CHICAGO — The Better Business Bureau has released a list of the top 12 scams that fraudsters do to target consumers during the holiday season. Steve J. Bernas, BBB president and CEO, says, “Always exercise caution with social media ads promoting discounted items, holiday events, and donation requests, as well as direct messages from strangers. If you are asked to make a payment or donation by wire transfer, through a third party, or by prepaid d…

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SAN FRANCISCO: Social media giant Meta announced on Monday (Dec 9) a worldwide anti-scam awareness campaign aimed at protecting users from fraudulent schemes during the holiday shopping season. The company, which owns Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram, revealed it has taken down over two million accounts li

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San Francisco, United States — Social media giant Meta announced Monday a worldwide anti-scam awareness campaign aimed at protecting users from fraudulent schemes during the holiday shopping season. The company, which owns Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram, revealed it has taken down over two million accounts linked to scam centers in Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos, the UAE, and the Philippines this year. In another example, the company said its enforc…

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Social media giant Meta announced Monday a worldwide anti-scam awareness campaign aimed at protecting users from fraudulent schemes during the holiday shopping season. The company, which owns Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram, revealed it has taken down over two million accounts linked to scam centres in Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos, the UAE, and the Philippines this year.

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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa. (KWWL) - As the holiday shopping season ramps up, so does the risk of scams and crime.

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Meta, the parent company of Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram, has launched a worldwide anti-scam awareness campaign to protect users from fraudulent schemes during the holiday shopping season. The announcement, made on Monday, underscored Meta’s efforts to counter the growing sophistication of online scams. The company revealed that it removed over two million accounts connected to scam centers operating in Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos, the UAE, and…

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