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Scam alert: Beware the dangerous ‘Your account has been reported’ Facebook scam

Posted on January 14, 2025

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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…]

Scam alert: Don’t fall for this irritating Facebook Privacy hoax

Posted on June 8, 2024

It seems that the scammers and spammers rarely take a break from their Facebook activities, and right now they seem to be working overtime.

Every now and then a slightly new variation of the old “Facebook Privacy” hoax pops up, prompting millions of Facebook users to fall for the hoax and share it with their friends.

The latest incarnation of this hoax is actually a retread of an old one that makes the rounds several times a year. It reads something like this: [Read more…]

Scam alert: No, Facebook is not going to start charging users a fee.

Posted on May 11, 2024

It’s back yet again…

Every now and then the old “Facebook is gonna start charging a fee” hoax pops up and starts making the rounds again, and right now is one of those times.

Luckily, this is one of those hoaxes that’s more annoying than dangerous, but it is REALLY annoying!

The text of the hoax messages vary, but they typically look something like this: [Read more…]

Scam alert: Beware this ‘Unlimited Lifetime Google Drive Account’ scam

Posted on April 21, 2024

As you probably know by now, the scammers of the world love to target Facebook users simply because there are so many potential victims on there.

There’s a recurring scam that’s making the rounds yet again, and this one is very easy to fall for if you aren’t careful.

[Read more…]

Scam alert: Those ads for massive SSDs on Facebook are scams

Posted on January 14, 2024

If you’ve been on Facebook lately you’ve probably seen sponsored posts advertising incredibly large, but portable solid state drives (SSDs) for sale.

Oddly, these ads don’t mention a ridiculously low price as most fraudulent Facebook ads do. They simply say the drives are 50% off.

I guess they figure that “savings” plus the fact that the drive has an enormous amount of storage will be enough to draw people in.  [Read more…]

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