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11/16/2012

Clicking 'Like'? You are Helping Spam Go Viral

You've seen them: photos that have ten of thousands of "likes" and a caption that promises something amazing. Despite what these pics claim to be, they are just a way for shady businesses to make money off Facebook.

09/27/2012

Scammers Taunt Twitter Users With Fake Facebook Video

Twitter users, don't fall for this! A new scam uses direct messages to tease potential victims with a link to an embarrassing Facebook video. Try to view the clip, and you'll get a virus instead.

06/15/2012

Want to See Who's Checking Out Your Facebook Profile? Too Bad. It's a Scam.

Heads up, Facebook users! Facebook never intends to create a way for a user to see who has viewed their profile. If an application claims to do so, do not trust it.

05/31/2012

New Scam Steals Financial Information from Facebook, Gmail, Yahoo, and Hotmail users

Better Business Bureau of Southern Arizona is warning consumers of a scam targeting the financial data of Facebook, Hotmail, Yahoo, and Gmail users. The scam infects its victim’s computers with a version of the Zeus Trojan virus- a malware program regularly used to commit bank fraud.

04/05/2012

E-Book Fraud Leaves Consumers with Worthless Material

With the growing popularity of e-books, scammers have found ways to capitalize on this new method of buying books. Some of these scams offer worthless material at a low price while others target authors or authorized publishers by pirating their books.

02/07/2012

Scammers Target Investors Through Social Media Sites

With the rise in popularity of social media sites, such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, many scammers are finding it easy to sell fraudulent investment scams to unwary investors. The Texas State Securities Board issued a release last September advising people to be wary of social media investments scams.

10/31/2011

Trick or Treat? Spot the Scary Social Media Scams

With millions of users worldwide, social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter are unquestionably popular, but Better Business Bureau warns users may be the target of social media scammers.

07/25/2011

Current News Stories Creating Scams On Facebook

Recent tragedies are concern for Facebook users


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