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Facebook acting strange? It could be a malicious app.

Posted on July 19, 2023

There are many ways for hackers and scammers to use your Facebook account to do malicious things, and make it appear that YOU are the culprit.

Most hackers simply find a way to break into your account and use it to publish SPAM posts and malicious links or spread malware to your friends via chat or instant messages.

Luckily, those hackers and scammers can be easily kicked off and locked out of your account by changing your password and enabling Two-Factor Authentication, but the truly devious miscreants can cause you all kinds of grief long after you’ve booted them off and locked them out of your account.

Yes, the really serious hackers can actually keep using your account to send SPAM and spread malware even without being able to log back in to your account.

And how they do that just might surprise you…  [Read more…]

Scam alert: Beware these insidious ‘Help the Wounded Vets’ scams

Posted on July 3, 2023

As you surely know by now, scams are everywhere on the Internet these days.

Unfortunately, many of the most insidious scams pose as ways to help people who truly are deserving of our help.

One of the latest scams to rear its ugly head targets folks who have a desire to do something to help veterans who have been injured in combat.

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Scam alert: Beware of ‘friends’ asking for help on Facebook

Posted on June 29, 2023

Facebook is one of the most visited websites on the Internet, and with over two billion registered users it’s a virtual gold mine for scam artists out to make an easy buck.

There are countless scams being perpetrated on Facebook at all times, but every now and then a particularly insidious one pops up.

The purpose of this post is to warn you about a scam that has cleaned out the bank accounts of at least three of my own Facebook friends.

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

Posted on June 26, 2023

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…]

Scam alert: Beware fake charity fundraisers on Facebook

Posted on June 22, 2023

It’s human nature to want to help others in need. And whenever possible, most people believe we should.

Unfortunately, scammers are taking advantage of generous Facebook users by targeting them via fake charity fundraising drives.

These scams take several forms, including the following:  [Read more…]

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