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01/31/2013

Scam Alert: Phishing emails using personal information from Facebook to send personalized spam

BBB tips to prevent phishing emails and protect your personal information

01/25/2013

New Wave of Phishing Scams Uses Facebook Info for Personalized Spam

Check your privacy settings. Scammers are tapping into the personal data available through Facebook, Google+ and LinkedIn to pose as your friends in fraudulent emails. Watch out for these personalized scam messages and take steps to prevent them.

11/16/2012

Clicking 'Like'? You are Helping Spam Go Viral

You've seen them: photos that have ten of thousands of "likes" and a caption that promises something amazing. Despite what these pics claim to be, they are just a way for shady businesses to make money off Facebook.

09/27/2012

Scammers Taunt Twitter Users With Fake Facebook Video

Twitter users, don't fall for this! A new scam uses direct messages to tease potential victims with a link to an embarrassing Facebook video. Try to view the clip, and you'll get a virus instead.

06/15/2012

Want to See Who's Checking Out Your Facebook Profile? Too Bad. It's a Scam.

Heads up, Facebook users! Facebook never intends to create a way for a user to see who has viewed their profile. If an application claims to do so, do not trust it.

05/31/2012

New Scam Steals Financial Information from Facebook, Gmail, Yahoo, and Hotmail users

Better Business Bureau of Southern Arizona is warning consumers of a scam targeting the financial data of Facebook, Hotmail, Yahoo, and Gmail users. The scam infects its victim’s computers with a version of the Zeus Trojan virus- a malware program regularly used to commit bank fraud.

05/23/2012

Scammers Fake Facebook Account Cancellation Notices

A clever scam in the form of a fake Facebook account cancellation email is making the rounds. Don’t let the threat of losing your account trick you into installing malware on your computer.

10/31/2011

Trick or Treat? Spot the Scary Social Media Scams

With millions of users worldwide, social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter are unquestionably popular, but Better Business Bureau warns users may be the target of social media scammers.

08/25/2011

Consumer Alert: Throw A Net Over The Super Villains Of Facebook

Technology evolves at lightning speed. As soon as we buy a new computer, it’s obsolete. There is a new operating system every week, and we are eating Facebook’s dust on a regular basis.

08/23/2011

Tips for College-Bound Students to Prevent Identity Theft

College students often have many responsibilities to manage when it comes to school, work and their social lives, which means identity theft and credit ratings often take a back seat to other priorities. However, Better Business Bureau warns that young adults are particularly vulnerable to identity theft and related crimes.

07/25/2011

Current News Stories Creating Scams On Facebook

Recent tragedies are concern for Facebook users

05/11/2011

Guest Blog: 15 Basic Tips for Facebook Business Pages

If you have a Facebook page for your business, use it! Post something interesting and informative at least three times per week. You owe it to the Facebook friends you have acquired!

02/07/2011

10 Facebook Privacy Settings Every User Needs to Know

This morning Mashable published an article that I would recommend reading if you are a Facebook user.

11/05/2010

Have You Seen Our New Facebook Page?

We launched a new Facebook page today that features easy access to BBB programs and services.

08/16/2010

Scam Alert: The Facebook Dislike Button

Ugh ... another Monday ... another Facebook scam.


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