03/04/2024
BUMPING A POST
Scammers use pics of injured dogs or children looking for their parents and ask you to “bump” the post.
What does this mean??
When you share this post with all your FB friends, it allows the scammer access to your FB friends and their personal info. The scammer then changes the post to an ad for a house for sale or a product for sale in an effort to scam ppl out of their money. They also get personal info about your friends. Many ppl have their birth date on line as well as other personal info, pictures of their children, homes, cars, where they live etc.
Many people share these posts because they assume their FB friend, who shared the post, must know the post is true. Always click on the original poster’s profile and typically it’ll be someone whose page only has these types of posts, making it suspicious.
In an effort to keep your friends safe, please don’t share these posts. They are never true and they can be damaging.