Scammers will seize any angle they can to try to reel in the unsuspecting, and the initial public offering announced by Facebook yesterday is no exception.

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Facebook security offered more details on yesterday’s announcement that it was teaming up with the attorney general’s office in the state of Washington to take on scams on the social network.

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The Washington attorney general’s office is joining Facebook’s legal department in combating a problem that up until now has been fought only with security technology.

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It was only a matter of time before scammers took advantage of Facebook users’ disdain for the new timeline profile.

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Scams promising free Facebook Credits still exist, but they’re withering on the vine.

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So, you received an email saying that you won the Facebook lottery?

Well, you might want to cancel the vacation reservations and the new car, and find a way to delete that email to your boss, since the Facebook lottery doesn’t exist.

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The tragic death of one of the greatest modern innovators, Steve Jobs, has inspired what seems like a record number of eulogy postings on Facebook. Unfortunately, on the other side of the coin, they are also being exploited by heartless scammers.

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Watch out! Scamware promising free Facebook credits has returned to the site today.
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Unfortunately, with the death of any high profiled celebrity, opportunistic scammers will try to capitalize off internet traffic and interest following said death. So it’s no surprise Amy Winehouse death scams took to Facebook just hours after she was found dead in her Camden home on Saturday. Watch where you click when this star’s name appears on the site.
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While not extremely dangerous, a new like-jacking scam is spreading on Facebook that results is a user liking a page when they click to see the so-called “World Funniest Condom Commercial.”
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