While social media is a fantastic way to keep in touch or interact with people, social media scams are everywhere.Â
Social media scams take many forms, and many are native to one particular platform as Facebook scams, Twitter scams, Instagram scams (separate categories), and more are operating and trying to fleece people of money or use their personal information for nefarious purposes.Â
Facebook scams include messages from fake profiles, malware hidden in Facebook apps and games that are part of phishing attacks, and classified ad scams in the Facebook Marketplace.
Twitter scams can include emails sent from “Twitter,” and links in messages that are part of phishing attacks.Â
Multi-Level marketing scams are also common on social media and their empty promises of easy riches.Â
Social media can be wonderful, but be careful. Keep your eye on this space, and learn about the scams on social media as they emerge.
Shared News Article: How The Scam Works Most of the online articles feature a 'Email This' or 'Share This' button represented by an envelope icon. If you like the content, you can share the post not only on social media but also via email – with someone who might be interested. The majority of […]
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Online College Course Scam: How It Works Beware of the Online Course Scam going around these days, coming in the form on online learning platforms. Let's dive in. Are you looking for an online masters in education? A college course? Best online colleges, in general? Or maybe for some distance learning courses? Well, beware of […]
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How The Scam Works: Facebook constantly changes its design leading criminals to experiment on new scams, relying on the novelty aspect. One of the latest ones is the Facebook Membership, aka Pay for Facebook scam. Scammers require users to pay different monthly amounts (under $10) per memberships of all kind (Gold, Silver, etc). In the […]
Pet Adoption Scam: How It Works (with video below) Be careful if you're trying to adopt a pet. Scammers advertise dogs for adoption all over the Internet. Beware of the Adopt A Pet scam! Let's take a look. You want to get a puppy and come across an Internet post or classified ad from somebody […]
How the scam works: The crooks send emails claiming to be airport employees. In the message, they notify you that a pet is being held at the local airport and request money to pay for vaccinations before the animal can be shipped to its final destination. To make it look more realistic, they also claim […]
How the scam works: You really want to get a date but your confidence is down after losing hair, gaining weight and not feeling like your charisma is what it could or should be. Desperate for a confidence boost, you sort through your spam and order a few patches, liquids and pills. You try them all out […]
 Fake Poetry Contests: How The Scam Works Do you think you are good to try out for Poetry Out Loud with your poems? We hope so, but be aware of many fake poetry competitions and contests popping up everywhere this time of the year — especially with the stay at home imposed quarantines — […]
Online Psychic Reading: How the Scam Works (with video below) Are you looking into a psychic reading these days? If yes, be careful about the Online Psychic Reading Scam, including numerologists, astrologers, tarot card reading, and fortune-tellers. Read below and feel free to report the scammers' names at the end of the article, under the […]
How the scam works: With the worldwide spread of the Internet, it is much easier nowadays to find talented people in all industries. Unfortunately, scammers are right on the ball in this aspect, too. It has been reported that several crooks create fake publishing contests, apparently organized by famous companies. One of the examples is […]
How the scam works: Let’s say you are an aspiring writer. Established publishers accept new books only if they are submitted by an agent. Meanwhile, agents don’t take any new writers under their wings unless they have a publishing record. When you approach them with a book, because you are new, most agents might tell […]
How the scam works: Similar to the Holiday E-cards scam, this one comes as a downloadable item on your computer or phone. You want a specific song to be your ringtone (or a picture to be your wallpaper), maybe during these holidays. That’s when you go on the Internet and look for it. Unfortunately, several […]
See Who is Stalking You Scam: How It Works Either on Facebook or Tumblr you receive a message on your profile, as a recommendation coming from one of your friends. Your buddy suggests clicking on a link to see who is virtually stalking you. The text might be similar to this: "W000w!! I Cann0t blv that […]
Green Card Lottery Scam: How It Works Hundreds of thousands of people want to come annually to North America, so it is no surprise that opportunities such as the Green Card Lottery are used – as duplicates by the scammers – to lure people into giving away their lifetime savings. The fraudsters set up websites […]
How the scam works: You are approached by somebody through e-mail, phone call, or fake e-mails, claiming to be a hit man hired to hurt you (or destroy your business, set your house on fire, etc). He says is hired by one of your enemies and asks if you can pay a bigger wage to […]
How the scam works: During the holiday season, we send and receive messages with all kinds of wishes– so you are not surprised when, one day, you receive an electronic card in your e-mail or your Facebook/ Twitter/ LinkedIn inboxes. You get the notification and are invited to open the card by clicking on a […]
How the scam works: You come across somebody online who is in need of your help. She might say she is in a hospital in the Ivory Coast, London, or Amsterdam with cancer (some scammers even shave their heads). Meanwhile, her children might need to be taken care of (or need college money). The story […]
How the scam works: Many people fill out applications for US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on a regular basis. Because the process is not that simple, bogus service providers on the internet help fill out the necessary forms and have the victims send them an electronic check in the amount of the application fee. […]
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