As social media networks grow more sophisticated, so do the cybercriminals weaponizing them. Today, fraudsters are deploying ...

A Facebook scammer posing as Elon Musk tricked a victim with promises of a Tesla and $250,000, requesting gift cards that ...

Many too-good-to-be true deals on social media are nothing but scams. Consumers reported losing $794 million to scams that started on Facebook in 2025 — far more than what was lost to scams that began ...

Meta is failing to stop some con artists who repeatedly buy ads on the platforms to target seniors with scams, according to a new report.

Ever get a Facebook message from an old friend, only to find out it wasn't really that friend? That's exactly how a recent Facebook impersonation scam almost cost someone $2,500. A scammer hijacked a ...

Beware: A sinister new scam is sweeping across Facebook, turning trusted friends into unwitting accomplices in a plot to steal your money. It all begins with a seemingly innocent message from someone ...

One victim thought she was buying a tractor that could help a man pay medical bills. But no, fraudsters hacked someone else's Facebook account.

Facebook now accounts for the vast majority of scams on social media, according to an explosive new study — and critics claim it’s because Mark Zuckerberg’s tech giant is more focused on making money ...

Facebook Marketplace is a prime target for scammers. As more transactions move online, the risk of falling victim to fraud increases. Experts say watch out.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (WHAT THE TECH?) — Social media spreads information quickly, and scammers use it to their advantage. Jamey Tucker shares a viral post about a missing police officer that’s actually a ...

One of the products advertised for weight loss contained a drug that was taken off the market in the United States because it ...