Posts Tagged ‘Confidence trick’

Fake Facebook Security Team phishes passwords from users

Published by pratyushkp on July 4th, 2011 - in Social, Technology

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Post from Sophosh by Graham Cluley.

A number of Facebook users have reported to us receiving mysterious messages, seemingly from Facebook’s security team, telling them that their accounts have been suspended.

The spam messages, however, are not legitimate.

In reality they have been sent out by fraudsters posing as Facebook’s real security team, with the intention of phishing credentials from unsuspecting users. Continue reading “Fake Facebook Security Team phishes passwords from users” »

Facebook to start charging this summer? Hoax spreads across social network

Published by pratyushkp on July 4th, 2011 - in Social, Technology

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Some Facebook users have started posting a message on their walls, and encouraging their friends and family to do the same, claiming that Facebook will start charging this summer.

According to the message, if you post it on your own Facebook wall then you will still be able to use the social network free of charge. Continue reading “Facebook to start charging this summer? Hoax spreads across social network” »

The first big Google+ spam campaign blasted out by pill-pushers

Published by pratyushkp on July 2nd, 2011 - in Social, Technology
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In what may very well be the first major cybercriminal campaign exploiting the Google+ brand, spammers are sending out bogus Google+ invitations that in reality point to online pharmacies.

The messages look similar to the real emails that users may receive from friends who are already members of Google+. Continue reading “The first big Google+ spam campaign blasted out by pill-pushers” »

‘Boy reaction after his Ex girlfriend posted’ clickjacking Facebook scam

Published by pratyushkp on July 1st, 2011 - in Social, Technology

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It sometimes feels like the number of scams spreading across Facebook is never ending. Here is the latest one that was brought to my attention by members of Sophos’s Facebook page:

Boy reaction after his Ex girlfriend posted on his wall
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lol What true pain both are having at this moment.

It’s another survey scam, of course, which earns commission for the folks who created the webpages and kicked off the campaign in the first place. Continue reading “‘Boy reaction after his Ex girlfriend posted’ clickjacking Facebook scam” »

‘Yeahh!! It happens on Live Television!’ Wardrobe malfunction video used in Facebook scam

Published by pratyushkp on July 1st, 2011 - in Social, Technology

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A quick check on Wikipedia revealed that she is a model and Italian TV hostess, whose biggest contribution to popular culture is that she had something of a wardrobe malfunction on live TV during a soccer show called “Diretta Stadio”.

Clearly, the spammers behind the latest scam spreading quickly across Facebook were better acquainted with Miss Fruscio than me. I think perhaps I would like to keep it that way.

Here’s the message that is appearing on many people’s Facebook newsfeeds:

Yeahh!! It happens on Live Television!
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Lol Checkout this video its very embracing moment for her

Continue reading “‘Yeahh!! It happens on Live Television!’ Wardrobe malfunction video used in Facebook scam” »

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