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'HA I just saw a wicked headbutt on Jeremy Kyle. Run Kyle Run' – Facebook Scam

Scam Signature Message: “HA I just saw a wicked headbutt on Jeremy Kyle. Run Kyle Run.” & “Jeremy Kyle runs for cover after man starts Head Butting” Scam Type: Like Jacking – Survey Scam – Rogue Application – Premium Services Trending: December 2010 Why it’s a Scam: Once you click on the Wall Post link,…

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'OMG! 92% of the people who watch this will fall asleep instantly' – Facebook Scam

Scam Signature Message: “OMG! 92% of the people who watch this will fall asleep instantly >” Scam Type: Like Jacking – Survey Scam – Rogue Application – Premium Services Trending: December 2010 Why it’s a Scam: Once you click on the Wall Post link, you are taken to the following page: When you click to…

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Drunkard attacks man on toilet

Drunkard attacks man on toilet Steven Charles Clarkson, 20, pleaded guilty this week to aggravated burglary, destroying property and common assault. Clarkson thought the victim had written something derogatory about him on Facebook. It turns out that he was mistaken. Clarkson arrived at the victim’s home with a friend and kicked the front door in…

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OMG Miley Cyrus is caught smoking a BONG on video

Scam Signature Message: “OMG Miley Cyrus is caught smoking a BONG on video” Scam Type: Like Jacking – Survey Scam – Rogue Application Trending: December 2010 Why it’s a Scam: Once you click on the Wall Post link, you are taken to the following page: When you click on the Facebook login button you are…

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Top 5 Tips for password protection

Gawker was hacked this week and over 1.3 million accounts were compromised. Users utilizing the commenting system of the following sites could have their login details exposed: Lifehacker, Jezebel, Gizmodo, Gawker, Kotaku, Deadspin, io9, Jalopnik and Fleshbot. This hack should be an eye opener for any web user, as it shows that even large scale…

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AMAZING ! I've just seen who STALKS me on Facebook! You can TOO! :D – Facebook Scam

Scam Signature Message: AMAZING ! I’ve just seen who STALKS me on Facebook! You can TOO! 😀 Scam Type: Like Jacking – Survey Scam – Rogue Application Trending: December 2010 Why it’s a Scam: Once you click on the Wall Post link, you are taken to the following page: When you click “ENTER”, you are…

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'This Girl killed herself after her dad Posted something on her wall!!' Facebook Scam

Scam Signature Message: This Girl killed herself after her dad Posted something on her wall!! Scam Link: http://bit.ly/g1QKxv (scam uses many others links) Scam Type: Survey scam Trending: December 2010 Why it’s a Scam: When you click on the Wall post link you are taken to the following screen: When you “Click Here” you are…

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'LOL you have to watch this baby! He is so funny!' – Facebook Scam

Scam Signature Message: LOL you have to watch this baby! He is so funny! or HAHA… watch this baby he is so cute and funny I cried. Scam Type: Phishing Scam Link: lmaovideos-a34.cast.cc redirects to: http://shakeleaves.com/a/aus/ Trending: December 2010 Why it’s a Scam: Once you click on the Wall Post link, you are taken to…

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'Win 900 Fb Credits For Any Game!(Limited Time Free Gift)' – Facebook Scam

Scam Signature Message: Win 900 Fb Credits For Any Game!(Limited Time Free Gift) Scam Type: Survey Scam – Premium Services Trending: December 2010 Why it’s a Scam: Once you click on the Wall Post link, you are taken to the following page: After you “like” the page and share the page with your friends, you…

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'This dad crashes his car and dies after reading his daughters status on his blackberry.' Facebook Scam

Scam Signature Message: This dad crashes his car and dies after reading his daughters status on his blackberry.Scam Type: Like Jacking – Survey Scam – Rogue Application – Premium Services Trending: December 2010 Why it’s a Scam: Once you click on the Wall Post link, you are taken to the following page: When you click…

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CLICK HERE to see the status update that got a girl expelled from school!! – Facebook Scam

Scam Signature Message: “ha ha check this out…she is so busted” and “CLICK HERE to see the status update that got a girl expelled from school!!” Scam Type: Like Jacking – Survey Scam – Rogue Application – Premium Services Trending: December 2010 Why it’s a Scam: Once you click on the Wall Post link, you…

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Facecrooks Weekly Roundup – December 12, 2010

Perhaps the biggest untold news story is the number of survey scams that were circulating on Facebook this past week. Some of them were old standbys lingering around and still being spread by the uninformed, while many were brand new and malicious in their intent. Several stories have been featured recently on the importance of…

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