{"id":1739,"date":"2020-08-11T15:29:54","date_gmt":"2020-08-11T15:29:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/checkpeople.com\/blog\/?p=1739"},"modified":"2020-08-11T15:29:55","modified_gmt":"2020-08-11T15:29:55","slug":"avoiding-instagram-twitter-money-scams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/checkpeople.com\/blog\/avoiding-instagram-twitter-money-scams\/","title":{"rendered":"Avoiding Instagram & Twitter Money Scams"},"content":{"rendered":"

You know the old saying \u2013 \u201cAs grows the internet, so grows the scams.\u201d It\u2019s an age as old as time itself really. And as social media scams go they are far more of an issue on Facebook and WhatsApp. That said, Twitter and Instagram are for sure gaining popularity in the dark world of money scams, and their victims are paying the price in a big financial way<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a statistic that\u2019ll make you think twice about just how savvy you think you\u2019d be when dealing with scammers via social media: According to a Stanford Center on Longevity study in 2019, 91% of social media users who have been contacted by a scammer, engaged with them, and 53% became financial victims.<\/p>\n

If your immediate reaction is \u201cYikes!\u201d, you\u2019d be well within your faculties. It suggests that most of us need a little brushing up on what it is to look for when it comes to these money scams. Well it just so happens you have come to the right place.<\/p>\n

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