Facebook has basically taken over the digital marketplace for buying and selling used items (something that Craigslist used to dominate). But even though it’s super accessible, there are some major Facebook Marketplace scams that buyers and sellers each need to be aware of. FB Marketplace has become super popular because of the easy…
1. Police board recommends for budget increase, against new positions Halifax Regional Police headquarters on Gottingen Street in June 2021. — Photo: Zane Woodford Yesterday, the Board of Police Commissioners recommended an increase to the police budget, but turned down a request for more staff, reports Zane Woodford. Two of…
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 — The Communications and Multimedia Content Forum of Malaysia (CMCF) revealed in its latest report that a total of 518 out of 734, or 71 per cent, of complaints received last year came from social media platforms. In a statement today, the self-regulated complaints bureau under…
If you see a Facebook post advertising free Southwest Airlines tickets in return for a simple reply, odds are it’s too good to be true. Such was the message the Texas-based carrier had for travelers on Sunday when it posted a clarification calling out a scam circulating on the platform….
Residents in a neighborhood near Springfield Avenue were awakened early on Saturday morning (1/28) by gunfire, according to a Rockford PD press release. Officers were dispatched for a report of an adult male who was allegedly shooting a gun outside of a residence in the 200 block of S. Springfield Avenue around 1 am…
“We are very concerned that pet rescue scams are on the rise,” said Puppy Scam Awareness Australia founder Sandy Trujillo. “Sadly, many pet lovers are getting pulled into these online scams thinking they are legitimate and often take what scammers say at face value. There are hundreds of these pages…
Two Florida men have been charged in New Jersey with swindling at least $2.7 million from mostly elderly victims through romance scams and other internet fraud. None of the victims mentioned in court papers are from New Jersey, though wire transfers processed through the FedWire funds service included requests that…
All your devices need antivirus protection, not just PCs running Windows. It makes sense, then, to choose an antivirus that works on all the common platforms, and even more sense to pick one that doesn’t limit how many devices you can protect. McAfee AntiVirus Plus is exactly that sort of…
Jan 21, 2023, 1:15amUpdated on Jan 21, 2023 By: News 12 Staff A Longwood mother who was looking to purchase a puppy for her daughter for Christmas said she fell victim to an ongoing scam on Facebook. This past November, Liz Roman said she was looking to add a dog…
Baldwinsville, N.Y. — The Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office is warning the public of a possible phishing scam that claims to benefit the family of a 14-year-old Baldwinsville girl killed in a murder-suicide. Ava Wood was shot to death Jan. 20 at her father’s home in the village of Baldwinsville; police…
