Facebook Scam Warning

 A scam is going around Facebook and I decided to play the game and see how far it would go. I’ve included two photos of the type. (You can report it to Facebook, they are so stupid they do nothing.)

So you post your “answer or reply.” The poster replies, “congrats msg me.” Then the scammer will ask for your payment information. I used a fake PayPal account I had. The poster then replies with a photo that “confirms” the payment has been sent. Of course it’s not been sent. Then the scammer says, “You need to pay the taxes and fees so it can finish sending. Send me X amount of dollars.” Then you the unexpected victim sends the requested amount. Wham! You just been scammed and you got nothing other then the screenshot of a fake payment.

You can of course contact your payment processor about the scam but it’s not going to stop the scammer. They just create more accounts and get more and more people falling for the scam because places like Facebook don’t shut down the accounts or delete the postings.

Please share this with your friends and family so they won't fall victim to this non-stop Facebook scam.

Please also note I've seen this on Tumblr as well.

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