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Learning Bank - Frauds & Scams

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Question 3

Sounds Good - Incorrect.

In this situation, the scammer will use your phone number to charge services to your phone bill that you never agreed to or to inundate you with unwanted advertisements and promotional texts and phone calls.

Facebook is a very effective way for scammers to obtain personal information about a lot of people. Usually, Facebook scams not only ask you to provide personal information but also to "like" or "share" their messages, which allows them to spam your friends. If you see one of these messages do not click on any links it may contain and do not "like" or "share" any of the messages. Instead, delete the message immediately!

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