14 DAY TRIAL // Posts on social networks, but not limited to them, are currently trying to lure unsuspecting users to a page claiming to deliver personal footage of Rihanna engaged in adult activities.
As it is a known fact that people spend more time on social networks during this time of the year, crooks take advantage by coming up with new baits directing to scams. The latest one is likely to make a large number of victims, given that it leverages the names of two major artists and also hints at the split/scandal between the two.
Page looks fishy, but video thumb is a powerful incentive
The deceit runs on Facebook and leads to a page (fastestvideo[.]club) impersonating a post on the social network.
A keen eye should easily go past the thumb picture, allegedly a frame from the promised video, and steer away. However, many may be fooled by the explicit image and the resemblance of the female actor to Rihanna.
The fake posts from individuals claiming to have seen the footage is also an incentive to click on the video thumb, which is the only clickable area in the page.
A closer look reveals that the user comments section is actually an edited photo designed to make the posts appear as if they were created recently.
Unlike other scammy pages, there are no fake graphics with statistics about its popularity among Facebook visitors.
What happens if you click
The cyber crooks have covered almost all angles of the scam and even if the user does not click on the link, the page redirects to a different one, which automatically initiates the download procedure for Yet Another Cleaner program.
This may be part of an affiliate marketing scheme, where a developer pays for each installation of their software. The redirect is not always the same, though, and it may also lead to gambling websites or pages with potentially malicious content.
Clicking to watch the video causes a share button to pop up. This is for making sure that the scam is distributed to new potential victims.
According to Online Threat Alerts, at the next step the user is asked to complete a survey for age verification purposes. This is actually the goal of the scammer as they receive money for each completed survey.
Another way to make money with such a scam is to make the page popular enough so that it can be sold. This is achieved through the “like-farming” method, which tricks visitors into appreciating the page. The more likes, the more valuable the page becomes.
