The playbook is disturbingly consistent. Scammers hijack legitimate Facebook or Instagram accounts, giving the post instant ...

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 ...

More than a billion users buy and sell goods on Facebook Marketplace each month—but they aren’t the only ones cashing in.

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 ...

FIREFIGHTER HAS BEEN WITH THE DEPARTMENT FOR THREE YEARS. JACKSON POLICE ARE LOOKING FOR A MAN IN CONNECTION WITH A FACEBOOK MARKETPLACE SCAM. 37-YEAR-OLD KENDRICK STUBBS IS WANTED ON THREE FELONY ...

Have you ever received a suspicious email or pop-up that made your heart race, even for a second? You're not alone. Online scams are getting more convincing every day, and even the most tech-savvy ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — The Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office and Better Business Bureau are sounding the alarm on a growing Facebook scam that is deceiving users across the country, including right ...

Meta reportedly allowed thousands of bogus ads to run on its platforms while refusing to crack down on alleged cases of fraud to avoid losing ad revenue, according to a bombshell report. The Facebook ...

Arno Hecht usually enjoys his wide-ranging influence on Facebook. With a friends’ network of more than 4,100, the popular musician has used the social media platform to promote shows, get gigs and ...

Two Athens residents were victims of scams resulting in significant financial losses. One victim lost $20,000 in a phone scam impersonating her bank. Another victim lost $5,000 in a Facebook scam ...

AND WE’LL SEE IF OUR TEAM CAN HELP. I DON’T KNOW WHAT TO TRUST. DID THIS EMAIL REALLY COME FROM FACEBOOK OR DID IT COME FROM THE HACKER? WELL, IT SEEMED LEGIT, BUT IT WAS FAR FROM IT AND IT TURNED A ...

A Tampa, Fla., woman who used stolen Social Security numbers to file fake returns has been sentenced to 21 years in prison after daring authorities on Facebook to catch her, the Daily Mail reports.