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Beware burglars using Facebook to find vacationing victims

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Now that folks are starting to travel for summer vacations, here’s a little reminder…

If you’ve been on Facebook for more than five 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 nine days. [Read more…]

Scam alert: Beware this dangerous ‘Facebook Copyright Violation’ scam

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As you probably know, some scams seem to come and go, often disappearing completely before they come back some time later with a vengeance.

One such recurring scam is making the rounds again, and it’s pretty dangerous.

This is a Facebook-related scam, but it isn’t actually perpetrated on Facebook. Instead, the scammers send a fraudulent message directly to your phone via text message or email.

The text of the fraudulent messages vary a bit, but they usually read something like this:  [Read more…]

Q&A: Will Messenger notify the sender if I screenshot his message?

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Question from Beverly:  A man I work with but barely know sent me a nasty picture and a really disturbing comment in an instant message via Facebook Messenger and it really upset me.

I’d like to report him to HR but I’m afraid he’ll delete the picture and message before they have a chance to investigate.

I’d like to take a screenshot of the photo and message but I’m afraid if I do Facebook will notify him that I did it. Will they?

Rick’s answer:  [Read more…]

Q&A: How can I tell if a person received my friend request on Facebook?

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Question from Kelly:  I recently sent a friend request to a friend of mine after I found out she’s on Facebook. It’s been over a week and it still says “Friend Request Sent”.

I used your site’s search box and found this post where you answered a similar question for a woman named Delores, but my situation is a little different from hers.

Apparently Delores’ friend was receiving her friend requests and declining them because she was able to send multiple requests. But my friend hasn’t responded at all because the button still says “Friend Request Sent”.

I know this person has been on Facebook every day since the friend request was sent because she’s been posting like crazy. That’s why I’m thinking it was never received. Is there any way to know for sure that she has received it?  [Read more…]

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