Facebook Messenger
Coverage of Facebook Messenger in the Nexus archive.
- Mount Clemens woman pleads no contest to threatening Mayor Laura Kropp on Facebook Messenger
Melissa Ann McGuire, a Mount Clemens woman, pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge for sending threatening Facebook Messenger messages to Mayor Laura Kropp. A second charge was dismissed, and sentencing is scheduled for August 19.
- [AU/TH]How do I convince an elderly person that they're being scammed?
An 84-year-old Australian man has been a victim of a Facebook Messenger scam for four years, losing thousands of dollars to a 'prize' scam where he must pay fees to receive money. Despite being shown evidence, he continues to believe the scam, and the submitter cannot contact his family or block the scam messages.
- Guatemalan man pleads guilty in federal court after truck crash in Mexico killed over 50 migrants
A Guatemalan man, Daniel Zavala Ramos, pleaded guilty to conspiring to smuggle migrants in a 2021 truck crash in Mexico that killed over 50 people. The sentencing is scheduled for July 7, with Ramos facing life imprisonment for his role in the illegal smuggling operation.