The Bluesky social app is a new social media offering that is worth your attention. Free for all to use, 21M people have signed up (by the time of this writing), and their user-count page shows a steady flow of new users. You could be the next to try it out! Bluesky closely resembles Twitter … Read more
I am frequently asked on Facebook, “How can you tell?“, when I call out a bogus poster. And there’s no short answer. There are many, many different tells. I’ll try to compile them all here, as a “Guide to Spotting Fake Facebook Profiles.” Major Giveaways Does their Facebook URL match their Display Name? A lot … Read more
Many people are getting a scary type of message right now. It claims to be a legal notice about Walt Disney Studios and copyright infringement. While the email is realistic and scary-looking, I am sure it is a fake. If you receive this Meta Legal Phishing in your inbox, do not cooperate with it! The … Read more
Posting about a missing person on Facebook just makes sense. Meta’s social media platform has incredible reach and spreads info extremely fast. But when you see such a post in your feed, don your critical thinking-cap before reacting. There are a few kinds of Missing Person Posts on Facebook. And each one merits a different … Read more
A couple of weeks ago, I posted briefly on my Facebook page about a rash of dangerous posts. Many people were clicking on Facebook content and then running afoul of scammy popups. This sort of thing is very common around the internet. But since that day, I feel like there is quite an increase in … Read more
Someone recently asked about a business page on Facebook: “Hey, is this company legitimate? Am I going to be scammed by them?” I took a quick look and quickly saw the danger. Please check out the details below to become better at spotting a fake company on Facebook. The Basics The page that I was … Read more
The hits just keep coming. I’ve got even more Facebook scams to describe, so that you’ll be able to recognize and dodge these if you meet with them: Concert Tickets for Sale This is as simple as they come: Someone will ask for a Venmo or CashApp payment for some concert tickets, and then ghost … Read more
Logo Design scams on Facebook are the latest to appear on group pages. These scams are brought to you by the same people who offer duct cleaning, mobile car detailing and more. Here are the deets: What This Scam Looks Like Again, this scam usually appears inside of Facebook Groups. The wording may vary, and … Read more
Update: Starting at around 12PM EST, many users are able to login and use Meta/Facebook products again. Here’s hoping the 2024 Facebook Outage is over. Whew, that wasn’t as bad as the 2021 Outage! If you cannot access Facebook right now, it’s not you. It’s Facebook. Facebook is down, possibly for many people. I think … Read more
There’s always another scam just around the corner. And with these jokers in Scamdinavia, nothing is sacred. Please watch out for the Girl Scout Cookie Scam, circulating on Facebook and possibly other social media. The Scam You might already know this scam, but it’s still worth broadcasting. Because the Girl Scout brand is so endearing … Read more