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New Approach to the Old “Facebook Profile Viewer” Ruse

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Apr

2013

The truth about the Facebook Profile Viewer is simple: it doesn’t exist.You can check every Facebook page or app available, but you can be 100% sure that each one that says “See who viewed your profile!” or “Who’s stalking you?” is just a ruse for Facebook users to reveal their passwords or spread spam. How […]

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Users pay for package delivery in online dating scams

13

Feb

2013

Russian anti-virus company Doctor Web is warningusers about a new online fraud scheme that became particularly popular in late 2012. Scammers posing as foreigners of Russian descent offer women expensive gifts (tablets, smart phones or jewellery). To deliver the gifts the scammers ask their victims to pay delivery costs via a private courier service’s bogus […]

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Social Networking Threats to Think About As 2012 Ends

03

Jan

2013

Possibly the most common sham seen on social networking sites, survey scams have certainly figured prominently in this year’s Web threat story. Phishing scams aimed at sites like Facebook are also prevalent this year. Before we bid 2012 goodbye, we give you a rundown of some Facebook-themed scams and threats we saw during the last […]

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