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- Brightbridge Wealth Management Headlines: Casey Anthony Facebook scam preys on social-media users http://advice.brightbridgewealthmanagement-facts.com/ 7 comments reddit.com
- An Australian government agency and a billionaire are suing Facebook’s parent company over claims it hasn’t done enough to protect consumers from scams using the names of celebrities on the social media platform https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidjeans/2022/03/29/australian-billionaire-andrew-forrest-accc-sues-facebook/?sh=2789019728af 4 comments cryptocurrency
- "Forrest (Australian mining billionaire) takes on Facebook in court, lobbing world-first criminal charges at the tech giant. He is bringing criminal charges against Facebook, alleging the social media giant funnelled users to cryptocurrency scams that used his name to defraud unsuspecting victims." https://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/andrew-twiggy-forrest-takes-on-facebook-in-court-lobbing-worldfirst-criminal-charges-at-the-tech-giant/news-story/bf74fe229f470253ffa8d94abbbb5688 32 comments btc
- Facebook and Myspace turn a blind eye as social game and quiz developers scam users--one particularly nasty scam claims the user will pay only a $10 shipping charge, but in fact bills $189.95 for Video Professor CDs. http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/10/31/scamville-the-social-gaming-ecosystem-of-hell/?yes 18 comments business