Mega Millions published on its own official website that "there is never a fee to claim a real l ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Oct. 24, 2022
If an unsolicited email shows one big image of text, it might be a scam.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Oct. 20, 2022
Facebook scammers residing in Africa kept changing the town name when reposting this real story ...
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