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The Rihanna adult tape scam we saw a few months ago making the rounds on Facebook must have been an enormous success since scammers have just launched a similar campaign, Graham Cluley reports.
“OMG I Just Hate RIHANNA After Watching This Video [LINK] you will lost your all respect for RIHANNA after watching t... |
16 May 2012
10:48 GMT |
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Cybercriminals are online fraudsters are well aware of the fact that many users will want to download Diablo III, the latest version of the famous RPG game. That is why they are trying to lure unsuspecting gamers to their malicious sites with “Diablo 3 free download” offers. In fact, as Trend Micro secu... |
12 May 2012
06:58 GMT |
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A few weeks ago we saw how fraudsters were promising to give out Ray-Ban sunglasses to anyone willing to complete an easy survey. Today, the trick seems to be the same, but the brand has been changed to Oakley.
Hoax Slayer has provided a couple of example posts.
“To Celebrate the Summer, We are Giving Away Fr... |
10 May 2012
08:31 GMT |
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Fake contests that purport to be sponsored by a reputable company are not new, but now, cybercriminals that launch such campaigns have turned their attention to mobile phone owners. In one instance, to ensure the success of the operation, they use the name and reputation of Apple.
“Congratulations, Your entry ... |
8 May 2012
09:30 GMT |
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Shady Walmart gift card offers are not new, but every once in a while we come across another variation that tries to dupe unsuspecting internauts into participating in a survey. As always, the participants don’t get the much promised gift cards, but the fraudsters earn important sums of money from each campaign... |
4 May 2012
05:37 GMT |
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Ray-Ban sunglasses are promised by cybercrooks in return for a few clicks as part of a campaign that’s making the rounds on Facebook.
Some time has passed since we saw a classic survey scam, but fear not, as soon as they came up with a plan, fraudsters launched a Facebook campaign designed to lure users to sit... |
27 April 2012
05:49 GMT |
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As December (12), 2012, approaches, the numbers of predictions and people who start to panic increase. Cybercriminals use the topic's growth in popularity to launch their malicious operations, designed to, in one way or the other, earn them a profit.
The latest scam that’s making the rounds on Facebook is... |
26 April 2012
05:16 GMT |
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Scammers are not running out of ideas when it comes to promoting their malicious campaigns on Facebook. After they offered Timeline removal tools and pink profiles, now they promise users a feature that will make their Facebook account green.
According to Hoax Slayer, the shady “Switch to Green Facebook Profil... |
19 April 2012
07:21 GMT |
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Pinterest users may come across a “pin” that advertises adult pictures which feature Canadian pop star Justin Bieber. Experts warn that the entire thing is a scam that tries to lure the customers of the social media site to a classic Facebook scheme.
Bitdefender experts found that internauts who fall for... |
18 April 2012
03:52 GMT |
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Internet users who want to access Tumblr.com and mistakenly write Tublr.com are taken to a site that greets them with a message that reads “Congratulations Youtube user.”
GFI experts inform that the shady site doesn’t serve malware, instead it promises visitors fabulous prizes such as iPads, and hu... |
13 April 2012
05:29 GMT |
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Security researchers warn Twitter users to be on the lookout for survey scams which are advertised by fake Draw Something accounts.
As many people already know, with great power comes great responsibility and with great popularity come, well, cybercriminals and their malicious operations.
Sophos experts found a num... |
30 March 2012
03:41 GMT |
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It’s been some time since we’ve seen a clever video scam on Facebook, but now cybercrooks return with an original idea. A shady post claims that Osama Bin Laden is not dead and he is planning a new attack.
“OMG OSAMA he is not dead. He is planning new attacks. I would never believe it until I saw t... |
23 March 2012
10:30 GMT |
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“Pop star singer” Shakira is featured in the latest scam that’s making the rounds on Facebook, trying to dupe users into blindly clicking on Like buttons and get them to complete a survey.
Security researchers from Bitdefender analyzed the scam which drags the unsuspecting Facebook member through a... |
20 March 2012
15:21 GMT |
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We have come across a large number of shady Twitter profiles which advertise free Disney tickets. These scams are not new, but in the past days they have reemerged to trick users into visiting survey scam sites.
Here are a few posts part of the scam:
Why Disney appeals to all kind of people? Get the ticket here and... |
16 March 2012
06:08 GMT |
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Ever since Pinterest became a popular social media website we’ve started seeing a considerable increase in the number of scam campaigns that target its customers. This time we’ll take a look at how free gift card scams work on Pinterest.
