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The latest social media scam is another phishing scheme designed to scare Facebook users into sharing their login credentials. Don't be fooled. BBB Scam Alert: New Facebook phishing scam scares ...
According to Facebook, the real-name policy stems from the position "that way, you always know who you're connecting with. This helps keep our community safe." [2] [3] Likewise per this policy, a "real name" is defined by "your real name as it would be listed on your credit card, driver's license or student ID". [4]
So, when a phishing scam is in an email form, it may ask you to click on a link and then enter sensitive information, such as your social security number or password, to update your "bank" account ...
Another scam is circulating Facebook, preying on users' emotions to access their information. See what it is and how you can avoid it. 'Look who died' Facebook scam preys on your emotions.
In August 2007 the code used to generate Facebook's home and search page as visitors browse the site was accidentally made public. [6] [7] A configuration problem on a Facebook server caused the PHP code to be displayed instead of the web page the code should have created, raising concerns about how secure private data on the site was.
Another type of lottery scam is a scam email or web page where the recipient had won a sum of money in the lottery. The recipient is instructed to contact an agent very quickly but the scammers are just using a third party company, person, email or names to hide their true identity, in some cases offering extra prizes (such as a 7 Day/6 Night Bahamas Cruise Vacation, if the user rings within 4 ...
• Fake email addresses - Malicious actors sometimes send from email addresses made to look like an official email address but in fact is missing a letter(s), misspelled, replaces a letter with a lookalike number (e.g. “O” and “0”), or originates from free email services that would not be used for official communications.
If you get an email providing you a PIN number and an 800 or 888 number to call, this a scam to try and steal valuable personal info. These emails will often ask you to call AOL at the number provided, provide the PIN number and will ask for account details including your password.