The ads, which appeared on Facebook and other Meta platforms, promoted supposed government-backed benefits.

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

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

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.

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.

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — H-E-B is alerting customers to a new online scam circulating on Facebook that falsely promises a large gift card or shopping spree in exchange for clicking a link or sharing it ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

"We're conducting a sale of personal items due to my uncle's move to a care facility," the posting on Facebook begins. Along with it are over 60 photos of items allegedly for sale. Pickups and SUVs, ...