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There’s not a romantic amongst us who will not realise that Valentine’s Day is on the imminent horizon. Whilst the day is one to be spent caring for the one you love, or perhaps even mourning over your single status, it is also a day to watch out for a whole plethora of online scams that will be trying to target the starry-eyed Internet surfer. Here we list some popular online Valentine’s scams to look out for. Or commenting on a picture. Or liking a page. Or even changing your profile picture. We’re asking and answering because of a recent spate of “share to win competitions” that have become extremely popular across Facebook, such as ones offering various Apple goodies such as Ipods, Ipads and Iphones. These apparent competitions simply request Facebook users like or share a photo or post to enter the competition and the winner will be picked out of all the users who shared… ...read moreViral Facebook rumours are one of the most commonly experienced phenomena on the social networking site. Spread from user to user, different rumours seem to pop up every day. But whilst many rumours appear to be harmless, and many Facebook users post them “just in case”, what you may not realise is that every false rumour is detrimental to the site and our experiences on it. Read our reasons why you should always research a rumour before passing it… ...read moreThis article deals with the trending hoax on Facebook that claims money will be donated or an operation will be granted based on the number of times a photo or message is shared across Facebook. Are these claims charitable initiatives or vile rumours? At the time of writing, anywhere between 20 and 100 people are sharing a photo of a baby every minute, under the impression that upon doing so they are helping that baby receive lifesaving medication. At peak… ...read moreWe look into those online work-from-home opportunities that we come across from time to time, promising easy money for only a few hours of day working from part time from the comfort of your own home. Are these sites legitimate, or just scams? Making good money working from home on the Internet may seem like a dream come true, and would certainly be wonderfully convenient for many, such as students, full time parents or the retired. No set hours, no… ...read moreThis article deals with the plethora of scams using the bait of allowing a user to check who visits their Facebook profile and how often. With the beginning of the Facebook timeline era underway, Facebook users can expect to see a whole host of these scams reappearing, merely replaced “profile” with “timeline” – e.g. the Timeline stalker app! In a digital world where users are encouraged to socialise and share with each other, it may be an interesting notion to… ...read moreThis article deals with the various rumours, videos, applications, Facebook pages/events and websites that claim they provide a way of disabling the Facebook timeline. Over the past few weeks, inevitably, one of the most popular questions we have been receiving is – Is it possible to disable the Facebook timeline?
Of course, like most alterations Facebook make, the timeline was always going… ...read moreAs usual at the start of each year we compile out top ten most viewed articles from the previous year. Just like 2010, 2011 was dominated by viral rumours that ran amok on social networking sites, specifically Facebook – all our entries owe their success to social networking. So here is our top ten most viewed articles of 2011 – 10. Baby Found in Bin with Ant Bites We start off with an actual true story… ...read moreThe term “hacker” is one often thrown around the Internet to cause alarm. Anyone who uses social networking sites like Twitter, MySpace and Facebook will most likely have seen some variation of the many messages that circulate warning of the latest trick alleged hackers have conjured up to compromise your accounts and steal your information. But do you know what the word “hacker” really means, or rather what it is supposed to mean? We’ve all heard the word but many… ...read moreFacebook spam is already a significant problem as it is, so users of the social networking site probably won’t be happy to learn that scammers have found yet another way of circulating their various scams across Facebook. Facebook scams, usually survey scams which trick users into parting with their personal information, are typically spread by tricking users into sharing the external websites that harbour the scheme by either of the following -
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