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As you probably know, scammers love using phishing emails to trick people into handing over their personal information and the login info for their online accounts.
The thing is, scammers are targeting potential victims via their cell phones too.
In fact, there’s a major text message phishing scam going on right now that’s snagging a lot of victims because it’s so easy to fall for. [Read more…]
As you probably know, the scammers never take a break from Facebook.
One frequently recurring scam that rears its ugly head from time to time has scammers posing as the McDonald’s fast food chain.
And guess what? It’s back, just in time for the holiday season. [Read more…]
This year’s Christmas shopping season in now in full swing, and you know what that means…
Yep, the scammers are out in force on Facebook trying their best to scam innocent users out of their hard-earned money.
Unfortunately, there are about as many scams on Facebook as there are stars in the sky.
Well, maybe there’s not quite that many but it sure seems like it!
Some scams come and go, never to be seen again. But many others just keep popping up over and over again.
One such recurring scam is the old “Call Facebook Tech Support” scam. [Read more…]
As you probably know, Facebook is a haven for crooks and scammers due to its massive 2+ billion world-wide user base.
An old Facebook scam that exploits the trust and love people have for their family members is once again making the rounds, and it’s easy to fall for this one if you aren’t careful.
There are subtle variations of the scam, but it typically works something like this: [Read more…]