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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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Well, the infamous “Target 50% Off Store-Wide” coupons have started popping back up on Facebook and Instagram again.
They usually pop up right before Thanksgiving but they’ve started making the rounds quite late this year.
These coupons sound pretty good, right? After all, who wouldn’t love to get a 50% discount on anything you can buy at Target?
The problem is, these coupons aren’t real. They’re nothing more than a ploy to get you to “Like” their Facebook page and visit a very realistic looking, but fake and malicious copy of Target’s website. [Read more…]
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I write a lot about Facebook security, and I usually include one very important tip…
Set the privacy level for most everything on your Facebook account to Friends.
While I still strongly recommend that you do that, it’s important to remember that simply setting everything to “Friends” won’t guarantee that your personal info will never be seen by a nefarious stranger. [Read more…]
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Horrible events like hurricanes, tornados and the raging wildfires that are currently causing massive damage to parts of the Los Angeles area 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 storm victims.
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, natural disasters of this scale also tend to bring plenty of scammers of out of the woodwork.
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Question from Elaine: Every day we hear about Facebook being hacked and it seems like my friends are getting hacked all the time.
Why is Facebook so easy to hack? You’d think they could afford to provide better security.
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]