Social Media Scams

While social media is a fantastic way to keep in touch or interact with people, social media scams are everywhere. 

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. 

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.

 

Social Media Scams: List Below

Twitter scams can include emails sent from “Twitter,” and links in messages that are part of phishing attacks. 

Multi-Level marketing scams are also common on social media and their empty promises of easy riches. 

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.

Pest Control Fraud

Pest Control Scams: From Bed Bug Treatment to Exterminator Tricks It is that time of the year. If calling in the experts is already necessary to resolve the fly infestation, be wary of scams related to pest control. What are they? There are a few types of fraud in this niche. Let's take a […]

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Spotify Account: Unable To Bill You

Spotify Subscription Scam: How It Works The great popularity that Spotify has reached with its convenient service has also attracted scammers who to take advantage of it. There is an email going around this week claiming to be from Spotify, sent by criminals who use the company's branding. Similar to the Netflix or the […]

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How to Avoid Scamdicappers

Sports-Handicapping Picks, a New Wave of Fraud in the Gambling Industry In a consumer marketplace dominated by social media, it's harder than ever to distinguish between what's authentic and what's a scam. Millions of products and services are bought and sold over many different social networks every day, including a service that used to […]

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Property Brothers

How the scam works: How do you get on Property Brothers? If you are a fan of the TV series and want to get your house featured on Jonathan and Drew Scott's show, don't fall for this scam. Buying & selling with the Property Brothers is not that easy. A scam alert has been issued […]

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New "Recognize The Thieves" Scam Spreads Like An Epidemic On Social Media Stealing Your Credentials

Recognize the Thieves Scam: How It Works The social media world helps online communities join forces efficiently every time there is a social cause involved. When was the last time you've seen a friend asking for a recommendation or help or social media? Probably very recently. However, it only takes one compromised Facebook account […]

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