

Offers to receive grants or government benefits.

Requests to report vaccine side effects.The profile may use a real company’s name or logo, and often links to a fake website where you’re asked to enter your checking account or credit card number, Social Security Number (SSN), or other sensitive information. Scammers create fake social media posts and profiles to convince you to share your personal or financial information. To help stay safe online, learn to recognize these common social media scams. According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), more than one in four people who reported losing money to fraud in 2021 said it started on social media.
