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Scam Alert: Don’t fall for the [Shocking Video] scam on Facebook

Posted on February 16, 2014

If you’re a long-time Facebook user you’re surely aware by now that plenty of scams make the rounds on there. The latest scam involves a fake video with a title that begins with the words [Shocking Video].

In most cases there really is no video to see at all, just a photo of some unbelievable scene with a YouTube-style Play button Photoshopped onto it.

If you click through to watch the video, you’ll be redirected to a fake site that looks like Facebook and asked to take a survey. That survey earns cash… for the scammer, not you! [Read more…]

Scam Alert: Don’t fall for the $250 Kroger Gift Card on Facebook

Posted on December 28, 2013

There’s a new scam making the rounds on Facebook just in time for the New Year. This one claims to be giving away a $250 Kroger Gift card just for filling out a survey or performing some other innocent sounding task.

The problem is the folks behind the “giveaway” have no relation whatsoever to Kroger. They are actually just a bunch of scammers who are out to steal the personal information you provide when “signing up” for the “giveaway” for their own sinister purposes. [Read more…]

Scam alert: Be wary of disaster relief donation scams

Posted on August 14, 2026

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Horrible events like hurricanes, tornados, earthquakes and raging wildfires tend to bring out the very best in humanity.

Millions of generous individuals and companies typically donate billions of dollars in relief funds for the victims of these disasters.

What’s more, armies of volunteers travel to the affected areas, with more waiting to go in just as soon as they receive approval from officials.

But unfortunately, scams are everywhere and large-scale natural disasters tend to bring plenty of scammers of out of the woodwork.

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