How to avoid Facebook and Facebook Marketplace scams in 2024, based on the experience of people who've fallen victim to them in the past.

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The Santa Clara Police Department brought awareness to a romance scheme after a potential scammer attempted to scam someone ...

AI-powered Facebook scam ads use deepfakes to target vulnerable users, evolving beyond simple clickbait to sophisticated schemes that bypass Meta's moderation.

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A new pilot study has found that game-based learning (GBL) can be a highly effective method for teaching adults how to ...

In the Facebook scam, a 55-year-old woman reported May 22 she attempted to purchase a pickup offered for sale on the Facebook page of a 57-year-old Athens woman, whom she knew.