Posts Tagged ‘mobile numbers’

Free iPad 3 Scams Steer Users to Bad Sites

Mar

2012

Scammers have snatched up the opportunity to victimize people by leveraging the interest and anticipation over the upcoming release of iPad 3. Just days before its supposed launch, we have noted several posts on Facebook that claim to give away free iPad 3s to some “lucky” users. Unlike previous Facebook threats we’ve blogged recently, this […]

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S.N.A.P. Scam Will Make You Snap

Nov

2011

It’s an ongoing tale of douchery-and a sad one at that-when we see how scammers play their tricks online in order to dupe practically anyone. They leave no room for distinction with regard to who they target. And why would they? When it comes to online fraud, everyone is a cash cow, even those with little to […]

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Survey Scams as Cross-Platform Threats

Oct

2011

Tweet For some time now we’ve been reporting about Facebook scams involving surveys that ask for victims’ mobile numbers. These have become rampant, and have used many different lures like Google+ invites and free Breaking Dawn Part 2 movie tickets Another good example is a Facebook page we recently encountered, one claiming to be a […]

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