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  2. Straight Talk: Don't fall for Facebook scam that targets ...

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    In both cases, clicking the link will take you to an official-looking page and prompt you to complete a form to appeal the policy violation. You will be asked for your login email, phone number ...

  3. Fraud Alert: Don’t Be Fooled by These New Scams

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    This increasingly popular scam among cyber criminals involves people contacting victims online, lavishing them with attention — and then asking them for money. A lot of money. According to the ...

  4. Empowerment - Wikipedia

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    Empowerment is the degree of autonomy and self-determination in people and in communities. This enables them to represent their interests in a responsible and self-determined way, acting on their own authority. It is the process of becoming stronger and more confident, especially in controlling one's life and claiming one's rights.

  5. Pyramid scheme - Wikipedia

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    The FTC alleged that the company's program was instead and in reality a pyramid scheme that did not disclose that most consumers' money would be kept, and that it gave affiliates material that allowed them to scam others. WinCapita was a scheme run by Finnish criminals that involved about €100 million. The scheme started in 2005.

  6. Empowerment evaluation - Wikipedia

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    Empowerment evaluation (EE) is an evaluation approach designed to help communities monitor and evaluate their own performance. It is used in comprehensive community initiatives as well as small-scale settings and is designed to help groups accomplish their goals. According to David Fetterman, "Empowerment evaluation is the use of evaluation ...

  7. Facebook–Cambridge Analytica data scandal - Wikipedia

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    In the 2010s, personal data belonging to millions of Facebook users was collected without their consent by British consulting firm Cambridge Analytica, predominantly to be used for political advertising. [1] [a] The data was collected through an app called "This Is Your Digital Life", developed by data scientist Aleksandr Kogan and his company ...

  8. Facebook users: Beware this scam - AOL

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    A new crop of scams are finding many victims -- and you'll definitely be exposed to at least one if you haven't already. ... Every so often you probably notice a post appears in your Facebook feed ...

  9. Facebook - Wikipedia

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    Facebook enables users to control access to individual posts and their profile [320] through privacy settings. [321] The user's name and profile picture (if applicable) are public. Facebook's revenue depends on targeted advertising, which involves analyzing user data to decide which ads to show each user.