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Walmart, Facebook, Backbyte, Cloud Brain Games Scam – Consumer Complaint – June 14, 2022

Consumer Complaint Submission

Consumer Statement: Facebook. I should know better but I read the reviews (uuuugh just good ones). I just got charged $1.00 I believe. I just don’t want them to get more money. Consumer Action Taken: I haven’t tried because I just immediately came to you guys to see if you could tell me what to …

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Could Social Media Be Causing You to Overspend?

Social media has exploded. It is a multi-million dollar industry with ordinary people becoming overnight sensations and companies cashing in on people’s apparently insatiable need to constantly be connected. It is a vital connection to loved ones serving overseas and to keep in touch with family and friends. The many different platforms have enhanced our …

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Facebook Advertisement Leads to Eyelash Product Scam. – Marina

“Dear Steve, I’m 19 and I’m fairly new to the world of internet scams, so when I saw an add on facebook advertising an eyelash product I decided to give it a try. I submitted my information and waited for the email. It never came…so I used the site’s information to request a cancellation, I …

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Debtors to be Posted on Facebook to Shame Them Into Paying

I’m sorry, this proposal by the city of Farmington, Mississippi seems so wrong. According to the local newspaper, the city is exploring the public shaming of debtors through presumably the city Facebook page, which by the way, blows. – Source The town apparently believes that even if the person named does not see the Facebook …

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Second Annual Small Business Saturday Could Mean Deal For American Express Cardholders

November hosts Small Business Saturday! Never heard of it? Me either. But apparently in honor of the day which is dedicated to small businesses on the busiest shopping weekend of the year the Better Business Bureau (BBB) is urging consumers to support the day and attempting to spread awareness. “For the second year in a …

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Do You “Like” To Travel? Southwest Ticket Scam Hits Facebook Again

I always know that a year has passed, not by the months on a calendar or the weeks in a year but by when the “Two Free Southerwest Airline Tickets” scam hits Facebook. I believe it was this time last year when the scam circulated via a mass tag of names on a photo advertising …

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Caught In The Web : Debt Collectors Find Fleeting Debtors Via Social Networking Websites

I feel the personal need to thank a one, Vanessa Romo, a reporter at NPR for her most recent and compelling article “Elusive Debtors Foiled By Their Social Media Sites“. This article delved into a world I had never considered existed. No not Pandora, but a realm of debt collectors using social media and networking …

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