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Lady Gaga’s Facebook page hit by iPad scam

19

Dec

2011

A scam claiming to offer free iPads has appeared on the Facebook page of pop phenomenon Lady Gaga. With over 45 million fans on Facebook, the scammers must have been rubbing their hands in glee – imagining just how many people might click on the link without thinking. Lady Gaga’s new iPad comes out in […]

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Ellen DeGeneres fans targeted in bizarre Facebook scam

15

Dec

2011

Facebook fans of American talk show host Ellen DeGeneres have been targeted by a scammer posing as her manager. According to the Hollywood Reporter, producers of The Ellen DeGeneres Show have filed a lawsuit against an anonymous individual, who – it is alleged – created fake email accounts and a Facebook profile in the name […]

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How a Facebook blind date led to supermarket robbery

01

Aug

2011

Do you take enough care over who you make your Facebook friend? A Belgian supermarket manager learnt a lesson the hard way, after he struck up a friendship with a woman called “Katrien Van Loo” on Facebook. Little did he know, that when she invited him to a dinner date at her apartment, something else […]

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