Scam groups use fake investments, crypto fraud, and social media manipulation to deceive victims across platforms like ...

In a significant move to combat the growing threat of online fraud, Meta has taken decisive action against scam activity on ...

WhatsApp has taken down 6.8 million accounts linked to criminal scam centers worldwide, according to its parent company, Meta ...

Many of the accounts were linked to criminal groups operating in South East Asia, the social media giant said.

Meta removes 6.8M WhatsApp scam accounts in a global crackdown, urging users to stay alert, verify contacts, and report ...

Scams using AI deepfakes of celebrities have become an increasingly prominent issue for Meta over the last couple of years. Now, the Oversight Board has weighed in and has seemingly confirmed what ...

"It's alarming to see how easy investment scam ads — which have cost some consumers their life savings — can be created and disseminated on Meta platforms," said Bonta in a news release.

On today's show, how one bar owner fell victim to a Facebook scam and if big tech could do more to protect small business owners from increasing cyber attacks. Read Stephan's original piece. Related: ...

Andy Stone, a spokesman for Meta, said that addressing scams on its platforms requires collaboration between banks, governments, law enforcement and telecom companies.

Updated: Jun 12, 2025 / 01:10 PM EDT (WHTM) — Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday joined 42 other AGs in sending a letter to Meta urging it to combat scam advertisements on its platforms.

The paper noted that Meta is "reluctant" to add friction to its ad-buying process and that the company "balks" at banning advertisers, even those with a history of conducting scams.