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How (and why) to hide your Friends List on Facebook

Posted on April 8, 2025

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By default, any Facebook user who can see your profile can view your friend list as well.

With Facebook privacy being talked about in the news almost daily, many users are now hiding their Facebook Friend Lists from the public in order to protect the privacy of everyone on the list.

Hiding your Friends List will also provide another huge benefit: Scammers won’t be tempted to clone your account and use the fake account to scam your friends!

If you’d like to hide your friend list from prying eyes, just follow the steps below that apply to your device. [Read more…]

Scam alert: Beware the dangerous ‘Expiring Apple ID’ phishing scam

Posted on April 3, 2025

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Well, another very insidious phishing scam is making the rounds again.

This one won’t show up in your Facebook Newsfeed or in an email.

Instead, you’ll receive it in an SMS text message,  and if you fall for the bait it could end up costing you dearly.

The scam works like this…

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How to quickly spot a fake Facebook profile

Posted on March 29, 2025

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As you surely know by now, there are numerous crooks, spammers and scammers using Facebook to perpetrate scams and hoaxes on innocent people.

The miscreants use various methods and tools to scam their victims, and one of their favorite tools is fake Facebook profiles.

Fake profiles typically take one of two forms: [Read more…]

Why you should avoid ‘Quiz’ posts on Facebook

Posted on March 10, 2025

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If you’ve been on Facebook for a while you’ve probably seen a wide variety of quiz-style posts pop up in your Newsfeed.

There are many variations of these posts, but the most common ones are of the “What is your spirit animal?” or “Which celebrity do you look like?” variety.

These posts can seem like they’re nothing more than just a bit of innocent fun, but the truth is some of them are quite dangerous. [Read more…]

Scam alert: Beware scammers impersonating you on Messenger

Posted on February 6, 2025

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Yet another Facebook-related scam is making the rounds, but this one isn’t being perpetrated on the Facebook website.

It’s actually taking place on Messenger app instead.

As Facebook scams go, this one is pretty simple but it’s also unusually widespread.

In a nutshell, the scam goes something like this…  [Read more…]

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