Fraud & Scams

Are FedEx ‘Set Delivery Preferences’ Text Messages Real? In January 2020, members of the public reported receiving suspect SMS messages from scammers pretending...
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No, Walmart Is Not Offering a Free $50 ‘Anniversary’ Coupon on Facebook Yet another "free coupon" scam attempted to lure social media users with bogus promises.
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Did ‘Shark Tank’ Endorse a Keto Diet Pill? Nobody would ever lie in an ad for a diet product, right?
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Is Kohl’s Offering $250 Coupons to Social Media Users? Coupon scams are pervasive on social media.
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Is Netflix Asking Users to Update Payment Information? A popular phishing scam targets Netflix users.
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Bud Light ‘Anniversary’ Free 24-Pack Facebook Offer Bud Light is not giving away free 24-packs of beer to Facebook users to celebrate...
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Is the ‘Purse-in-the-Grocery-Cart’ Scam Real? Some forms of crime aren't as easy to pull off as they used to be.
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Is a Nigerian Astronaut Lost in Space? This spin-off of the well-known Nigerian prince fee scam sets its sights on outer space.
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Did Fake ‘Home Affairs’ Officials Commit a Census-Linked Robbery Scam? Social media users in the U.S., U.K., and elsewhere shared a years-old scam with origins...
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Cedar Point Free Ticket Scam Cedar Point amusement park warned Facebook users that a digital coupon for free tickets was...
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H-E-B $80 Coupon Scam A free $80 H-E-B grocery coupon Facebook offer is just another version of the ubiquitous...
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Are ‘PlayJoltz’ or ‘SmushGame’ Legitimate Free Streaming Services? Several spammy posts in June 2019 promoted a streaming service ... but readers shouldn't hand...
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