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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…]
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? [Read more…]
Well, there’s yet another dangerous recurring scam making the rounds on Facebook, and this one is targeting unsuspecting users in two different ways.
This scam post itself is basically just a graphic that lists several companies that are supposedly holding clearance sales.
These are well-known companies that typically offer items that are in high demand, and that of course makes the temptation to click through very strong. [Read more…]
Rick’s Daily Tech Tips Update for Tuesday, April 30, 2024
• Why you should never put suspicious files in the Recycle Bin/Trash Can
• Scam alert: Beware the dangerous ‘Malicious Tagging’ Facebook scam
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As you probably already know, scams and hoaxes abound on Facebook.
Luckily, many of those scams and the vast majority of the hoaxes are relatively benign other than the irritation they cause, but some of them are actually quite dangerous.
One of the most dangerous scams ever to hit Facebook is rearing its ugly head once again. [Read more…]