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New 'Shocking Revenge' Scam Spreading on Facebook

Security researchers warn of a new Facebook survey scam that lures overly curious users with promises of a shocking video about a guy's harsh revenge against his ex-girlfriend.The victims of this scam will end up spamming their friends with links called: "WOW, This GUY Went A Little To Far WITH His REVENGE On Hi...

17 September 2010
06:05 GMT

Facebook Video of Anaconda Coughing Up Hippo Is a Scam

A new Facebook scam is tricking overly curious users into spamming their friends or family and participating in surveys by luring them with a video of an anaconda coughing up an entire hippo."SHOCKING! Anaconda Coughs Up An Entire Hippo! Horrifying snake killed a huge hippo!" the shared links say, while also displayi...

11 August 2010
02:17 GMT

Shark Attack Facebook Scam Employs Clickjacking

Security researchers warn of a new Facebook scam trying to use a shocking element to lure people. However, what is particularly interesting about this one is that it employs a clickjacking trick.This latest scam uses a rather grim theme, which is probably why the number of affected people is not yet into the hundreds...

5 August 2010
04:08 GMT

Bieber-Themed Scam Spreading on Facebook and Twitter

Another viral survey scam that preys on credulous users is currently spreading on Facebook and Twitter. This time the lure is related to the extremely popular teen pop star Justin Bieber, which scammers claim did naughty things on webcam.“Did you saw how Justin Bieber become naughty on his webcam --> [URL]...

4 August 2010
13:47 GMT

Shocking Teacher Video Scam Returns on Facebook

Security researchers from Sophos warn that scammers are reusing an older lure a teacher hitting a student to trick Facebook users into spamming their friends and completing surveys. The most intriguing part of this attack is that people are falling for it, despite this being old news and an identical scam running alm...

28 July 2010
10:58 GMT


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