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Facebook refuses to remove REPORTED scamming profiles
Mission - to advise Facebook there is a deficit in their reporting of fake and scamming profiles.
I completely understand that Facebook cannot be proactive in eliminating fake and scamming profiles.
But, Facebook needs to be reactive and have a better system than the current in handling REPORTED fake and scamming profiles.
Out of 200 profiles I reported - only 1 was removed. The other 199 were from overseas, posing as US property owners and responding to US rental searches. These 199 were left to scam and defraud others through Facebook.
Help me get this information to Facebook - SIGN and SHARE this petition! Because Facebook must not be aware of this situation.
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Verified Scam Phone #'s
631-533-5447
Yvonne Hartley https://www.facebook.com/waliyullah.popoola.7
281-768-7078
Jason Edward Robbison
Comments Hackers Will Use
Hackers (highlighted for emphasis) - Notice they are telling you to login with Facebook - this is how they hack your account - if you click the link - change your password immediately!
Clues
URL
FRIENDS
FRIENDS
Check the URL of the profile and compare to the name of the profile, if it does not match - that is a red flag.
FRIENDS
FRIENDS
FRIENDS
Most scammers will hide their friends. But, look at the pics and notice who is "liking" the photos.
FRIENDS
ABSENT OWNER
Google is your friend! Search everything. Google the rental property, Google the phone #'s - you just never know what you will uncover.
ABSENT OWNER
REQUEST VIDEO CHAT
ABSENT OWNER
Never, ever, send $ without seeing a rental property. You will be told one of a multitude of excuses why they cannot show you the property. Understand, you can still be scammed even when you are shown the property. Run, don't walk, when someone wants to send you the keys!
METHOD of PAYMENT
REQUEST VIDEO CHAT
REQUEST VIDEO CHAT
If you are asked to pay a deposit via Cash App or Venmo, this a red flag. These apps were designed to ONLY be used with parties you know. Ex: you are having dinner with a group and you want to split the check, so you send your friends your portion via an app. The reason scammers request payments via these apps is because there are NO consumer protections for you. Beware and steer clear!
REQUEST VIDEO CHAT
REQUEST VIDEO CHAT
REQUEST VIDEO CHAT
Always ask to video chat with the landlord - if you are dealing with a scammer, they will refuse. Why - because they look nothing like their online persona.
TAX RECORDS
TAX RECORDS
TAX RECORDS
In most States, you can view the legal owner of the property by searching the property address on the County Property Appraiser (Tax Collector) website. Keep in mind, so can the scammers and they can pose as the legal owners. If you want to know, without a doubt, if you are dealing with the true owner of a rental property - order a rental check.