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Facebook or Instagram posts promising How To Buy SpaceX Stock Before It Goes Public are scams and are not legit.

'Buy SpaceX Stock Before It Goes Public' Posts Are a Scam

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 ...

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Text, Light, Sphere

About Those Requests for Personal Data to Supposedly Restore Your PayPal Account

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.

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Ree Drummond aka The Pioneer Woman never endorsed Condor CBD Gummies or any other kind of CBD gummies product.

Did 'Pioneer Woman' Ree Drummond Experience 'Allegations' or Sad News and Endorse CBD and Keto Gummies?

Written by: Jordan Liles

June 28, 2022

Drummond, perhaps better known by her nickname, "The Pioneer Woman," was featured in Facebook ad ...

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does newprofilepic app steal data?

Is 'New Profile Pic' App a Russian Malware Scam?

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 ...

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A crypto scam on the Meta platform Facebook asked for donations for Ukraine and had the page name Crypto.com/Nft.

Don't Donate to Ukraine Through This Facebook Crypto Scam

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 ...

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A crypto scam involving the bitcoin cryptocurrency was being operated on the Andy Wealth Facebook page and claimed to involve a teacher who would advise about investment opportunities in apps named MetaEx and MetaEXC.

Avoid This Crypto Scam on the Andy Wealth Facebook Page

Written by: Jordan Liles

March 14, 2022

This scam looked awfully familiar.

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Ethan David Rosenberg is a Facebook profile run by crypto scammers and had nothing to do with the real David Rosenberg of Rosenberg Research.

Crypto Scammers Edited 10 Years of Facebook Posts to Appear Legit

Written by: Jordan Liles

March 9, 2022

We busted another crypto scam after the people behind it accidentally revealed themselves to our ...

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Car, Automobile, Vehicle

This Facebook Post Offering Free Red Lobster Is a Scam

Written by: Bethania Palma

Feb. 21, 2022

Be wary of phishing scams on social media.

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Instagram scammer @miss_anna.fx stole photos and ran a Bitcoin crypto scam on the Meta platform.

Instagram User @miss_anna.fx Exposed as Crypto Scammer

Written by: Jordan Liles

Feb. 15, 2022

The account has nearly 20,000 followers. Here's how the hijacking scam works.

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Money, Dollar, Person

Lottery Scams

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson David Mikkelson

Nov. 29, 2002

Announcement says you've won a lottery you don't remember entering.

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Is Marlboro Giving Away Cartons of Cigarettes on Facebook?

Written by: Kim LaCapria

Oct. 23, 2015

The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act of 2009 prohibits tobacco companies from g ...

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ALDI Coupons Facebook Scam

Written by: David Mikkelson

Dec. 19, 2015

An offer on Facebook for free ALDI grocery coupons is not legitimate.

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Publix Coupons Facebook Scam

Written by: David Mikkelson

Sept. 19, 2018

A free Publix grocery coupon Facebook offer is just another version of the ubiquitous survey scam.

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Secret Sisters Gift Exchange

Written by: Kim LaCapria

Nov. 2, 2015

A "Secret Sister" gift exchange scheme spread via social media promises windfalls it can't deliver.

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Text to Receive a Free Walmart Gift Card?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

April 9, 2018

An insidious scam ended with Facebook users involuntarily spamming their groups.

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New Medicare Card Telephone Scam

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Feb. 28, 2018

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid are not calling senior citizens and asking for personal in ...

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An email from Whole Foods Market Research LLC was a secret shopper scam.

'Whole Foods Market Research' Secret Shopper Email Is a Scam

Written by: Jordan Liles

Oct. 21, 2022

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission first warned about this scam in 2020.

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A Facebook page named Chick-fil-A Fans falsely claimed in a scam that you can win a prize by liking, sharing, and commenting on a post, and by following a link that leads to surveys.

Avoid 'Chick-fil-A Fans' Facebook Pages That Push Prize Scams

Written by: Jordan Liles

Oct. 10, 2022

This old Facebook scam just won't die.

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Snopes is preparing to release a five-part investigative series based on publicly available records in multiple countries, titled, "The Grift Empire One Space Tycoon Can't Quit."

Snopes Exclusive: An Investigation Into One Tech Investor's Deceptive Business Practices

Written by: Snopes Staff

Oct. 5, 2022

For 18 months, we've been investigating the business practices of British-Ukrainian tech entrepr ...

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A Facebook scam promised a Ninja Foodi MAX 15-in-1 SmartLid Multi-Cooker.

Facebook Scam Pushes Fake Giveaway for Ninja Foodi Cooker

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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