Use caution when talking to ‘old friends’ on Facebook
Scammers are using Facebook’s Messenger service to try to defraud consumers by posing as long lost friends.
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Scammers are using Facebook’s Messenger service to try to defraud consumers by posing as long lost friends.
Don’t fall for scammers tricking you out of hundreds or thousands of dollars through utility scams
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The risks of buying drugs from sketchy online pharmacies include simply throwing your money away and getting nothing in return–or getting worthless counterfeit drugs that won’t help your condition (and could make it worse). Here are just a few examples of complaints from consumers who lost money — and never received any medications — through […]
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