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

IOWA’S NEWS LEADER. WELL, RIGHT NOW MID AMERICAN ENERGY IS WARNING CUSTOMERS ABOUT A NEW SCAM CIRCULATING ON FACEBOOK RIGHT NOW. OFFICIALS SAY A FAKE PROFILE IS POSING AS THE UTILITY’S BUSINESS PAGE, ...

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 ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- On the tenth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me, another scam! 7 On Your Side has been sharing the 12 Scams of Christmas, and now we unwrap the crooked QR code, it's part two ...

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 ...

The USPS is warning about a rise in QR code scams, including “mystery” packages designed to trick people into scanning malicious codes. Scammers are placing fake QR codes in everyday places—like ...

A bank-draining scam is targeting the private financial details of sellers on Facebook Marketplace. Fraudsters make contact ...

Millions of Facebook users filed claims in a recent privacy settlement after the platform was accused of mishandling user data. The approved payouts have been rolling out, which means people are ...

A dangerous cyber fraud scheme is spreading rapidly across social media platforms, where scammers are exploiting people with fake “work-from-home” and “daily income” offers. By convincing users to ...