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Social spam is on the rise, with analysts reporting over a tripling of social spam activity in six months. [7] It is estimated that up to 40% of all social user accounts are fake, depending on the site. [8] In August, 2012, Facebook admitted through its updated regulatory filing [9] that 8.7% of its 955 million active accounts were fake. [10]
Law enforcement is warning against an increasingly common scam on social media. What are the signs to look out for? Don't fall for this increasingly common social media scam
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The current scam is much simpler, and doesn't involve extortion. The company advertises on their online sites, via email, or approaches people through social media sites such as LinkedIn. They then quickly write a low-quality article, sending the customers a copy of the text.
More taxpayers also are falling victim to tax-related scams, some that are pushed on social media, which trigger extra long delays in getting their real refunds. ... According to the 2024 report ...
In September 2024, the Federal Trade Commission released a report summarizing 9 company responses (including from Facebook) to orders made by the agency pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914 to provide information about user and non-user data collection (including of children and teenagers) and data use by the ...
Social media marketplace scams were one of the fastest growing scam types in 2022, experiencing a 184% increase over 2021 incidents. It's become such an issue that the sites themselves have taken ...
According to Kelly Quinn, “the use of social media has become ubiquitous, with 73% of all U.S. adults using social network sites today and significantly higher levels of use among young adults and females." Social media sites have grown in popularity over the past decade, and they only continue to grow.