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SCARS™ FACEBOOK NEWS: Facebook Removed Over 2 Billion Fake Accounts, But The Problem Is Getting Worse

SCARS™ FACEBOOK NEWS: Facebook Removed Over 2 Billion Fake Accounts, But The Problem Is Getting Worse Despite recent enforcement actions, Facebook is still plagued by fake accounts, including thousands helping promote a far-right German political party. Facebook announced this week it removed 2.19 billion fake accounts between January and March, its biggest-ever takedown of fakes in a single quarter. Company CEO Mark Zuckerberg confidently told media that “we’re taking down more fake accounts than ever.” «See Facebook Claims [...]

SCARS™ Insight: Facebook Community Standards Enforcement Report 2019

SCARS™ Insight: Facebook Community Standards Enforcement Report 2019 From SCARS|ANALYTICS™ How Prevalent Were Fake Account Violations On Facebook? Facebook says that they estimate that fake accounts represented approximately 5% of our worldwide monthly active users (MAU) on Facebook during Q1 2019 and Q4 2018. BULLSHIT! [lwptoc] According To Facebook Community Standards Enforcement Report (from Facebook) We want to protect and respect both expression and personal safety on Facebook. Our goal is to create a safe [...]

SCARS™ Scam Basics: How Do You Properly Report Scammers?

SCARS™ Scam Basics: How Do You Properly Report Scammers? Why Does It Matter Anyway? It is essential that law enforcement and the government knows about scams & scammers, even though there is nothing (in most cases) that they can do. By knowing better how many of these crimes take place, the government can plan and prioritize more resources and the need for international cooperation. Remember the squeaky wheel gets oiled. But if only 3% of victims [...]

SCARS™ Editorial Team2020-09-07T19:49:56-04:00April 27th, 2019|Categories: 0 - GALLERIES & COLLECTIONS, How To Report Scams & Scammers, SCARS - Anti-Scam University - ScamU™, SCARS - Campaign: Act Against Scams, SCARS - Scam Basics, SCARS Scampedia|Tags: Anyscam.com, Fake Identities, FBI Report, How To Report, Police Report, Report Fake Profiles, Report Social Media Profiles, Reporting Scammers, Reporting Scams|0 Comments

Stolen Photos – SCARS™ Scam Basics

SCARS™ Scam Basics: Stolen Photos Fact Scammers Have Created More Than ONE BILLION Fake Identities With Most Of Them Using Stolen Photos Photos Just Like These: They use them to create falsified passports used in an actual internet romance scams, such as this one: SCAMMER PROFILE: Jessica Edward - Nurse Stranded in Nigeria - jessicaedward14@yahoo.com - Fake Scammer Passport The deception can be obvious to observers — for example, the photo [...]

SCARS™ Editorial Team2020-09-05T21:19:50-04:00April 1st, 2019|Categories: AFRICAN SCAMS & SCAMMERS|Tags: (201) 949-0124, Fake Identities, Impersonation, Romance Scams, Scam Basics, Stolen Photos|0 Comments

ACT AGAINST SCAMS! – SCARS™ Campaign – Call To Action

SCARS™ ACT AGAINST SCAMS! - Call To Action Do You Want To Do Something To Make A Difference? Here is something very simple: Save this graphic to your phone / tablet / computer. Then when you find a fake profile, add it as a comment on the top post so other potential victims will know the risk! - - - SAVE THIS GRAPHIC AND USE OF FAKE PROFILES Click Here To Display The Image Alone » [...]