In part 1 of this article series, we looked at data mining schemes, scam ad campaigns, concert tickets scams, and PayPal fund transfer scams. Today, we continue to list down the other scams you might encounter on Facebook. Bitcoin trading scam Who would have thought that a “simple” phishing scheme would be a front to a global Bitcoin trading scam? Researchers from vpnMentor … [Read more...]
Jovi Umawing December 19, 2020
The many ways you can be scammed on Facebook, part II
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Jovi Umawing June 21, 2019
Fresh “video games” site welcomes new users with Steam phish
Over the weekend, I received this unsolicited message from an acquaintance on Steam: 1 free game for new users!Take the game you want https://t.co/{redacted} Fortunately, other friends on Steam were quick to publicly warn others about potentially hacked accounts spamming dubious messages to anyone (if not all) in their network. I was reading these warnings hours before receiving a … [Read more...]
