How to Protect Yourself From Facebook Scams Given the dangers of social media as presented above, here are some practical tips on how to be safe from Facebook scams. 1. When in doubt, DON’T CLICK that LINK! This holds true for any internet activity such as using your email, surfing the net, using your instant…
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How Do These Scams Spread? Having learned what the popular Facebook scams are and how to identify them, the next thing you need to know is how these scams spread. 1. Wall Posts: News Feed is the most common medium of Facebook scams. One your friend is infected, the link and message that is automatically…
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How to Identify a Facebook Scam? Facebook scams may appear in different forms but there are a number of things they have in common that should help you identify possible Facebook Scams: 1. Paste a Code in your Browser: Anything in Facebook that prompts or lures you into pasting a code / URL into your…
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Due to the overwhelming outbreak of viral scams and spam being spread via Facebook Chat, please support our petition! We will send the results to the Facebook Security Team. {loadposition petition}
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As featured on The Kim Komando Show as the Cool Site of the Day, and recommended by several law enforcement agencies, Facecrooks is THE social media watchdog against scammers, hackers and cyber criminals. Facecrooks is designed to enrich the social media experience by making users aware of cyber crimes and potential scams within the online…
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1. Phishing / Identity Theft: This type of scam hijacks your Facebook account by luring you to a webpage having a fake Facebook log-in page or malware that installs a keylogger [a malicious program capable of searching for usernames and passwords in your PC]. Upon gaining control of your account, the scammer will then contact…
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What are the Most Common Facebook Scams? 1. Phishing / Identity Theft: This type of scam hijacks your Facebook account by luring you to a webpage having a fake Facebook log-in page or malware that installs a keylogger [a malicious program capable of searching for usernames and passwords in your PC]. Upon gaining control of…
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