Images that will turn your stomach up-side-down are promised in a Facebook message

Nov 14, 2011 18:21 GMT  ·  By

To gain the attention of social media customers, crooks will try to show them all sorts of awful videos. In this case, we're promised a video that 98% of people can't watch for more than 15 seconds.

The cybervillains will rely on our curiosity and that's how they manage to spread these fake messages. Those who insist on watching the alleged video will be taken to a site where they'll be asked to provide sensitive information that will be later utilized by shady marketers to fill their inbox with spam.

The survey page that later appears will only fill the pockets of the cons with affiliate cash, since they get paid for each user they redirect to the website.

If by mistake you shared the phony video, be sure to remove it from your wall and alert all your friends before they fall for it too.