News.com.au has spoken to a number of sellers who rely on the platform to offload household goods, furniture, second-hand clothing, arts and crafts, and unwanted appliances. Each user has encountered ...

Adam Donovan says he was not expecting to be targeted by six scammers within a few hours as he tried to sell an old couch on Facebook Marketplace. Adam Donovan noticed an increase in scam accounts ...

Social media scams are the costliest scams to all ages, according to the latest FTC data. Brielle Blanchard, CEO of the ...

But, unlike some Facebook scams, online fraudsters have gone to great lengths to imitate legitimate news stories, with one example mirroring the layout of a News.com.au article and using the name of ...

Many people desperate for a job are falling prey to scammers promoting themselves on community FB pages. Preeti Soni shares some warning signs and gives tips on protecting yourself. Preeti Soni is the ...

A fake "Meta Verrified" Messenger chat threatens Facebook account deletion within 24 hours, but six major red flags reveal ...

A SERIES of fake Facebook profiles have been deleted after The Advertiser learned international con artists were masquerading as its staff to steal high-value Facebook pages. The profiles claimed to ...

A young Aussie who has sold thousands of items on Facebook has issued a grim warning about the one word that instantly raises a red flag for her. News.com.au has spoken to a number of sellers who rely ...

But, unlike some Facebook scams, online fraudsters have gone to great lengths to imitate legitimate news stories, with one example mirroring the layout of a News.com.au article and using the name of ...