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Scam alert: Beware the hoax phrase “It Actually Worked” on Facebook

Posted on May 27, 2023

If you’ve had a Facebook account for more than five minutes you’re probably aware that scams and hoaxes abound on there.

While the scams can be incredibly dangerous, the hoaxes are usually merely irritating instead of being truly harmful.

The thing is, the irritation these hoaxes cause can become quite intense when the same hoaxes keep popping up over and over again.

Luckily, most of the hoaxes that pop up and make the rounds on Facebook include at least one phrase that’s always a dead-giveaway that the post is a hoax.  [Read more…]

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

Posted on May 20, 2023

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: Beware the dangerous ‘Facebook Membership Verification’ scam

Posted on May 16, 2023

Well, there’s yet another dangerous Facebook-related scam making the rounds right now.

I know, I’m shocked too!

As usual, there are several variations of this scam.

They seem to primarily be spreading via fake SMS text messages and emails.

However, I’ve seen a few reports of it being spread via IMs on Twitter as well (which is interesting since this is a Facebook-related scam that has nothing to do with Twitter).

[Read more…]

How to enable Two-Factor Authentication on your Facebook account

Posted on May 11, 2023

Your Facebook account is a huge target for hackers for a lot of reasons such as targeting you for identity theft, harassing your Facebook friends in your name, and many others.

There are several things you can do to lock down your account such as choosing a strong, yet easy to remember password, but to really to secure your Facebook account from hackers you need to enable Two-Factor Authentication.

Two-Factor Authentication works like this: [Read more…]

Q&A: Can you still ‘Poke’ people on Facebook?

Posted on May 10, 2023

Question from Tina:  You’ll probably think I’m silly Rick, but I love poking my friends on Facebook.

I used to do it all the time but the poke button seems to be missing now.

Can we still poke people or has Facebook removed that option?  [Read more…]

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