How do you determine if a Facebook post is a scam or legitimate? First, if the post asks you to “Bump” the post, it’s a scam. The pictures below are screenshots of scams or fake posts on Facebook right now. Posts about finding owners of lost dogs are very common on Facebook as well, if they say to bump the post or the poster has what appears to be a fake account, it’s a fake post. Security specialists say these are scam posts attempting to get likes and shares, so the poster appears legitimate. The post about the child is posted in multiple other groups in multiple states. Do NOT click on any links in posts that appear to be fake or scams.
