The Most Recent Social Media Scams


4. Request through Snapchat

Snapchat is a photo messaging application, but the scammers are misusing for sending photos with fake identities stating “You are Lucky Today, Click To Claim Your Prize” and when you click, an app starts downloading and in the process your phone might gets infected with a virus.

To prevent such kind of mishaps, never click or post any comment on the posts that are completely unknown to you. Moreover, if required, check the authenticity before you click any URL. Best way is Google it!

5. Facebook Hoax

Today Facebook has reached to billions of users; the world appears to be shrinking but at the same time, it provides ample opportunities for the scammers to play their loot game. They hide behind special offers, free apps and many more in order to acquire your username and passwords, thus prospering malware and viruses.

So, kindly stop following the links attracting you in the name of “free gifts, free iPad.”  It’s that simple to understand as life, where nothing comes for free in this world.

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