A fake "Meta Verrified" Messenger chat threatens Facebook account deletion within 24 hours, but six major red flags reveal ...

Facebook Marketplace is a prime target for scammers. As more transactions move online, the risk of falling victim to fraud ...

The Bryan Police Department is advising residents to take caution as the department has seen an increase in Facebook ...

Social media scams are the costliest scams to all ages, according to the latest FTC data. Brielle Blanchard, CEO of the ...

Buyer beware: you’re not the only one attracted to Bambu Lab’s current 3rd Anniversary sale. The deep discounts are enticing Facebook scammers as well. These con artists plan to trick Facebook users ...

Scammers are sending fake Facebook warnings claiming accounts will be closed or suspended because of "fraudulent activity" in ...

Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of ...

Ever get a Facebook message from an old friend, only to find out it wasn't really that friend? That's exactly how a recent Facebook impersonation scam almost cost someone $2,500. A scammer hijacked a ...

Many too-good-to-be true deals on social media are nothing but scams. Consumers reported losing $794 million to scams that started on Facebook in 2025 — far more than what was lost to scams that began ...

New FTC data reveals scams starting on social media cost Americans $2.1 billion last year, and Facebook tops the list. Losses ...

Facebook now accounts for the vast majority of scams on social media, according to an explosive new study — and critics claim it’s because Mark Zuckerberg’s tech giant is more focused on making money ...

Anyone who’s been on Facebook recently knows the platform is plagued by advertising and other posts from scammers and other frauds. But the massive scale of the issue is no surprise to parent company ...