Received FAKE Facebook e-mail? Check how to verify original, stop fraudsters from owning your account

Have you received an email from Facebook? This may be fake. You should never open the emails or attachments that look strange, suspicious or make you uncomfortable. Representational Image/Pixabay Fake ...

Social media scams caused over two billion dollars in losses to consumers last year

FTC data shows consumers lost $2.1 billion to social media scams in 2025, with Facebook driving the highest reported losses and investment, shopping, and romance scams leading the damage.
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Facebook cost Americans $794M in scams last year

Facebook is now the single most dangerous place to encounter a scammer online. According to a new Federal Trade Commission report, Americans lost more money to scams originating on Facebook in 2025 ...
Detroit Free Press

Facebook scams surged as $794M in losses spark lawsuit against Meta

Many too-good-to-be true deals on social media are nothing but scams. Consumers reported losing $794 million to scams that started on Facebook in 2025 — far more than what was lost to scams that began ...