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Scam alert: Don’t fall for this irritating ‘video’ hoax on Facebook

Posted on April 28, 2022

As you probably know by now, Facebook is a favorite hangout for scammers, tricksters and hoaxers.

And as luck would have it, there’s another very irritating recurring hoax making the rounds yet again.

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Scam alert: Beware this dangerous gift card scam

Posted on February 19, 2022

Email scams have been around almost as long as email itself, and the problem seems to be getting worse instead of better.

Add in all the scams that are constantly making the rounds on social media and it’s easy to see that fraud is a major problem in today’s connected world.

There’s a rather tempting email and social media scam that pops up every now and then, and unfortunately it’s making the rounds again right now.  [Read more…]

Scam alert: Don’t fall for the “Deadline Tomorrow” hoax on Facebook

Posted on October 24, 2021

Scams and hoaxes of all types pop up every day on Facebook, and some of them have a habit of rearing their ugly heads time and time again.

These recurring hoaxes are often more annoying than dangerous, but it’s still good to avoid them whenever possible.

I have received several messages over the past few days asking about the legitimacy of a recurring hoax that’s currently making the rounds again.  [Read more…]

Scam alert: Facebook is NOT limiting your Newsfeed to the same 25 friends

Posted on May 17, 2021

If you’ve been a Facebook user for more than 10 minutes you probably already know that scams and hoaxes pop up all the time on there.

Well, the latest hoax to arrive on the scene is claiming that Facebook’s algorithm is limiting users’ Newsfeeds to the same 25 friends, and no more.

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Scam alert: Ignore the ‘Confirm you’re an active user’ hoax on Facebook Messenger

Posted on September 3, 2020

Well, here we go again with yet another round of this irritating Facebook hoax.

Once again, this particular hoax is being spread via Messenger, and as usual lots of folks are falling for it.

The hoax message varies a bit, but it usually reads something like this:  [Read more…]

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