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Scam alert: Beware this dangerous pandemic related Facebook scam

Posted on October 28, 2021

The Coronavirus pandemic has left lots of folks looking for some way to make up for lost income.

Unfortunately, that presents an opportunity for crooks and scammers to make a few extra bucks as well.

The latest scam to hit the Facebook world is targeting people who could use a little financial help at this difficult point in time.

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Q&A: Are all the Facebook scams you write about actually real?

Posted on July 22, 2021

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Question from Ellen:  I’ve been following your blog for a while now, Rick.

It seems like you write about a new Facebook scam or hoax at least once a week or so.

I always forward your ‘scam alerts’ to my sister to make sure she sees them, but the other night she asked me to stop. She said there can’t really be that many scams on Facebook because they keep them cleaned up.

I got to thinking about it and it does seem like there are an awful lot of them. Are you sure they’re all real?

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Scam alert: Beware the dangerous “Your account has been reported” Facebook scam

Posted on June 20, 2020

By now you surely know there are multiple scams making the rounds on social media at any given time.

That’s just a sad fact of life in this Internet era.

There’s a very dangerous scam that’s been popping up on Facebook at times for years, and unfortunately it’s making the rounds again right now.

This scam works something like this: [Read more…]

RicksDailyTips Weekly Newsletter for August 20, 2016 – Beware these current Facebook scams!

Posted on August 20, 2016

newsletterHello again! I hope you had a great week!

As you probably know, Facebook is a virtual playground for scammers who are experts at finding new ways to separate you from your money.

While there is always a scam or two making the rounds, this is apparently an especially busy month for the scammers.

Today I’m going to tell you about several current Facebook scams that you need to be on the lookout for:  [Read more…]

Scam alert: Don’t fall for this irritating Facebook Privacy hoax

Posted on December 20, 2022

It seems that the scammers and spammers rarely take a break from their Facebook activities, and right now they seem to be working overtime.

Every now and then a slightly new variation of the old “Facebook Privacy” hoax pops up, prompting millions of Facebook users to fall for the hoax and share it with their friends.

The latest incarnation of this hoax is actually a retread of an old one that makes the rounds several times a year. It reads something like this: [Read more…]

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