Scams
Written by: Jordan Liles
Oct. 10, 2022
The scam was being promoted in Facebook ads and perhaps also on Instagram by an account that sho ...
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson David Mikkelson
March 15, 2003
It's good practice to avoid sharing your bank account or credit card info via email, text, or phone.
Written by: Jordan Liles
June 28, 2022
Drummond, perhaps better known by her nickname, "The Pioneer Woman," was featured in Facebook ad ...
Written by: Dan Evon
May 11, 2022
There's little evidence to suggest that this app is any more invasive in its collection of user ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
March 22, 2022
Facebook ads on a page designed to resemble Crypto.com used the war in Ukraine to try to scam us ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
March 14, 2022
This scam looked awfully familiar.
Written by: Jordan Liles
March 9, 2022
We busted another crypto scam after the people behind it accidentally revealed themselves to our ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Feb. 21, 2022
Be wary of phishing scams on social media.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Feb. 15, 2022
The account has nearly 20,000 followers. Here's how the hijacking scam works.
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson David Mikkelson
Nov. 29, 2002
Announcement says you've won a lottery you don't remember entering.
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Oct. 23, 2015
The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act of 2009 prohibits tobacco companies from g ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Dec. 19, 2015
An offer on Facebook for free ALDI grocery coupons is not legitimate.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Sept. 19, 2018
A free Publix grocery coupon Facebook offer is just another version of the ubiquitous survey scam.
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Nov. 2, 2015
A "Secret Sister" gift exchange scheme spread via social media promises windfalls it can't deliver.
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. 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: Snopes Staff
Oct. 5, 2022
For 18 months, we've been investigating the business practices of British-Ukrainian tech entrepr ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Sept. 21, 2022
A Facebook post congratulated users and misleadingly claimed that they had won a brand new Ninja ...
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