In Pictures: 15 social media scams

From Facebook phishing lures to Twitter and Tumblr hoaxes, here are 15 scams to watch out for on social networking sites.

Make thousands working from home!

These usually-bogus offers on Twitter direct the recipient of the tweet to an offer that charges for a “kit” that can help the person get started on making thousands “working right from the comfort of home.” Sounds too good to be true? It’s almost always is a scam. Any job that requires a fee for you to start is going to be fraudulent.

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