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As you probably know, scammers love targeting the 2+ billion worldwide users on Facebook, and unfortunately many of the scams can be quite tempting.
These scams typically piggyback off the success of large corporations because just the name of the company alone tends to lend an air of legitimacy to the fraudulent “offers”.
A perfect case-in-point is the “Free Red Lobster Meals” scam that’s making the rounds yet again on Facebook. [Read more…]
Have you ever received a telephone call with your own number showing up on the Caller ID?
Yeah, me too. And it’s quite frustrating to say the least.
When that happens the natural instinct is to answer the call and give the scammer a piece of your mind, but that’s a very bad idea.
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…]
Well, we all have our favorite time of the year, and for many scammers and crooks that happens to be income tax season.
Every year about this time legions of scammers start sending out fraudulent emails designed to trick and take advantage of all the tax filers.
This post explains what you need to be on the lookout for. [Read more…]
Nary a day goes by when I don’t receive fraudulent emails in my inbox and see one scam post after another hit my Facebook Newsfeed.
And unfortunately, there are plenty of dangerous scams taking place in the offline world as well.
It seems that the scammers are getting more sophisticated every day, and more people are falling for their treachery as a result.
That’s why I thought I’d take this opportunity to tell you about some of the most insidious scams that seem to keep popping up at various times. [Read more…]