October 31, 2011 : Comments (4)
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Scams
WARNING: ‘Check Out These Not So Sober Girls!’ Scam Spreads Through Facebook
A new scam is spreading through Facebook that encourages you to click on a link to see a video of some girls who may be under the influence. However, before being able to view the video, the link leads to a survey scam. If you see a post that looks like this in your Facebook News Feed, you should avoid clicking on it as it will most likely take you to a... Read more » INFOGRAPHIC: How Phishing Scams Are Spreading Through Our Mobile Phones
With all of the malware and scams spreading through the Internet, we've got our PCs on lock down. We're extremely careful about what we click on and what information we fill out -- after all, the Internet has been around for a while and we've learned a thing or 2. As savvy as many of us are in preventing malware and deleting Facebook scams faster than they pop up... Read more »
WARNING: ‘Brother Rapes And Kills His Sister - Shocking Video -’ Scam Spreads Rapidly Through Facebook
The most recent scam to hit Facebook is one I'm honestly shocked people click on. It's just like the scam that pretended to offer a video of a dad walking in on his daughter while she's on a webcam with her boyfriend. It has the same fake age verification required to view the video, but this scam is a little more macabre. The scam will appear in your News Feed as... Read more »
WARNING: New Facebook Scam Called “Dad Gets Embarrassed, Enters Daughter’s Room” Spreads Across Network
Blogspot has been a hot ticket when it comes to Facebook scams lately. We've been seeing quite a few scams hosted on the site. The most recent scam that's been infecting our News Feeds is similar to the scam that pretended to offer a video a photographer made 3 days before he committed suicide. In fact, it leads to a website that looks exactly the same. This scam... Read more » WARNING: ‘Boy Reaction After His Ex Girlfriend Posted On His Wall’ Is A Facebook Scam
Is it just me or have Facebook scams been getting even more sexually graphic lately? This new one is no exception and falls in line with the scams that offered videos of girls stripping and Rhianna's alleged sex tape with actor Hayden Panettiere. This time the Facebook scam offers a video of a boy's reaction when his ex-girlfriend posted on his Facebook Wall. The... Read more » WARNING: ‘Photographer commited SUICIDE 3 days after shooting THIS video!’ Scam Spreads Rapidly Through Facebook
A new scam is populating Facebook faster than ever. I've seen lots of these before and I'm honestly shocked with how quickly this one is spreading through News Feeds. It's extremely similar to the grim scam that claimed to show a video of "Jackass" star Ryan Dunn's last words only it doesn't involve a celeb. The scam claims to be a video that a photographer took 3... Read more »
WARNING: ‘Ryan Dunn Last Words – EXCLUSIVE VIDEO!’ Scam Spreading On Facebook
Scammers often lack taste when spreading scams on Facebook and this latest example is no exception. This time, a scam message is spreading on the social network that claims to link to a video showing the last words of “Jackass” star Ryan Dunn, who died in a car crash Monday. The scam message attempts to appear legitimate by featuring a screenshot from a real... Read more »
WARNING: ‘[REAL VIDEO] A hot girl is stripping on cam and… look what happens!!’ Scam Spreads Across Facebook
Although Facebook has been working hard to keep scams off the social network, we continue to see scams litter our Walls. The newest scam to hit the pages of our News Feeds pretends to offer an unbelievable video of girl stripping. Besides the fact that there are a million places to see those kinds of videos online that won't give your computer a virus, this kind of... Read more »
WARNING: ‘WTF – What Are You Doing In This Video??’ Scam Spreading Virally Through Facebook
Yet another Facebook scam is doing the rounds. This one suggests that it links to a video of a woman doing something crazy. The woman in question is Italian model and television personality Marika Fruscio, but the link in fact leads to a scam. If you see a message in your News Feed that reads like the following, do not click the link as it will lead to the scam... Read more » INFOGRAPHIC: Which Social Networks Are Most Secure?
It's sometimes difficult to judge just how much information on your social network profile will be available to the public -- and you never know who is looking. With confusing and ever-changing privacy settings and malicious scams that spread with the accidental click of a button, ensuring your security is a major concern. This infographic by ZoneAlarm outlines... Read more » 
