Social Media Scams

Volume 2, from the Internet Scams Revealed series

Who This Book Is For:

  1. Non-technical people who spend a lot of time on social media websites and would like to know how to recognize scams more quickly
  2. People selling online in places like eBay and Craigslist, who want to learn how to recognize scam customers before handling any money
  3. People who want to know how to recognize social media scams immediately and help their friends not become victims

When You Read This Book, You Will Be Able To:

  1. Know what a social media scam is
  2. Know how social media scams work
  3. Know what social media scams look like
  4. Know how to avoid social media scams

Book Description:

Online fraud and social media scams are on the rise - arm yourself with knowledge *before* you become the next scam victim.

Volume 1 covers the Top 10 Email Scams (978-1938831003), this book - Volume 2, takes understanding scams to the next frontier beyond email: social media.

SOCIAL MEDIA SCAMS, Volume 2 in the Internet Scams Revealed series, is a practical easily understood guide for how to recognize and avoid the most popular scam on social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, Craigslist, eBay and more. Written with the non-technical person in mind, this book will explain how scams work, red flag clues for recognizing a scam before you become a victim, and actual real-world examples on the most popular social media sites in use today.

This volume explores more in depth:

  • a little history on the rise of social media sites
  • in depth descriptions of social media scams on:
    • Facebook, YouTube, eBay, Twitter, Craigslist, LinkedIn, and more
    • Dating websites
  • understanding security on social media sites, including for children

Highly readable and accessible, this book will provide the tools you need to detect and protect yourself, and your money, from despicable Internet scammers.

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