Scams in buy-and-sell Facebook groups increase, BBB warns – BRProud.com

FILE – The Facebook logo is seen on a cell phone on Oct. 14, 2022, in Boston. A Washington state judge on Wednesday, Oct. 26, fined Facebook parent company… FILE – The Facebook logo is seen on a cell phone on Oct. 14, 2022, in Boston. A Washington state judge on Wednesday, Oct. 26, fined Facebook parent company Meta nearly $25 million for repeatedly and intentionally violating campaign finance disclosure law, in what is believed to be the largest campaign finance penalty in U.S. history. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File) by: Allison Bruhl Posted: Nov 23, 2022 / 08:10 AM CST Updated: Nov 23, 2022 / 08:10 AM CST BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — The Better Business Bureau (BBB) is warning Facebook users of buy-and-sell scams on the social media platform. How the scam works, according to BBB: “You are scrolling through Facebook, and a gut-wrenching post about an injured, lost pet or a missing child grabs your attention. You want to help, so you share the post on your own profile. After you share the post, a scammer changes the original post to a deceptive rental ad or sometimes to a link pointing to a survey that “guarantees” a cash
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