Fake puppies and phony offers of mouthwatering bargains are often seeded by overseas crime networks; employees say company is ...

Facebook scam ads now leverage AI and deepfakes to create convincing celebrity endorsements, targeting specific demographics ...

Meta's platforms are under scrutiny for allowing scam ads, with reports of fraud linked to Zelle transactions. Critics question Meta's commitment to user safety.

Romance scams begin all over the internet, from criminals blasting out messages on Facebook to hundreds of victims at a time, to others matching with every profile they see on dating apps.

Meta also said it had removed thousands of Facebook pages dedicated to sharing tips on how to operate such scams, including scripts to convince targets to share explicit pictures of themselves.

and Facebook (28%). And as these schemes get more widespread and more complex, the number of people falling for romance scams keeps growing. Last year, 70,000 people reported they were a victim of ...

And almost daily I receive a Facebook friend request ... the Global Anti-Scam Alliance called what is happening a “digital epidemic.” Its survey of 989 Canadians found 75 per cent come across ...

Facebook was the platform used for 90% of those sales, Finextra said. "Less discussed" are the romance scams, when the con artist strikes up a "feigned emotional bond" with their victim before ...