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A spider under the skin? It’s a Facebook survey scam

12

Jul

2011

Everyone knows that a fear of spiders is arachnophobia. Maybe it’s time that we had an official word for a dislike of Facebook survey scams too? There are certainly plenty of people over on the Naked Security page on Facebook who are fed to the back teeth with the scams that spread virally across the […]

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Free Apple iTunes Giftcard scam spreads on Facebook

05

Jul

2011

Facebook users are being tricked into helping scammers earn money, in the mistaken belief that they will receive a free $25 Apple iTunes Giftcard. We have seen a number of Facebook users posting messages like the following onto their walls: Free $25 Apple iTunes Giftcard [LINK] Limited time left, get yours now! Clicking on the […]

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Ex girlfriend Facebook scams use shocking imagery, but spread quickly

03

Jul

2011

It’s turning into quite a bad weekend for Facebook with chain letters, phishing attacks and now the promise of hardcore videos being used to spread scams virally across the social network. The following messages are currently appearing very rapidly. We’ve had to obscure the thumbnails as many people will find them disturbing. Here’s what the […]

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