Sophisticated “Faceboourk” Scam Catching Many Off Guard

Perceptive Facebook users have come to expect a certain amount of scams and malware on the site, and know how to handle them; it’s generally pretty easy to tell what’s fake and what isn’t. However, ...

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‘Page Security Team’ Phishing Scam Targets Facebook Page Admins

Another socially engineered phishing attack is active on Facebook and targeting Facebook Page administrators. These types of scam are ridiculously popular on Facebook. This is definitely a new twist on a very old scam. The ...

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Phishing attacks are one of the most common scams on Facebook. The goal of these scams is to obtain your Facebook user name and password. If successful, the scammers can totally take over your Facebook ...

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Scam Message:  Warning: We received from other users that your account has violated a policy that is considered to disturb or offend other users. Scam Type: Phishing Trending: July 2012 Why it’s a Scam: Clicking ...

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hey, go to photos2004 dot com and search for “your name” then click on the first photo – Phishing Scam

Scam Signature Message:  hey, go to photos2004 dot com and search for “your name” then click on the first photo.. I bet you didn’t remember that, eh? Alternate Domains:  pics97.com album1994.com album1995.com album1996.com album1997.com album1997.com ...

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hey, do you remember this photo? – Facebook Phishing Scam

Scam Signature Message:  hey, do you remember this photo? [scam link] Scam Type: Phishing Trending: February 2012 Alternate Message: Can you remember this photo? Remember this photo? Why it’s a Scam: The scam message will ...

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Active Facebook Scams & Hoaxes – February 2, 2012

There are several scams making their way around Facebook at the moment. Many of the ones now active are recycled versions of scams we have seen before. Most of them are using rogue Facebook applications ...

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Hackers Impersonate Security Team on Facebook

In a rather ironic twist of events, hackers are impersonating the Facebook Security Team on the social network. Their modus operandi is simple, ingenious, and one we have warned about several times in the past. ...

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Tricky Phishing Scam Mimics Facebook’s Official E-Mails

Some phishing scams are so obvious that they’re almost laughable. A misspelled word here or there, atrocious grammar, outrageous claims of instant wealth, undue solicitation of credit card details – these are usually enough to ...

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The Ultimate Guide to Facebook Scams

According to the consumer fraud reporting research on internet scams, scam complaints and reports increased by more than 30% from 2008 to 2009 alone. More disturbing yet is the fact that more than 65% of ...

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