Creeps of the Week – August 29, 2010
The Facecrooks featured this week definitely took a turn for the worse when compared to last week’s scoundrels! The good news is that authorities have busted a global child pornography ring and have made several arrests – the bad news is that Facebook shut down many of the pages distributing the kiddie porn, but failed
read more →Smoking Hot Bartenders Facebook Scam
Title: Smoking Hot Bartenders Facebook Scam Scam Name: Smoking Hot Bartenders Facebook Scam Scam Signature Message: Scam Link: :|:|:|:|:| Smoking Hot Bartenders :|:|:|:|:| page Scam Type: Likejacking Trending: August 2010 Why it’s a Scam: Tricks you into liking the page when you click anywhere and directs you to quizzes and surveys which ask for your
read more →Weekly Roundup – August 28, 2010
Our featured story last week involved Facebook Places and its privacy and safety implications for Facebook users. “Places” was again front and center this week as social media pundits, privacy experts and technology gurus all put their 2 cents in on the issue. The general consensus is that Facebook did a little better job
read more →Facebook Free iPhone Scam [via Facebook Chat]
Title: Facebook Free iPhone Scam [via Chat] Scam Name: Facebook Free iPhone Scam Scam Signature Message: “Hey [name] I just got my free iphone 4 in the mail and thought you might want it too so go here http://bit.ly/[censored] and put in your e-mail and shipping stuff and they will send you it. thank me
read more →'LOL is this you?' Facebook Scam
Scam Name: ‘LOL is this you?’ Facebook Scam Scam Signature Message: ‘LOL’ is this you? (in Facebook Chat) Scam Link: link to a page that appears to be a Facebook video Scam Type: Like-jacking / malicious code Trending: August 28, 2010 Why it’s a Scam: If you click the link, it reportedly takes you to
read more →FarmVille Pig Pen Facebook Scam
Scam Name: ‘FarmVille Pig Pen Facebook Scam’ Scam Signature Message: FV “Unreleased” Pig Pen Get one Today Scam Link: Scam Type: Like-jacking – Rogue Group Trending: August 26, 2010 Why it’s a Scam: You are asked to join a group and invite all of your friends to join. You then receive a message stating that
read more →'I will never text again after seeing this' Facebook scam
Scam Name: ‘I will never text again after seeing this’ Facebook scam’ Scam Signature Message: I May NEVER TEXT AGAIN After Reading THI$!! Scam Link: Facebook Page Scam Type: Rogue Application / Survey Trending: August 24, 2010 Why it’s a Scam: The application requests permission to access your profile. Once permission is granted the application
read more →Creeps of the Week – August 23, 2010
Good Morning Facecrooks! As usual, there were a few people behaving badly on Facebook this past week. Thankfully, the “Facecrooks” this week only involved minor infractions and nothing too sinister. Below is a listing of the top Facecrooks taken from our Wall of Shame: Teacher resigns over Facebook posts Dr. June Talvitie-Siple, a math and
read more →England football sex cheat Facebook scam
Title: England football sex cheat Facebook scam Scam Signature Message(s): omg.. thats disgusting ! she looks about 13! OMG.. This England Football Player Got CAUGHT F**KING A UNDERAGE PROSTITUTE! (PHOTOS) You Must See This It Is SHOCKING!… OMG You Must See This Shocking Photos! Scam Link: hidden Scam Type: Survey Scam Trending: August 2010 Why
read more →Weekly Roundup – August 21, 2010
Facebook Places Well, we’ve made it through another week! The word on the street this week was the impending announcement of Facebook’s location based features being released, and Facebook didn’t disappoint. Learning from past mistakes, the default setting for Places is “friends only”. If you want to totally opt out of Places, then check out
read more →Facebook Places – The Good, The Bad and The Fugly
The much anticipated launch of Facebook’s geo-location rival to Foursquare finally came to fruition this week. So, what exactly is Facebook Places and how does it work? Facebook places brings location-based features to social networking using gps enabled computers and devices. Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, summed it up pretty well in the press conference
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