Social Media Scam

• Southern Alberta woman warns of Facebook scammers using random addresses

  Claresholm resident Paula Berard warns the public of scammers after multiple people showed up on her doorstep this week hoping to pick up purchases made on Facebook Marketplace.

  Money

  Aug 5, 2022
  
• Scammers use familiar Edmonton name to con Facebook friends

  An Edmonton man is warning others about the dangers of a new scam that uses people claiming to be local celebrities endorsing a fraud that cost him his life savings.

  Consumer

  Jul 31, 2018
  
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• Are you really talking to your friends on Facebook? Woman loses thousands over scam

  A B.C. woman has lost thousands of dollars after instant messaging with someone she thought was her work supervisor on Facebook.

  Consumer

  Jul 27, 2016
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• 300 respond to Facebook post promising free houses, cash

  About 300 people showed up outside Highland Park City Hall in hopes of getting a free house and $100,000 in cash. They got neither.

  World

  Jul 5, 2016