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As you probably know, the scammers never take a break from Facebook.
In the latest scam to rear its ugly head the scammers are posing as the McDonald’s fast food chain.
In a nutshell, the scammers are claiming that every person who shares and comments on their post within the next 24 hours will receive not just one, but THREE large Big Mac meals for free.
This is the actual photo that’s currently making the rounds: [Read more…]
Scams and hoaxes of all types pop up every day on Facebook, and some of them have a habit of rearing their ugly heads time and time again.
These recurring hoaxes are often more annoying than dangerous, but it’s still good to avoid them whenever possible.
I have received several messages over the past few days asking about the legitimacy of a recurring hoax that’s currently making the rounds again. [Read more…]
There are well over a billion websites on the Internet, and unfortunately a great number of them are malicious in some way or another.
If you happen to load a malicious web page into your web browser, bad things can happen in a hurry due to malware and other nasties being downloading onto your computer.
Luckily, it’s possible to avoid landing on a dangerous site by simply being careful about the links you click, but there’s always a chance that it will still happen some day regardless of how careful you are.
Some malicious web pages don’t offer any clues as to their devious nature, but many of them do. Here are a few of the clues to look out for: [Read more…]
As you probably know, scammers are coming at you from every direction these days.
I try my best to keep you up-to-date on the latest scams that are making the rounds, and now there’s a new one involving iTunes gift cards that a lot of kind-hearted individuals are falling for.
As usual, there are several variations of this scam but they all depend on the scammer gaining the victim’s trust over time.
In a nutshell, the scammers befriend someone on a social media site (most often Facebook) and attempt to gain their trust by talking to them via chat or IM.
They’ll keep this dialog going until they feel the victim is “ripe” for exploitation, and then they strike.
If you’ve been a Facebook user for more than 10 minutes you probably already know that scams and hoaxes pop up all the time on there.
Well, the latest hoax to arrive on the scene is claiming that Facebook’s algorithm is limiting users’ Newsfeeds to the same 25 friends, and no more.
The supposed “fix” is to copy and paste the text of the hoax post onto your Timeline in order to “bypass the system”.
Unfortunately, the only thing posting the hoax on your Timeline will do is ensure that even more folks see it and post it on their Timelines.
The exact wording of this hoax varies quite a bit, but it typically looks something like this: [Read more…]
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