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Facebook now penalizing pages that post ‘Like and Share Bait Posts’

Posted on April 23, 2014

We’ve all seen them in our news feeds, and most of us have “Liked” and “Shared” them at one time or another. I’m talking about “Like and Share bait posts”, and Facebook is now starting to penalize Pages that publish them.

Like and Share bait posts typically contain images that consist of a touching photo along with a written message that tons of people are sure to agree with. After all, plenty of folks have a daughter they love with all their heart, right?

The common thread between all of these bait posts is that you will be asked to “Like” and “Share” the post if you agree with the message or find the image to be “touching” in some way.

Sounds harmless, right? Well, it really isn’t. [Read more…]

Scam Alert: Fake ‘Malaysia Airlines Flight 370’ video is actually malware

Posted on March 15, 2014

It seems that hackers and scammers are willing to do virtually anything to steal control of your computer, your online accounts and your sensitive personal information these days.

The latest scam making the rounds takes advantage of our natural curiosity about what might have happened to the ill-fated Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. [Read more…]

Scam Alert: Avoid the “Naked Friend” scam

Posted on March 8, 2014

If you’re a Facebook user you’re probably aware that scams hit your newsfeed literally on a daily basis. There really is a new one just about every day, and they seem to get more insidious all the time.

The latest scam to hit the Facebook world is the “Naked Friend” scam, and it works something like this: [Read more…]

Scam Alert: New Internet scam targets Netflix users

Posted on March 4, 2014

scam It seems that the scammers of the world are working overtime these days in an effort to separate you from your money and steal your identity.

The latest scam making the rounds is targeted at users of the popular Netflix streaming video service. This ploy is apparently a part of a concerted effort among fraudsters to expand their pool of potential victims to users of mainstream online services.

The Netflix scam works something like this: [Read more…]

Q&A: Why can’t I message someone on Facebook without paying $1?

Posted on January 16, 2014

Question from Jamie: Hi. Just yesterday I tried to send someone I wasn’t “friends” with two pictures they had asked for. Facebook said if I wanted to have the message go directly into their message box, I had to pay a $1.00.

I also sent someone a link in a private message, and she could not take the link from her private message and put it to her site without paying. Is this Facebook really doing this or just another scam?

Rick’s answer: [Read more…]