Symantec researchers found that the scam begins just as it would on... |
15 March 2012
04:36 GMT |
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It’s known that the success of a Facebook scam campaign largely depends on the number of Shares, Likes and comments the phony advertisement gets from real users. Crooks devised a new way to dupe customers into commenting on a scheme that ultimately leads to a survey.
Bitdefender experts reveal that it all star... |
12 March 2012
07:01 GMT |
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Facebook members may come across a post that advertises a video which might cause viewers to lose all their respect for Rihanna, the famous singer.
“OMG – I just hate Rihanna after watching this video. [LINK] you will lost your all respect for RIHANNA after watching this,” reads the shady message.
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10 March 2012
03:24 GMT |
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Pinterest has grown very much in popularity in the past few months, reaching around 10 million users. This didn’t go unnoticed by spammers and other cybercriminals who started relying on Pin it, the equivalent of Facebook’s Like, in their malicious campaigns.
Zscaler researchers came across a couple of ... |
6 March 2012
14:31 GMT |
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Bitdefender experts reveal that since it first started appearing on Facebook walls, the Pink Facebook scam has taken many forms, each trying to lure users to survey pages or other even more dangerous services that inflate phone bills. One of the variant of the Pink Facebook theme comes as a fake plugin that infects ... |
1 March 2012
06:51 GMT |
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A Facebook scam that’s currently making rounds promises users footage filmed with a hidden camera that features Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez. In reality, this is just another way of advertising a classic survey.
“00ps!!! There was a hidden camera in Selena & bieber's bedroom [LINK] WOW HaHa it... |
27 February 2012
09:14 GMT |
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Cybercrooks are doing everything in their power to dupe unsuspecting internauts into clicking on survey sites that earn them large amounts of money. The latest Facebook scam that's been seen on Walls implies a video that allegedly features the victim’s ex-girlfriend.
Sophos came across a variant of this p... |
20 February 2012
10:58 GMT |
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After the last Facebook scam declared Chuck Norris as being dead, similar phony messages advertise the “most wanted videos” and an adult homemade tape that features Katy Perry and Russell Brand.
Avira’s Data Security Expert Sorin Mustaca reveals that just like in the Chuck Norris scam, these other ... |
26 January 2012
11:01 GMT |
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Have you ever wondered how many hours you've spent on Facebook or other social media websites? If you have, you should keep a close eye on the latest malicious messages that claim they can provide an answer to this question. Facecrooks advises Facebook users to be on the lookout for this scam that redirects use... |
25 January 2012
06:43 GMT |
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It’s been a while since we’ve last seen a new Facebook scam, but that doesn’t mean that they disappeared. We’ve come across another phony Amazon gift card offer the urges users to click on a shortened link to win "one free Amazon.com gift card."
Unlike other scams, this one doesn’t only... |
23 January 2012
15:31 GMT |
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Security experts found a few websites that were so well designed and so successful in spreading their fraudulent campaigns that they managed to gain a good position on the global Alexa ranking list.
Websense researchers report that the sites pretend to be part of YouTube and some of them even rank better than some m... |
11 January 2012
10:49 GMT |
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Facebook members may come across a message which advertises a cool application that changes the color of their profile from blue to pink. It’s nothing but a survey scam that earns affiliate cash for the cybercriminals.
“This new year, facebook is trying out its new version "Pinkbook", so the first 10,000... |
6 January 2012
07:59 GMT |
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A typical survey scam in which cybercrooks try to dupe unsuspecting Facebook users into clicking on links can be seen roaming the social network, promising members a free Shell Gas card worth $100 (70 EUR).
“Free $100.00 Shell Gas Card!! (limited time only) [Link Removed] Shell is currently giving away $100.00... |
30 December 2011
03:34 GMT |
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Dollar General’s success as a retailer has made fraudsters rely on the company’s name and reputation to launch their malicious campaigns which fill their pockets with cash from affiliate shady marketing websites.
A Facebook message that promises $50 (35 EUR) Dollar General gift cards may be seen these da... |
29 December 2011
09:15 GMT |
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Classic survey scams that fill the pockets of fraudsters with affiliate marketing money don’t necessarily have to circulate on Facebook. Sometimes an email can be much more effective.
