Scam Signature Message: OMG! – Theme Park accident in Universal Studios Hollywood Alternate Messages: OMG, Theme Park accident in Canada’s Wonderland OMG! – Theme Park accident in Alton Towers United Kingdom Rollercoaster Accident in United Kingdom HORRIFIC! – Summertime Theme Park Australia ACCIDENT! – 89% Cant Watch It Rollercoaster Accident in Australia OMG! – Summertime…

Scam Signature Message: SHOCKING! My Facebook wall has been viewed [random number] times. Boy views: [number] Girl views: [number] Alternate Messages: AMAZING! My FB wall has been seen ___ times. WOW! My FB wall has been viewed ___ times. WOW! My FB wall has been seen ___ times. WOW! My FB wall has been visited…

Scam Signature Message: Facebook is closing all accounts today. They can’t handle so many accounts. Most of the old accounts are not active, so they are deleting everything. If you want your account alive please confirm your activity. This is the final notice! Scam Type: Rogue Application Trending: April 2011 Why it’s a Scam: Clicking…

Scammers look for any and every opportunity to exploit a vulnerability or privacy loophole found on Facebook. Their latest tactic is to tag users in photographs. Scam wall posts are no new thing, and these spam messages often contain funny, sexy or outrageous images. This is a way for the scammer to grab someone’s attention…

Scam Signature Message: Hey hows it going george, look at you in this video.. What are you doing? LOL! Scam Type: Phishing Site spread via Facebook Chat Trending: April 2011 Why it’s a Scam: The link received via Facebook Chat appears as a Facebook application: apps.facebook[dot]com/normanisingdndxv/, but the url redirects you to the following phishing…

Scam Signature Message: OMG Look at what I did in this video… Wow a little embarrassing… lol! Scam Type: Phishing Site Trending: April 2011 Why it’s a Scam: Clicking on the “Look at me haha:P” link takes the user to the following phishing site: Although this page appears to be the legitimate Facebook login screen,…

Protecting your passwords is a vital component of keeping your online accounts safe and secure. Careless users often find themselves the victim of email or Facebook hacks. Armed with the right information, it only takes a few moments to properly secure your email accounts, social networking profiles and sensitive, web based logins. We have put…

Scam Signature Message: wow this works >>tiny.cc< < now you can see who your top facebook profile stalkers are! Scam Type: Survey Scam – Rogue Application Trending: April 2011 Why it’s a Scam: Clicking the wall post link takes you to the following page: Clicking “Login” will cause a popup to appear asking you to…

We have all seen the ads that populate the right column of our Facebook pages. These “Sponsored Ads” are paid advertisements by various brands, companies and individuals. Do not assume that just because it is a paid advertisement that it has gone through any type of vetting process by Facebook. Work from home scams have…

We were reading an informative post at OnGuard Online about email scams. We couldn’t help but notice the striking similarities between traditional email scams and some of the junk circulating on Facebook right now. Due to the recent security breach at Epsilon, it is important for people to know how to recognize and avoid scams…

Facebook Scams Profiled this Week: OMG Watch the Nastiest Girl Fight Video Ever Who blocked you from his friend list ? {Follow steps below} The Hottest & Funniest Golf Course Video Shocking! April fools day prank turns fatal! Hey I just received 50000 FB Credits from Facebooks only giving away 10 more so hurry!! Jeremy…

Scam Signature Message: OMG Watch the Nastiest Girl Fight Video Ever Scam Type: Survey Scam – Fake Facebook Event – Rogue Application – Malware Trending: April 2011 Why it’s a Scam: Clicking on the Wall Post link takes you to the following page: The Fake Event Page contains a bit.ly link that takes you to…