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  2. Zelle Facebook Marketplace Scam: How To Recognize and ... - AOL

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    The alert warns of Zelle scams on Facebook Marketplace in which a fraudulent buyer attempts to buy a big-ticket item using Zelle, the popular peer-to-peer lending app, to make payment. See: 9 ...

  3. Dead Giveaways That a Facebook Marketplace Item Is a Scam - AOL

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    The Seller Wants Your Phone Number. When the seller tries to circumvent the Facebook Messenger platform to move the deal forward via text or on another messaging app, they could be up to something ...

  4. Consumer Fraud: Scams Spike on Facebook, Zelle, PayPal - AOL

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    The number of reported Facebook Marketplace scams grew 184.8% over the past year. These included numerous cases where sellers reported losing products to scammers who sent fake checks or other ...

  5. Victim of Zelle Scam? You Might Be Able To Get Money Back - AOL

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    For premium support please call: ... More: Facebook Marketplace Scams To Watch Out For in 2023. ... Beware: 19 Dangerous Scam Phone Numbers and Area Codes To Avoid

  6. Technical support scam - Wikipedia

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    The pop-up instructs the victim to call the scammers via a phone number to fix the "error". Technical support scams can also be initiated via cold calls. These are usually robocalls which claim to be associated with a legitimate third party such as Microsoft or Apple.

  7. 5 ways to protect yourself from social media marketplace scams

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    Try AOL Tech Fortress free for 30 days, then $3.99 per month*. 2. Ignore deals that seem too good to be true. One of the most common tactics for social media marketplace scammers is the honey trap ...

  8. Facebook scams: What are the most common ones and how to ...

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    To start, here are three simple rules to help you protect yourself when encountering a scam: Scammers often try to create a sense of urgency or threaten you with losing your account or other ...

  9. What You Need to Know About Phone Scams - AOL

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    Always use a strong password with a combination of letters, numbers and special symbols. Register for two-factor authentication if a website lets you do so. The scammer may not attempt to breach ...