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How to detect online scams and fraud

Snopes Tips: How To Detect and Avoid Online Scams

Written by: David Emery

Feb. 27, 2022

There are countless "exclusive reward," "free coupon," and "free product" scams on social media. ...

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An email scam says you have been selected to receive a $1,000 Paypal gift card exclusive reward.

Is Paypal Giving Away $1,000 Gift Card Rewards by Email?

Written by: Jordan Liles

Feb. 23, 2022

We advise readers to always look at the sender's email address in order to verify whether it cam ...

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Computer Keyboard, Computer, Electronics

List: 24 Online Scams To Watch Out For

Written by: Jessica Lee

Feb. 22, 2022

A collection of emails, texts, and social media posts that advertise illegitimate giveaways.

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Beware of Forever Stamp Scams

Written by: Bethania Palma

Feb. 16, 2022

Scam offers of deep discounts on Forever Stamps took off around the winter holidays in 2021.

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McDonald's did not send the scam email about an exclusive reward or gift for a $100 gift card or gift certificate.

McDonald's Email Scam Claims 'You Have Been Selected'

Written by: Jordan Liles

Feb. 14, 2022

An email promising an "exclusive reward" from McDonald's is not a genuine message from the company.

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A scam email that claimed to be from Pornhub asked users to confirm your subscribe for a subscription confirmation and said to stop receiving these emails from us hit reply and let us.

Pornhub Email Scam Lures Replies with Fake Subscription Confirmation

Written by: Jordan Liles

Feb. 11, 2022

The email's subject line read: "To STOP receiving these emails from us hit reply and let us !!"

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CVS Pharmacy was not giving a confirmation receipt for a special exclusive reward offer because it was an email scam.

CVS Email Scam Promises 'Exclusive Reward' with 'Confirmation Receipt'

Written by: Jordan Liles

Feb. 10, 2022

The "From" email address in this message doesn't inspire much confidence.

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A scam email promised a $500 Capitol Capital One Gift Card reward.

The $500 Capital One Gold Card Email Is a Scam

Written by: Jordan Liles

Feb. 10, 2022

"We are pleased to announce you've been selected," the message said.

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An email scam promised a $1,000 Venmo gift card but it was not real and should be deleted.

Venmo Email Scam Promises $1,000 Gift Card for Survey

Written by: Jordan Liles

Feb. 10, 2022

If Venmo were to send its users an email, it probably wouldn't come from an email address that w ...

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A Costco and T-Mobile email scam promised a gift or exclusive reward and had the subject line we have been trying to reach you please respond.

Costco and T-Mobile Email Scam Promises 'Exclusive Reward'

Written by: Jordan Liles

Feb. 10, 2022

The email scam was notable for its urgent subject line: "We have been trying to reach you - Plea ...

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A scam email claimed to give a $100 Lowe's gift card for anyone who took a survey.

Is Lowe's Giving Out $100 Gift Cards by Email?

Written by: Jordan Liles

Feb. 9, 2022

This was not the first time an email scam aimed at U.S. residents led us to a Russian website.

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An eBay email scam sends thanks and an order confirmation for a supposed Axel Panel Platform Bed.

What Is the 'Axel Panel Platform Bed' eBay Email?

Written by: Jordan Liles

Feb. 9, 2022

This particular scam has been around since at least 2017.

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Lowe's was not offering an exclusive reward for taking a 30-second survey because it was all a scam.

Lowe's Email Scam Promises 'Exclusive Reward'

Written by: Jordan Liles

Feb. 7, 2022

Readers shouldn't waste their time on these kinds of survey scams.

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A UPS scam email promised an exclusive reward and included a supposed confirmation receipt however it all just led to surveys and fake offers.

UPS Email Scam Promises 'Exclusive Reward'

Written by: Jordan Liles

Feb. 4, 2022

Readers shouldn't waste their time on these kinds of survey scams.

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A scam email from LinkedIn promised that people are looking at your profile but it all came from a Russian email address.

LinkedIn Email Scam Claims 'People Are Looking at Your Profile'

Written by: Jordan Liles

Feb. 2, 2022

People might be looking at your LinkedIn profile, but the company won't be notifying you of the ...

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Facebook scams that promise a payment of $750 in Cash App or CashApp should be avoided.

Avoid These $750 Cash App Scams on Facebook and Instagram

Written by: Jordan Liles

Jan. 27, 2022

We found dozens of the scams within seconds, all with a simple search.

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A Norton email renewal refund scam targeted consumers in early 2022 and likely long before.

Norton Renewal Email Scam Lures Victims with Fake Invoice

Written by: Jordan Liles

Jan. 24, 2022

We called the phone numbers listed in the emails. They had nothing to do with Norton or Norton p ...

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Snopes uncovered a crypto scam on Facebook and Messenger on a page called Tina's Finance and Meta did nothing to stop it despite being notified.

We Infiltrated a Crypto Scam Network That's Hosted by Meta

Written by: Jordan Liles

Jan. 17, 2022

After we notified the company of the scam, we spent the weekend watching live as users lost mone ...

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A Facebook scam showed pictures of Ellen DeGeneres and promised $750 or $1,000 Cash App prizes.

Ellen DeGeneres Facebook Scam Promises $750 in Cash App

Written by: Jordan Liles

Jan. 17, 2022

Facebook, which rakes in billions in quarterly revenue, allowed the scam to run on its platform ...

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Emails that mention a Pfizer Treatment Survey and promise $90 or more are scams.

Is the 'Pfizer Treatment Survey' Email a Scam or Legit?

Written by: Jordan Liles

Jan. 13, 2022

Such emails promised "$90 or more" in rewards for answering a few questions. They didn't come fr ...

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