This illustration photo taken on February 6, 2023 shows a phone screen displaying a story about scam … More ads promoting fake tax breaks for solar in front of a screen showing some of the Facebook archived fake ads luring people into the scam. – AFPs fact checkers have recently uncovered a slew of energy-related scams that have proliferated on Facebook from fake incentives for solar panels in the United States to hoax electric bike giveaways in Indonesia and the sale of dud power saving devices in the Philippines. And the trend underscores how fraudsters worldwide profit off disinformation, casting a wide net across social media users, many of whom take the bait amid a cost of living crisis and high utility and energy costs. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)
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According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) more scams in the…
