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Free Alienware M18x – Facebook Survey Scam

16

Dec

2012

Scam Message: Free Alienware M18x – alienwaregiveaway.comScam Type: Survey ScamTrending: December 2012Why it’s a Scam:Clicking the scam link to alienwaregiveaway.com loads the following page:This page requests visitors to select one of the two Alienware laptops. After an image is selected, users will be presented with the following survey scam:How to Deal with the Scam:The Facebook […]

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Facebook scams kick it up a notch with Firefox/Chrome plugins

20

Dec

2011

Scams on Facebook are a daily thing. Websense® Threatseeker® Network recently detected some Facebook scams that now utilize the power of browser extensions to spread to other users' profiles. Scam pages typically utilize social engineering tricks – like enticing users with videos or offers for a free voucher, all of which lure victims to take part in the […]

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Getting tagged and your privacy

22

Jun

2011

This morning my Facebook email address was invaded with spam (scam-spam as I call it) from people in my friends list with subject titles similar to the following: “<Some Friend1> invited you to the event You Gotta See This Exciting Feature!!<random number>" “<Some Friend 2> tagged you on Facebook” The messages appeared suspicious to me, […]

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