Facebook removes fake government jobs page The page offered fake jobs in government departments. Stock photo. Image: 123RF/GILC
Facebook has removed a page offering fake government jobs.
This comes after TimesLIVE reported on Wednesday that despite Africa Check blowing the lid on the scam months ago, the page called “Government Jobs Application Page”, continued to post many fake jobs daily and had a following of more than 189,000 users.
“We don’t want Facebook to be used to scam people. This isn’t good for our users and it damages our business. To fight this, we have strict policies to prevent and disrupt scams and fraudulent activity,” a Facebook spokesperson told TimesLIVE on Friday.
April 16, 2021
Lianhe Wanbao
The deal said $9.90 for two crabs, but a man ended up paying way more than that.
By the time he realised that the promotion was too good to be true, the 31-year-old had over $18,000 less in his bank account.
The man came across the deal on Instagram on Wednesday (April 14), he told Lianhe Wanbao.
The ad claimed that for just $9.90, customers would receive two crabs with free express delivery, and tacked on top of the graphic was local zi char restaurant 8 Crab s logo.
Despite the low price point, he went ahead to place an order as he had ordered from 8 Crabs before. The man said he hadn t suspected a thing as the website looked the same as the previous time.
The Department of Social Protection has issued a warning to the public about scam phone calls from people claiming to be department officials. The departm.
Scam is robbing Hamilton County elderly of tens of thousands of dollars, sheriff says The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office issued a warning Tuesday that a scam has robbed several innocent elderly residents of tens of thousands of dollars. (Source: (WBTV File)) By FOX19 Digital Staff | April 6, 2021 at 11:09 AM EDT - Updated April 6 at 1:22 PM
CINCINNATI (FOX19) - A scam has robbed several innocent elderly Hamilton County residents of tens of thousands of dollars - and more are at risk of becoming victims, sheriff’s investigators announced Tuesday.
“This scam involves an individual calling an elderly resident claiming to be a family member in trouble,” the sheriff’s office said in an advisory.