Seniors on Facebook may be more likely to encounter scam Medicare ads, according to a watchdog group. Here's what to look for ...

Facebook scammers face prison and arrests as South African authorities intensify crackdowns. Learn how to stay safe online.

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 ...

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A 75-year-old B.C. woman says a romance scam that began on Facebook left her $60,000 in debt and with almost nothing to live ...

Meta, the parent of Facebook and Instagram, is failing to stop scammers who repeatedly buy ads on the platforms to target seniors with scams, a new report says.

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 ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (WHAT THE TECH?) — If you are on on Facebook, you may have seen a post that says you can use a trick to see more of what your friends post. These posts come around every few months ...

More than one billion users buy and sell goods on Facebook Marketplace each month—but they are not the only ones cashing in. Fraudsters are using Facebook Marketplace to steal people’s money, making ...

That great bargain you just spotted on social media? Well, proceed with caution before you pull out that credit card. The eye-catching ad might look legitimate, but many too-good-to-be true deals are ...

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 ...