Fraud & Scams Archives

The Ellen DeGeneres Show is not giving away $1,000 Amazon.com gift cards or PlayStation 5 consoles or iPhone devices on Facebook.

‘Ellen’ Facebook Giveaway Scam Promises Amazon Gift Cards, PS5s, and iPhones Facebook scammers posted pictures from "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" without permission in order to promote...

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The Diesel Brothers nor Diesel Power Gear were giving away $10,000 or $100,000 to entrants who downloaded the Stash finance app.

‘Diesel Brothers’ Scam Targets Facebook Users After Rittenhouse Acquittal The real Diesel Brothers, whose likeness was used without permission, had nothing to do with...

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SCAM ALERT: Texas Roadhouse Vouchers on Facebook The bogus promotion ran on at least 13 separate inauthentic Facebook profiles, in September 2021.

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Roundup Weed Killer Settlement Scam Targets Gmail Inboxes The body of one scam email about a Roundup settlement claimed it came from "a...

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SCAM ALERT: Publix 90th Anniversary $3,000 Gift Card Reader beware.

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An ad showing a massive weaver birds nest nest on a telephone pole or power lines claimed to show a drone photograph that captures a photo we're not supposed to see.

Photograph of Massive Nest on Telephone Pole, Explained Online advertisements promised answers for what appeared to be a large nest or other object...

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SCAM ALERT: U.S. Customs and Border Protections Phone Call Scam Such phishing scams are often used to collect personal information.

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Facebook Scam: ‘Someone Tried To Log in to Your Account’ The Facebook email scam can often be found in spam folders, where it belongs.

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Avoid ‘USPS’ Email Scam Offering Contest Rewards The scam emails are not official correspondence from the United States Postal Service.

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Shark Tank did not endorse Keto Burn or a 50lbs in 61 days offer for weight loss.

Don’t Bite on ‘Shark Tank’ Weight Loss Scam Promising ’50lbs in 61 Days’ Unsolicited emails that appeared as a fake Fox News article led to a Keto Burn...

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A Walmart hoax on TikTok claimed that a four-digit discount code could be entered at self-checkout.

The Walmart ‘Discount Code’ TikTok Trick Is a Hoax The idea of looking above Walmart's entrance doors for a four-digit code to later use...

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SCAM ALERT: The ‘Coca-Cola Welfare Fund’ is Not Giving Away Lottery Money Online posts spread across multiple countries, offering prize money in more than one currency.

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