by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 29, 2024 | Scam of the day
A variation on an old Facebook scam has recently resurfaced. In the new scam you receive a Facebook Message that merely says “Look Who Died?” and is followed by a link that leads you to a website where you are prompted to provide personal information that...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 8, 2024 | Scam of the day
Recently I got a Facebook friend request from a good friend of mine. The only problem was that we were already were Facebook Friends. If one of your friends received a Facebook friend request that appeared to come from you, it does not mean that your account was...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 7, 2022 | Scam of the day
Today’s Scam of the day is one about which I have written in the past, as recently as a little over a month ago, however it continues to pop up frequently as evidenced by a Scamicide reader who recently was targeted by a Facebook cloner. If one of your friends...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 31, 2022 | Scam of the day
Today’s Scam of the day is one about which I have written in the past, however it continues to pop up frequently as evidenced by a Scamicide reader who recently was targeted by a Facebook cloner. If one of your friends received a Facebook friend request that...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 1, 2021 | Scam of the day
Many people are receiving a Facebook post from friends saying their account had been hacked and not to accept friend requests by them. Many people cut and pasted the message and sent it out to all of their friends as the post asked them to do. However, often there is...
