Scammers peddling bogus US tax breaks find traction on Facebook


  • TECH
  • Wednesday, 03 Apr 2019

Hundreds of ads on Facebook promised US homeowners that they were eligible for huge state tax breaks if they installed new solar-energy panels. There was just one catch: None of it was true.

The scam ads used photos of nearly every US governor – and sometimes President Donald Trump – to claim that with new, lucrative tax incentives, people might actually make money by installing solar technology on their homes. Facebook users only needed to enter their addresses, email, utility information and phone number to find out more.

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