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01/29/2013

New Wave of Phishing Scams Uses Facebook Info for Personalized Spam

Check your privacy settings. Scammers are tapping into the personal data available through Facebook, Google+ and LinkedIn to pose as your friends in fraudulent emails. Watch out for these personalized scam messages and take steps to prevent them.

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.

05/23/2012

Scammers Fake Facebook Account Cancellation Notices

A clever scam in the form of a fake Facebook account cancellation email is making the rounds. Don’t let the threat of losing your account trick you into installing malware on your computer.


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