Scams

Post from a Facebook Page called ‘Southwest Air’ claims that you can get the chance to win airline tickets to anywhere in the world plus $5000 spending money just by liking and sharing the Page and adding the comment ‘Booked’.

Email purporting to be from PayPal claims that your account has been limited and offers to guide you through the process of restoring the account.

Email purporting to be from the Gmail Members Services Team claims that you must validate and update your Gmail account to avoid ‘Instant Email Suspension’.

Message purporting to be from Facebook claims that your account is ‘considered ineligible use’ and will therefore be disabled if you do not click a link to confirm account details within 12 hours.

Email purporting to be from Western Union claims that you have been approved to receive the sum of $1,500,000 in the poverty alleviation program for 2016. The message claims that you will be payed in daily installments of $7,600 via Western Union and should contact the pay-out department for more information on your ‘prize status’.

Facebook Page that purports to be the official Page for popular TV show ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ features posts that claim that you can win the holiday of a life-time by clicking a link.

‘Free Ford Everest 2016’ Facebook Page claims that you can win a Ford Everest Titanium 2016 Edition by liking and sharing a promotional post, liking the Page, and commenting with your desired car colour should you win.

‘Invite’ message being distributed via WhatsApp claims that you can follow a link to download and install ‘WhatsApp Version 4.0’.

Email purporting to be from PayPal claims that the company has noticed unusual activity on your account and is concerned about potential unauthorised access.