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 - Beware of black Facebook scams |
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Scammers are trying to lure unsuspecting Facebook members to a shady survey by promising them the “new Facebook black.”
Hoax Slayer informs that some fraudsters want to make a profit by advertising an application that will change the color of Facebook to black. It all starts with a simple post which reads: “Change Your CoIor Right Now. [Link]” Those who click on the link are taken to a website which promotes an app that can allegedly change the color of Facebook to anything. Once the application is installed, victims are requested to complete a survey before they can make it work. These types of surveys might look innocent, but they can help scammers not only earn money, but also harvest sensitive information. In the end, no colors are changed. Instead, the shady post advertising the black Facebook app is posted on the victim’s Timeline. This is not the first time when crooks offer to change the color of the social media website. Last time, they promised a pink Facebook. Here is a step-by-step advisory on how to remove Facebook Black.
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| Comment #1 by: Grim Reaper on 14 Nov 2012, 02:43 UTC |  reply to this comment | Yup, its scam. I'm using 'Stylish' for Nightly Builds and Chrome are work and zero issues.
:P |
| Comment #2 by: Mortem Tuam on 14 Nov 2012, 04:17 UTC | reply to this comment | Always targeted at the kids. This crap is already in the timeline, of course its the kids that are passing it around. I already sent out the alert to all my friends. Thanks for posting this article. |
| Comment #3 by: Dee on 14 Nov 2012, 06:37 UTC | reply to this comment | I clicked on it and then I stopped myself from going further, I realized it was shady.By then I think it was too late. My computer completely froze. I am freaked out that they stole some info. I don't know how that stuff works, but I did change my password. My e-mail password too. |
| Comment #3.1 by: Kim on 14 Nov 2012, 23:50 GMT | I clicked the link on my ipad, how and where do. Go to delete the app? |
| Comment #5 by: dthefreeze on 14 Nov 2012, 17:09 UTC | reply to this comment | How do we get rid of the plugin? |
| Comment #5.1 by: SkyDiverLynx on 12 Mar 2013, 17:59 GMT | Uninstall google chrome, restart, install new google chrome. |
| Comment #6 by: baconator on 14 Nov 2012, 20:40 UTC | reply to this comment | If you click, it's your own fault! |
| Comment #7 by: ariel on 15 Nov 2012, 03:48 UTC | reply to this comment | how do i get rid of it? i cant IM anymore and im freaking out |
| Comment #8 by: jc on 18 Dec 2012, 03:22 UTC | reply to this comment | I used google chrome with stylish and a similiar theme installed to look like that instead of falling for that scam. No one else can see it though. |
| Comment #10 by: vicki on 10 Mar 2013, 07:27 UTC | reply to this comment | Facebook Black just keeps posting on my page every few minutes. I can't get it to stop.
I think it assigned a new account number to my page? I can't delete it because I don't know the password. |
| Comment #10.1 by: angelo on 12 Mar 2013, 13:21 GMT | Because of you,I stopped this.THANK YOU!!! |
| Comment #11 by: delete it on 12 Mar 2013, 00:20 UTC | reply to this comment | on chrome go to extenties and delete the extentie!
and delete the pics form ure albums/folders on facebook. |
| Comment #12 by: liteon on 12 Mar 2013, 00:23 UTC | reply to this comment | its easy to delete.
On chorme go to extenties and delete the facebook black extentie or any orther u want to delete.
Then go tot your photos on facebook.
And delete the photos from your albums/forlder. |
| Comment #12.1 by: Alain on 14 Mar 2013, 11:43 GMT | No way.
1) I remove all extension, cookies, ....
2) Restert my PC
and finally, I delete the pictures,
but, when the picture is deleted, then I create a news one with tagging my friend
Damned |
| Comment #13.1 by: id on 12 Mar 2013, 15:06 GMT | This is seriously the worst. I removed it from Google Chrome and it was still posting on my page and tagging all my friends. I keep deleting them. I just want it to GO AWAY! |
| Comment #13.2 by: PH on 19 Mar 2013, 19:46 GMT | in Chrome goto: Tools>Extensions>Black Facebook (Delete it by clicking on the trash can) |
| Comment #14 by: stepup on 13 Mar 2013, 11:00 UTC | reply to this comment | My husband clicked the link :( it kept spamming! we found 10 groups which had been created by my husbands fb account jst a bunch of jargon and the same person liked all of them his name was Hakeem Thompson we blocked him as he maybe the hacker! then we changed password and re done all our security settings again just to be sure. And then shared this scam notice with everyone of our friends. we havent had anyone yet so heres hoping this worked |
| Comment #15 by: Mele on 16 Mar 2013, 07:30 UTC | reply to this comment | Dam mongrels with too much time on their hands. Question if you haven't done the survey how do you rid them off your page? |
| Comment #15.1 by: tooter on 19 Mar 2013, 08:39 GMT | It may have something todo with David Horn (Dikzy) whom I thought was my nephew , on checking its someone completely different , stranger than that is who he works for , I'll let you find that out |
| Comment #16 by: BBloemers on 16 Mar 2013, 11:33 UTC | reply to this comment | Hey, I think I've found it! If you are using Chrome, go to Setings, and then extensions. Or just click here:
chrome://extensions/
Then delete the Black thing. :D |
| Comment #17 by: iTzLuminox on 17 Mar 2013, 05:39 UTC | reply to this comment | How do you get rid of this !!!! |
| Comment #17.1 by: PH on 19 Mar 2013, 19:47 GMT | in Chrome goto: Tools>Extensions>Black Facebook (Delete it by clicking on the trash can) |
| Comment #18 by: O and Lee Jo King on 17 Mar 2013, 14:22 UTC | reply to this comment | 'black' & 'crime' on the same sentence...racists |
| Comment #19 by: KEV on 18 Mar 2013, 01:24 UTC | reply to this comment | CAN I GET RID OF IT. IT KEEPS ADVERTISING IT ON MY FACEBOOK, PLEASE HELP???? |
| Comment #20 by: ninixy07 on 18 Mar 2013, 09:10 UTC | reply to this comment | Oh yeah...Some of my friends have probably filled the survey, because it came on their timeline. I mean why would it come on the timeline? That is very suspicious...Don't worry I posted this link on Facebook! |
| Comment #21 by: Raana on 19 Mar 2013, 04:25 UTC | reply to this comment | Just today I noticed some of those ads showing up with the following spelling - FAECBOOK BLACK - now we all know what a faece is..... so I'm just tossing them into spam..... |
| Comment #22 by: Mick on 20 Mar 2013, 00:14 UTC | reply to this comment | Just got scammed a while back, deleted all scam photos, sent out warnings, and of course, a report to the F.B.I. |
| Comment #23 by: ?????????? on 20 Mar 2013, 05:06 UTC | reply to this comment | I clicked on a picture and it didnt lead to no where and then I went to work and then logged back on, I was like WTF? is going on it was nothing but spam like anything that I seen before, I had to delete like over 250 pics that I didnt even put up so right away I chaned my password thinking I,m being hacked again, but I didnt want to change nothing on my facebook for what? just more crap to slow it down, NO ! ... |
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