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Q&A: How do I delete my Search History on Facebook?

Posted on June 18, 2022

Question from Alveda:  I found out through a mutual friend that my ex recently broke into my Facebook account.

Apparently he checked my search history to see if I was trying to hook up with any old boyfriends.

I do NOT like that!! I didn’t even know Facebook recorded the things you search for.

Is there any way to delete my search history? [Read more…]

Scam alert: Be wary of duplicate friend requests on Facebook

Posted on February 12, 2022

Facebook is a wonderful venue for sharing information, photos and fun with friends, but unfortunately it is also a haven for scammers.

Every post you see and every message you receive must be viewed with a skeptical eye if you want to avoid falling victim to those who are out to cause you grief or separate you from your money.

Now there is a type of scam making the rounds that is even more insidious than most. Scammers are making virtual copies of real Facebook accounts by copying the photos and info from the real account’s “About” page to the fake ones. They then send friend requests to the friends listed on the real account.

[Read more…]

How to enable Two-Factor Authentication on your Facebook account

Posted on November 28, 2021

Your Facebook account is a huge target for hackers for a lot of reasons such as targeting you for identity theft, harassing your Facebook friends in your name, and many others.

There are several things you can do to lock down your account such as choosing a strong, yet easy to remember password, but to really to secure your Facebook account from hackers you need to enable Two-Factor Authentication.

Two-Factor Authentication works like this: [Read more…]

Q&A: How can I stop my ex from hacking my Facebook account?

Posted on August 23, 2021

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Question from Lisa:  My ex-husband keeps changing the password to my Facebook account and logging into it to send nasty messages to my friends, and it’s causing me a lot of problems.

He even sends messages to my mom!

I don’t know how he’s managing to change my password. How can I stop him from doing that and logging into my Facebook account?

Rick’s answer:   [Read more…]

Beware burglars using Facebook to find vacationing victims

Posted on August 3, 2021

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Now that folks are starting to travel again, here’s a little reminder…

If you’ve been on Facebook for more than 5 minutes, you’ve no doubt seen lots of status updates similar to this:

“We just arrived at the airport. So glad our trip to Jamaica is finally underway! See ya’ll in 10 days!”

Most people would read this status update and think nothing of it, but a thief could read it and immediately start making plans to pay your home a little visit sometime during the next 9 days.  [Read more…]

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