Title: Mother Went to Jail for Taking This pic of her son Facebook Scam

Scam Name: Mother Went to Jail for Taking This pic of her son Facebook Scam

Scam Signature Message: “OMG!! Guys, you have to see this: This mother went to jail for taking this pic of her son!”

Scam Link: Deactivated

Scam Type: Likejacking and Survey Scam

Trending: July 2010

Why it’s a Scam: Tricks users into spreading the message as well as asks them to answer a survey where personal info is mined.

How to Deal with the Scam:

If you did make the mistake of passing the link onto your friends, you should clean-up your newsfeed and profile to remove references to the link.

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