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Read time: 1 minute 30 seconds Scammers often get your password because YOU gave it to them! You get an unsolicited email or message .  It manufactures an urgent situation, for example "Your account  is suspended - click here to fix ". The scammer's link redirects you to a  login page , which asks for your login credentials .  You've been bamboozled!  The scammer now has your login information . The "fake login page" is a classic scam! Always remember the early three warning signs of a scam: 1. You're in dialog ... 2. ... which you did not start ... 3. ... and the topic turns to money (or anything valuable) … It's a scam! Let's take a closer look: 1. You're in a dialog ... You got an uninvited email or message designed to cause panic. Panic encourages you to act quickly - without thought . Classic scam pressure tactic! Stay calm and remember the three early warning signs . 2. ... which you did not start ... Obviously, the scammer star...

Read time: one and a half minutes Here's a simple way to avoid a widespread Facebook scam . " Cloned accounts " are common on Facebook. A scammer creates a new account as an exact copy of your existing profile: same name, photos, bio, etc. Then the scammer, pretending to be you , sends scam messages to your Facebook friends. The scammer hopes your friends will mistakenly believe they're talking to the "real you ". This scam is so common because Facebook's setting for "who can see my friends list?" defaults to "Public" . Scammers can easily locate and send messages to all your friends. Here's good news. You can quickly and easily prevent your profile from being cloned . Simply change the setting "Who can see my friends list?" from "Public" to "Only Me".   Here are two ways to get to that setting's page: = = = = = Easy: https://www.facebook.com/settings/?tab=how_people_find_and_contact_you Hard...

Read time: 2 minutes and 15 seconds The internet is full of advice about scams e.g. 47 recent scams 63 of the most popular scams 95 different scams to avoid Do all these scams have something in common? Instead of learning hundreds of variants, what if we had one rule to prevent hundreds of scams? The 3 early warning signs of a scam : 1. You're in dialog ... 2. ... which you did not start ... 3. ... and the topic turns to money (or anything valuable) … It's a scam! Let's take a deeper dive: 1. You're in a dialog ... That's any back-and-forth communication: text message, direct message, instant message, phone call, email, snail mail, face-to-face conversation, pop-up window, etc. Some info sources add a restriction "... with someone you do not know" . Let’s ignore this limitation. It's ridiculously easy for a scammer to impersonate (spoof) a message, email, phone call, etc. You think you’re talking to a friend but it’s actually a scammer in disguise....