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Circulating message tells the tale of a newly appointed pastor who posed as a homeless man before meeting his congregation for the first time.

Some people who have lost money via advance fee scams can become increasingly desperate.

When I publish an article about a phishing, advance fee, or job scam, I often receive comments along the lines of “If anyone is stupid enough to fall for that, they deserve to be ripped off!”

If you receive a lot of hoax messages, it can be tempting to fire off an irate reply condemning the sender for his or her foolishness.

n what universe is it NOT a violation of any decent set of ‘community standards’ to steal a picture of a sick baby and use it just to gather social media likes? 

Over recent years, more and more hoax-news websites have appeared online. These sites publish stories that are simply made up but look like news reports.

A series of silly hacker hoaxes have been rocketing around the Interwebs in recent weeks, duping many users as they travel.

If you tend to be the hoax and scam debunker among your social media friends, chances are you’ve come across the rather lame ‘just in case’ justification more than once.

Circulating social media message advises that the best way to remove a tick is to cover it with liquid soap and wait for it to detach itself.