Mark Zuckerberg announced last week that he and his wife Priscilla Chan are giving away 99% of their Facebook shares, worth about $45 billion.
Whether or not that $45 billion goes to charity is still up for debate. What's not up for debate: There is no way you'll ever get a chunk of all that cash.
But that hasn't stopped scammers from trying to capitalize on the move with a new prank going viral on Facebook. It even tricked my mom:
Let's be clear. Copying and pasting something you see being shared on Facebook does not have any effect on your privacy settings, your Facebook photos, or your bank account. These are messages started by pranksters simply trying to troll you.
We saw a similar pranks go viral this year. Like this one promoting a "secret sister gift exchange." Or this one promising to protect the copyright of the content in your Facebook profile.
Don't fall for it like my mom did.