An email baring the subject “Take our Angry Birds survey and get a $20 iTunes Giftcard” has been seen landing in in... |
29 December 2011
08:46 GMT |
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These days Facebook walls are flooded with a message that claims Walgreens is offering free gift cads to 10,000 members.
In reality, this is nothing more than a classic scam that leads to a survey site which pays the cybercrooks for each visitor they redirect.
The clever part about this scheme is that the website ... |
28 December 2011
13:11 GMT |
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Facebook members are advised to beware of the latest scam that roams the social network, promising users a video the presents an “embarrassing situation during the live broadcast TV sports broadcaster.” Well, at least that’s what the message says if you speak fluent Arabic.
For those who don&rsquo... |
28 December 2011
10:45 GMT |
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Christmas is approaching and everyone is desperate to find great deals on products they can give away as presents. Cybercrooks noticed this and started sending out tweets which point to rogue websites that claim to offer fabulous prizes.
In the past couple of days I’ve received a lot of links on Twitter that p... |
22 December 2011
06:58 GMT |
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The trailer for The Hobbit was released only a few days ago and cybervillains already began using it to spread their malicious schemes.
Experts from GFI came across a phony YouTube page that claims users can watch the entire motion picture if they complete a survey.
If you’re not content with only seeing a mo... |
22 December 2011
05:09 GMT |
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Cybercriminals recently launched an operation that relies on typosquatting to fool unsuspecting victims into thinking that Wiki and Youtube related websites are offering free prizes. Since hackers realized that many people would misspell a website’s URL, they took advantage of the most common mistakes to serve ... |
13 December 2011
04:58 GMT |
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Facebook members may be presented with a message stating that Costco is giving away a limited number of free gift cards, but in reality, it’s nothing more than a scam designed by crooks to earn tons of affiliate cash with the help of unsuspecting internauts.
The company noticed the large amount of phony messag... |
12 December 2011
03:38 GMT |
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Facebook walls are becoming invaded with a message that claims anyone can receive 5000 Facebook credits, free of charge and with no strings attached. In reality, they will be forced to participate in a survey that will earn cybercrooks a lot of money.
“Get your FREE 5000 FACEBOOK CREDITS! NO SCAM NO surveys NO... |
30 November 2011
04:58 GMT |
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The Starbucks scheme is widely utilized by cybercrooks to direct unsuspecting internet users to the survey websites that earn them tons of affiliate cash, but now, instead of spreading only through Facebook, emails and tweets are being sent with the same fake advertisements.
In the hoax messages, internauts are prom... |
21 November 2011
04:56 GMT |
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As the most popular holiday of the year approaches, scammers will rely on it to spread their money making schemes. This time, Tesco is allegedly offering free vouchers for a Christmas shopping spree.
Facecrooks shows the hoax which is spreading on Facebook walls like the plague in the Dark Ages.
“As it'... |
2 November 2011
15:11 GMT |
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Facebook cybercrooks are past the time when they offered free gift cards, iPads and meals. Now they've turned to popular games to promote their money making schemes.
“Play Mario Kart on Facebook with your Friends! Join the multiplayer mayhem NOW! Click here to play,” reads the message provided by Fa... |
27 October 2011
02:58 GMT |
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It seems to be raining with Facebook scams and the latest drop is represented by an advertisement that offers free Starbucks vouchers.“To celebrate 40 years of Starbucks, we are giving away thousands of $100 Gift Vouchers FREE,” reads the message that accompanies the ad. The supposedly free meals can be y... |
19 October 2011
10:18 GMT |
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Stolen Facebook accounts are utilized by criminal masterminds to spread the latest scam that promises members a free computer.“OK guys my friend’s company is doing a promotion and offering free Apple macbook air’s. This hasn’t been released to everyone yet but I’m sending it out to you g... |
18 October 2011
06:34 GMT |
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Free $25(17 EUR) gift cards are being advertised on Facebook, promising unsuspecting victims a voucher for Tim Hortons Cafee Express.As with all the scams presented on Facecrook, you are asked to share the link with your friends, like it and then complete a survey that will earn the masterminds affiliate cash.The fun... |
18 October 2011
05:47 GMT |
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A new spamming campaign which tries to take advantage from the upcoming release of the iPhone 5 was recently discovered and presented in detail on Symantec's official blog.The hoax at hand addresses residents of the state of California and it's just one of the many fake offers surrounding future product ann... |
7 September 2011
05:16 GMT |
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