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Free coffee from Starbucks and Tim Hortons? No, it’s a Facebook scam

18

Oct

2011

As of late things have been somewhat quiet on the Facebook scam front, but today we have seen a resurgence in scams targeting both Americans and Canadians. A little more than a day ago a scam appeared purporting to be a free gift card for the famous Canadian coffee and doughnut shop Tim Hortons. It […]

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Investment Scammers take to social networking sites

17

Sep

2011

The North American Securities Administrators Association has issued an alert warning potential investors of scammers using social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter LinkedIn and dating sites. The typical modus operandi of the scam is to approach groups and even individual users to attempt to gain trust and rapport. (We have warned several times in the […]

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This g1rl must be Out of her Mind – Facebook scam spreading quickly

14

Jul

2011

In a continuance of a trend we have been seeing the last few weeks, a new Facebook scam using a sexually suggestive thumbnail is spreading like wildfire. The scam is currently spreading on people’s walls using the title “This g1rl must be Out of her Mind but also a Genious for making This v1deo! – […]

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