A Facebook scammer posing as Elon Musk tricked a victim with promises of a Tesla and $250,000, requesting gift cards that ...

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 ...

That great bargain you just spotted on social media? Well, proceed with caution before you pull out that credit card. The eye-catching ad might look legitimate, but many too-good-to-be true deals are ...

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 ...

MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - A scam circulating on Facebook uses fake death announcements to trick users into clicking malicious links. The posts appear to come from friends and include the phrase “he ...

A fake Facebook blue tick verification scam has reportedly affected around 30,000 users, prompting warnings for people to stay alert and follow basic steps to protect their accounts.

Me ta says that it has removed over 159 million scam ads and taken down 10.9 million scam accounts on Facebook and Instagram. The company is also today launching new anti-scam tools on Instagram, ...

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 ...