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

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

Scam victims could soon receive up to $3000 back from their bank, telco or social media giants under new national guidelines, ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new Facebook scam starts with a simple message—like "How are you?"—but ends with stolen accounts, fake offers, and drained ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Facebook is now the single most dangerous place to encounter a scammer online. According to a new Federal Trade Commission report, Americans lost more money to scams originating on Facebook in 2025 ...