Facebook investment scams and how to be safe.

Facebook investment scams and how to be safe

Facebook investment scams and how to be safe. There are many ways you can be scammed on Facebook and other social media sites.

What are the risks of being scammed on Facebook? How can you avoid Facebook scams and keep your information safe? These are some questions that many people have when they first start using Facebook.

In this blog post, we will discuss how to be safe on Facebook and other social media sites, as well as some tips for private investigation companies who want to help protect their clients from fraud.

The Facebook investment scam is one that targets people who are looking to invest but do not know where or how to begin. These scams typically tell us we can make large sums of money for very little effort on our part by investing in something via Facebook.

In the worst cases, victims lose out twice. They’re told their trading has been successful and are asked to send even more money to invest or to send a fee to release the profits they’ve allegedly made.

Red flags of Facebook investment scam

• Private pages that ask for personal information.
• Private messages asking for personal information.
• Any posts or pages that are soliciting donations without any third-party affiliations (i.e., American Cancer Society, Red Cross) listed on their page/post may lead to the scammer pocketing all of the donated money themselves.
• They tell you that they can make lots of money for minimal effort on our part by investing in something with a high return, which appears too good to be true via Facebook or other social media sites such as Instagram, Twitter, etc.
• Fake social media promotions impersonating celebrities or public figures asking for likes, comments, and/or shares in exchange for free gift cards, etc.
• Emails from scammers posing as facebook tech support asking for your Facebook password
• Fake social media promotions that ask you to promote a product or service in exchange for compensation. You might be asked to post positive comments, reviews, and/or feedback on social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter, etc. in order to earn money off of the traffic.

Facebook investment scams and how to be safe

• Don’t respond to a stranger on Facebook who claims to have forex insider knowledge unless you’re sure they’re not trying to defraud you. Instead, forward the message to Action Fraud.
• Look up their social media profile to see if you can figure out who the fraudster is; many scammers will create phony accounts and show off a suspicious amount of online activity. Their testimonies are very likely to be fake as well. It’s simple for fraudsters to fabricate fake quotations or images of individuals who ‘took advantage of this
• Never pay to trade forex using a bank or money transfer services like MoneyGram or Western Union, and don’t allow a stranger to invest your cash for you.
• If you’re thinking about hiring the services of a broker to invest in cryptocurrencies, keep in mind that real brokers don’t use social media to offer investments – why would they want to reveal inside knowledge if it’s working for them?
• Do not provide any facebook details to someone who contacts you via private message or email. They are most likely doing this to steal your information and will eventually use it against you in one way or another.
• Never give anyone access to your Facebook account, no matter how much they insist or how much money is at stake.
• Do not click on any Facebook links without checking the sender and verifying their email address to be valid, you can do this by copying the whole email address into a search engine such as Google. If it doesn’t come up with an exact match that’s most likely your spam mail.

If you are not sure of the email or Facebook account, search it up on Google and see what others have to say about the specific Facebook page.

Do Not click “like” or follow any Facebook links from a private message that was sent by someone you don’t know unless they can verify themselves as being this person through Facebook. If they can’t, report it as spam.

When signing up to Facebook or other social media sites make sure you use a strong password and limit the amount of personal information you put online such as your date of birth, address, etc. This will keep hackers from easily accessing private data on Facebook which may lead to identity theft.

Do not give out your Facebook password to anyone and make sure you log out of Facebook on all public computers.

If any Facebook page or social media site is asking for too much personal information that it is making you feel uncomfortable then report the page as spam, block them from further communicating with yourself and delete their private messages if possible without violating Facebook’s Privacy Policy.

Facebook scams are often difficult to identify but there are some red flags that you can look out for such as the scam page having a lower number of likes, little or no contact information listed, and many spelling mistakes in their posts/comments.

• If you see any facebook mystery shopping jobs advertised online it is a good idea to avoid them. It is also important to be aware of Facebook pages that are selling Facebook likes as these could potentially be used for scamming purposes
• If you suspect or know that your Facebook account has been compromised then it is imperative that you delete the old password and change it immediately before any more damage is done.
• Always remember to be aware of your surroundings when around Facebook friends you have not known long. If they are pressuring you to give them personal information or get on another site with them, it may be a sign that this person is trying to scam Facebook users.
• Do not trust any Facebook accounts claiming they will make you more popular online (especially if it’s for a fee).
• Check your Facebook privacy settings every few days to ensure that they have not been changed without your knowledge.

Staying Safe

Scams on Facebook are all too common. It’s important to be aware of the signs that something is a scam, and how you can protect yourself from getting scammed in the future. The most important thing you should do when it comes to scams on Facebook is to pay attention!

You don’t want your account hacked or information stolen because someone was able to get past your security questions by pretending they were “John Smith” (or whatever name you put as one of your answers). If someone tries to contact you with an offer for anything, take some time before responding just so that you know what kind of person this might be. Remember, if it seems too good to be true then it probably is!

Always file chargebacks when someone tries to scam you online or offline because this will help police track down more cyber thieves in cases where victims have been duped out of money, personal data or identity theft.