Scams continue to abound on Facebook, and don’t look for that to change anytime soon. Always use common sense and be careful what you click! A good many of the scams these days offer items for free (shoes, hats, sunglasses, Facebook credits – just to name a few). Don’t fall for these – if it sounds too good to be true, then you can be sure that it is.

Below is a listing of the most active Facebook threats that you and your friends should be aware of. Be sure to “share” it with your friends!

[Phishing Alert] Bogus Alert from Facebook Security

BREAKING NEWS – Leaked Video of Casey Anthony CONFESSING to Lawyer!

Video Proof Casey Anthony Was IN FACT GUILTY!

Check Out These Not So Sober Girls!

Fan dies after fall at Rangers game [Video]

INCREDIBLE This girl is rapped in the school buss

Hoax – Its official…signal at 12:20 it even passed on tv. Facebook will be charging this summer

WTF – What are you doing in this Video?? (There is always some variant of this scam active on Facebook!)

this girl will never forget to turn her webcam of again

99% of people can’t watch this video more than 25 seconds!!!

Brother rapes and kills his sister

Shocking and sensational headlines are the bread and butter of Facebook scammers. Many of these scams have been around for weeks, and are still going strong. The scammers are also using crazy and funky characters to try to bypass Facebook’s scam filters, for example:

ÍNSÂNÈ: BRÖTHÉR râpës ând kîlls hís sìstèr – Shõckíng VÏDÉÕ

If you see a Wall post on Facebook that looks like that, then 99% of the time it will be scam. Don’t click on those links!

If you haven’t given Safego a try, then now would be a great time to check it out. It is an internal Facebook application developed by our partner, BitDefender. It scans your newsfeed, among other things, and can warn you of malicious links.

Please share this report to help educate your friends about these threats. If people don’t let their curiosity get the best of them and take some basic security precautions, then these scams will dissipate much quicker.

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