Social Media Scams

How the scam works: The Ice Bucket Challenge campaign became viral due to its genius approach: get people to do something they never did before, get them to nominate somebody to do the same thing, as well as support a great cause.  The donations to the ALS (Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) cause passed the $30 million […]

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Benefits Package Scam: How It Works (with video below) What if you receive a great offer from the Government, meant to improve your overall benefits, from health coverage and retirement pension to eventual tuition fees or property taxes? Be aware of a scam that came back these days, known as Citizen Benefits Package Email. How […]

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How the scam works: The social media crooks hit again, as another celebrity is gone unexpectedly. You might have seen a “Robin Williams Says Goodbye with his iPhone Video Before Suicide” headline in your Facebook news feed.  Just like in many other cases prior to this, you might be fooled into believing it is genuine. Remember “Paul […]

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Notice To Appear In Court Scam: How It Works (with video below) Being called in court could be a very intimidating experience in itself, let along being present there. Needless to say, criminals know that, too. You might have received an e-mail that seems to be from an attorney or the court desk in your city. […]

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How the scam works: Just as in many other cases (the death of Steve Irwin, Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, etc.), criminals take advantage of people's curiosity as soon as a celebrity makes the headlines with a shocking title. Although Paul Walker died a while ago and similar scams popped up right after, today you might […]

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Weight Loss Scam: How It Works In North America alone, over $70 billion are spent annually on weight loss products, many of which make extraordinary claims of efficacy. Television and Internet ads are continually bombarding us with news of the latest weight loss fad product, promising remarkable results if only we plunk down our credit […]

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How to avoid: With the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI – an almost unheard of event in the history of the Catholic Church – and the subsequent appointment of Pope Francis, many people around the world have been riveted by any Pope-related story. And typically, where there is controversy and curiosity, there are scammers ready […]

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How the scam works: Parents of school age children have been enjoying the convenience of paying for their kids’ school lunches online for several years now. This method makes it simple for parents to keep an eye on how much their students are spending to eat at school and to control what types of food […]

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How the scam works: This scam is running rampant during the holidays, when a lot of people are sending and receiving packages in the mail. The Holiday Mail scam consists of an email directing recipients to a website where they request you download information about a package that reportedly belongs to you. Of course, once […]

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Fight Obesity in School Scam: How It Works  As back-to-school time is such a hectic time of year for most parents, it is wise to be more vigilant than ever of scams that rely on that distraction, as the Fight Obesity in School Scam does.  This typical phishing scam begins with an email to parents […]

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Spy Text App: How The Scam Works Let's face it: if given the opportunity, most people would love nothing more than the ability to access the instant messages of their significant other, friends, family members and co-workers. We'll take a look at some spying devices later on in this article, but let's focus on […]

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Pinterest Password Scam: How It Works (with video below) If you're an avid Pinterest user, watch out for the latest scam, the Pinterest Password Reset or Pinterest Login scam. Let's take a look at it. Pinterest is vastly popular with millions of users pinning pictures to their boards every day. Phishing scams are nothing new, […]

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How the scam works: The bigger the news story, the bigger the opportunity for scammers. With the new royal new baby making headlines, cyber criminals are taking advantage of the public’s eagerness to see photos of the Royal children as well as updates from the Royal family. Scammers create malicious websites to corrupt computers all […]

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How the scam works: (with video below) Pinterest is the wildly popular photo-sharing website. Thousands of users visit each day to share recipes, decorating ideas, travel plans, craft tips and jokes with one another. Of course, any social media site with this level of popularity is ripe for the picking for scammers. The Pinterest tool […]

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Pepsi Grant Compensation: How the Scam Works Pepsi is the second-largest seller of soft drinks worldwide. They often run prize giveaways and promotions which are widely advertised, as another form of advertisement for their successful brand. However, a recent round of emails is claiming to be from Pepsi and stating that people will receive […]

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How The Veterans of Foreign Wars Scam Works: Theodore Roosevelt said, “A man who is good enough to shed his blood for his country I good enough to be given a square deal afterwards.” Our nation’s veterans should be revered and honored for the sacrifices they have made to protect the freedoms that we all […]

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